The great composer denies his colleague’s accusations. He settled the charges five years ago for a huge sum.
One of Danny Elfman’s latest compositions is the Netflix series Wednesday, in the premiere of which he was seen. PDO
Danny Elfman, 70, one of Hollywood’s most famous composers, is accused of sexual harassment.
Elfman has composed the music for numerous Tim Burton films, including To Batman, Into the nightmare before Christmas and Scissorhands to Edward. One of the most famous compositions is The Simpsons– series theme song.
Rolling Stone says that Elfman settled the charges against him in July 2018. As part of the settlement, the parties signed a non-disclosure agreement. However, the case now became public because Elfman was sued for two unpaid settlement installments. There is $85,000 outstanding.
Danny Elfman has scored dozens of Hollywood blockbusters. PDO
Behind the challenge is a colleague and former friend of the composer Nomi Abadi35. Elfman and Abadi met in 2015. According to police reports, Elfman exposed himself to a 30-year-old woman at the time of the incident and masturbated twice in front of her without consent.
Elfman denies the accusations of sexual harassment and calls their mutual relationship “platonic”. According to Danny Elfman, Abadi was in love with her and retaliated in the form of accusations when he refused to leave his wife, Bridget Fonda.
– How do I respond to such serious accusations, where innocence is not a valid defense? “It’s painful that a 50-year career can be destroyed in one news cycle because of malicious and completely false claims,” commented Elfman.
He agreed to settle the charges for $830,000. Elfman was to pay the full amount within five years.