‘Criminal’ Creator Ed Brubaker’s Accuser Is “Opportunist, Not A Victim,” Amazon MGM Says Of Ex-Crew Member Claiming Sexual & Racial Harassment
Amazon MGM may not have had anything to say publicly when Criminal creator Ed Brubaker was first accused by a former production assistant of sexual and racial harassment, but today the studio and all the other defendants in the matter spoke very loudly. “While Noohu’s allegations must be treated as true on demurrer, the evidence […]
Amazon MGM has launched a legal attack against former production assistant Ijaaz Noohu, who accused series showrunner Ed Brubaker of harassing him on the set of the upcoming comic book TV series, Criminal. According to Deadline, Amazon MGM filed a response to Noohu's complaint, accusing him of being an "opportunist, not a victim."
Noohu's original complaint alleged that Brubaker verbally and physically harassed him, including pointing a working (presumably unloaded) firearm at him and pulling the trigger. However, Amazon MGM's legal filing contends that "the evidence in this case will ultimately and overwhelmingly demonstrate that he is an opportunist, not a victim, and that his claims are meritless."
The filing specifically calls the gun incident "pure invention" and claims that "no one would have" reported the incident if it had occurred, as there were witnesses present. Furthermore, the legal document states that Noohu "sat on these supposed claims for twenty months" and "filed suit on the eve of the press circuit for Criminal," suggesting that he timed his leverage rather than seeking redress.
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