Either the Joaquin Phoenix documentary is going to be a masterpiece or it is going to be a sad reminder that Joaquin teetering on the edge of cokewhore crazy. It might be cost Casey Affleck and Joaquin millions as sexual harassment cases are landing in court.
The first claim was filed by a former producer for “I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix” filed a 19 page complaint against Casey , who is married to Summer Phoenix since 2006, that stated he was “hostile and aggressive” when she refused to spend the night with him. (Click HERE for more details on the first Affleck sexual harassment case.)
A second sexual harassment lawsuit has landed in court. The cinematographer, Magdalena Gorka, has filed a $2.25 million lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court. She claims that Casey subjected her to “routine instances of sexual harassment” including “lewd comments and suggested engaging in sexual activities along with suggestions she have sex with the Camera Assistant.” Her allegations further state that Casey got a case of the drunks and crawled in bed with her wearing only man-panties and t-shirt (I am hoping it was neon green and mesh).
“In mid-December 2008, Plaintiff traveled with other crew members to New York to shoot scenes involving Phoenix. Affleck and Phoenix decided not to put the crew up in a hotel, and the crew instead stayed overnight at Phoenix and Affleck’s apartment.
During the middle of the night, Plaintiff awoke to find Affleck lying in the bed next to her. Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, Affleck had entered the bedroom while she was asleep and crawled into the bed. When she woke up, Affleck was curled up next to her in the bed wearing only his underwear and a t-shirt. He had his arm around her, was caressing her back, his face was within inches of hers and his breath reeked of alcohol.
Plaintiff was shocked and repulsed because she did not know where he had touched her while she was sleeping or how long he had been there before she woke up.
Plaintiff immediately jumped up and told Affleck to get out of her bed. Affleck responded by asking “why?” Plaintiff said “because you are married and because you are my boss.” Affleck, undeterred, asked if Plaintiff “was sure.” Plaintiff said she was sure and insisted that he leave the room. Affleck left and slammed the door in anger.”
She then quit the project and later returned after another producer insisted the harassment would stop. (Spoiler alert….It didn’t.)
“For several weeks, Plaintiff tried to obtain work on a new project with no success. In January 2009, Plaintiff was contacted by a producer for the Project, Amanda White (“White”). White told Plaintiff that Affleck had requested she return to the Project. Plaintiff was wary about working with Affleck after his behavior in New York, but Plaintiff believed that another woman on the Project would create a safer working environment and deter Affleck and the others from harassing her further.
After receiving assurances that White would be present during all filming, Plaintiff agreed to return to the production. Over the next few months, Plaintiff was subjected to numerous incidents of outrageous and offensive conduct. She was subjected to a near daily barrage of sexual comments, innuendo and unwelcome advances by crew members, within the presence and with the active encouragement of Affleck.”
It gets better as transvestite prostitutes joined this sexual harassment rodeo. While shooting Joaquin’s first rap performance in Vegas, the decided to get some hookers and shoot some scenes back their hotel. Being that she is only mildly gullible, she went to the hotel to film and discovered it was just a big party and cited that “that Affleck orchestrated the shoot in the hotel suite for his own twisted personal gratification.” Then, in Costa Rica, Gorka claims that Casey and Joaquin locked themselves in her hotel room and were “engaging in sexual activities” with two other women. After that trip she quit for a second time.
Perhaps Casey should join the ‘House’ film crew as they too enjoy sex in trailers and knife throwing according another lawsuit. (Click HERE to read about the ‘House’ harassment lawsuit.
