A lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein alleging the Hollywood mogul sexually assaulted an Ontario actress nearly two decades ago is being allowed to proceed even though lawyers have not been able to track him down. A Toronto court gave the woman’s lawyers permission to file a statement of claim despite their failure to serve Weinstein and his former assistant, who is also named as a defendant, with legal documents. Alex Smith, who represents the actress, says they tried and failed to serve Weinstein at his home in Westport, Conn., and believe he could also be in Phoenix, Ariz., or somewhere in Europe. Smith says they also repeatedly tried to serve Weinstein’s former assistant at her office and through her lawyer but have not succeeded so far. The woman’s allegations come as Weinstein, an Oscar-winning film mogul, faces a slew of sexual harassment allegations from several women.

Source: National Post November 06, 2017 17:03 UTC