Paul Shreder A letter has been written to his friends and colleagues who respond to the allegations of sexual attacks mentioned by his 26 -year -old former assistant, claiming his allegations that his allegations “may not be ahead of the truth.”
On 3 April, the former assistant to Shreder, known as Jane Do, was alleged in a legal filing that the “Taxi Driver” screenplay author had sexually assaulted him on several occasions. An alleged incident occurred shortly after last year’s “Oh, Canada” premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where she claims that Shreder exposed her gender to her in her hotel room. He also claimed that Shreder’s lawyer agreed to a monetary disposal after alleged misconduct, but after some “discovery of soul”, he pulled out of the deal. Jane Do’s lawyers filed a proposal in the New York State Court to re -settle and implement litigation expenses.
Schrader has responded to claims in a letter sent on Monday. In this, he writes that it is “important” to the public to get his side of the allegations “directly about me” to the public, which he claims to be “wrong and misleading”.
The letter reads, “From blue color, in last year’s collapse, I had never heard of a lawyer, representing my former assistant, sent me a letter stating that I pay my former assistant to millions of dollars or he will run publicly with sensational, false and misleading allegations about our relationship and with my conduct through a lawsuit.”
He explains that he realized that “legally entitled” to be out of a colony, which he claims that “would not be effective until the plaintiff and I signed both.” The schrader then the most “physically go to the physically ‘intimate’ experiences”, shared with his former assistant, claimed that he shared “two kisses on lips”. He insisted that he “never had sex in any form.”
“The first kiss was in a New York Bar in December 2023 when both of us were drinking alcohol. He continued to work actively with me. She did not indicate me that she was upset with kissing, very rarely that she preferred to change or end our relationship,” Shreder wrote. “The second kiss took place in Cannes in May 2024, where she was with me for the premiere of my most recent film. Once again, I kissed her while we were drinking together.
Shreder ended his letter, saying that he understands that he would be “convicted” in the “current climate” around sexual harassment in Hollywood, but it is believed that the court will “see the truth” if he goes into the trial.
“I have nothing to hide about my conduct – and this includes my decision not to come under pressure from my former assistant to make my former assistant allegations public, a danger is that he and his lawyers have now executed,” Shreder wrote. “If this case ever makes a test to test, I will be honest with a judge and jury, who I believe that the truth will be seen.”
Read the full letter below.
You must have read that my former assistant filed a lawsuit by making some allegations about me. I am writing because you are important to me and I want you to listen to me directly about this subject.
Among the blue color, in last year’s collapse, I had never heard of a lawyer, representing my former assistant, sent me a letter, which said that I pay millions of dollars or he would run publicly with sensational, false and misleading allegations about our relationship and with my conduct through a lawsuit. I understood that the only claim of such allegations would be harmful and hurt. As a result, I was committed to settle the claims by paying almost a small fraction of that amount, which would initially be demanded to avoid injury and damage that would not say anything about the cost of the lawsuit around the lawsuit with such false and misleading allegations. On the reflection, I changed my mind, which I am confident that I was entitled to legally, and refused to sign the written agreement agreement that the lawyers had prepared. Whatever I consider as unfair and opportunistic claims, I refused to bow down to the forced made from it and resolved to defend myself.
The plaintiff has now filed a suit, apparently against Asha to grab a quick wealth. He has not sued for sexual harassment; He has filed a case against me to implement the settlement agreement that I refused to sign – even if the agreement clearly states that it would not be effective until the plaintiff and I signed both.
Although his trial is for violation of the agreement of agreement agreement, it includes some sensational, false and misleading allegations that were vested in its demand letter. I am not a mind reader, but I believe the allegations were included as a strategy – to threaten me to write a check. If that is their plan, it will not succeed.
The lawsuit is the labor to create a false impression about my character and my conversation with him. It re-writes history, in a frustrated attempt to change our relationship over three years, which included some unwanted, forced and odius for him to include the hardworking work and very non-sexual association of the plaintiff. nothing could be further from the truth.
To be absolutely clear: I have never had sex with the plaintiff in any form. Nor did I ever tried such a thing- the period. I never exposed myself to the plaintiff – anytime. Our most physically “intimate” experiences included two kisses on the lips together, which were different from months. We also often kissed each other on the cheek in gestures of greeting and farewell.
The first kiss was in December 2023 in New York Bar when we were both drinking. He then continued to work actively with me. She did not indicate me that she was upset with kissing, very rarely that she preferred to change or end our relationship. He even wrote a script with me after this kiss.
The second kiss took place in Cannes in May 2024, where she was with me for the premiere of my most recent film. Once again, when we were drinking together, I kissed him. This time he indicated resentment. I never tried to kiss her again and I also apologized. Even after Cannes, the plaintiff continued to work vigorously, eat and travel with me. He expressed his desire to work with me on his next film, which was prescribed for the production of previous decline. Finally, he participated in an interview and voluntarily made a personal social media posts, in which he chose to praise me.
The plaintiff was my production assistant from June 2021 to September 2024. During our work of more than three years, she was eagerly with me in many works and social events as my guest. These incidents included small, private dinner with prominent personalities in the entertainment industry. We dined together in the restaurant, drank together in bars, visited museums, and participated in concerts, plays and film festivals. He never expressed any reluctance to participate in these incidents or to participate in each of these activities. If she was sad to participate in these activities, she did not mention or mention it. In contrast, he repeatedly expressed enthusiasm about my participation. His suit tries to portray a very different picture – one that is not true.
This is more than making a little disclosure that, during his entire employment, the plaintiff chose himself to comment on social media, emphasizing his faith in my talent and happiness in my mentorship. I think it is at least as to tell that a number of his social media posts has been removed because he has advised and emphasized his claims. The deletion includes his reference to me as a “man”.
In the summer of 2024, after completing my most recent film, I had no need for a full -time assistant. The plaintiff was then living in Arizona, taking care of his ailing grandfather, who later died. Instead of ending her situation, I reduced her compensation by about 50%, even though she was not working much for me. I expected that when she would create a need for a assistant when she would create a requirement of a assistant, she would return to full -time work in a completely distant future. I also insisted on that if she was ready to move forward in her career, she should do so and would encourage me.
Within a few months of this reduction in salary, I first heard of detailed complaints in the demand letter, which have been partially published in the letters of the trial.
I understand that a defendant accused of sexual harassment in the current climate is often convicted in the court of public opinion without the fairness of the fixed process – unless and unless the defendant proves his innocence. But this estimate is not always true. This is not true in this case. I have nothing to hide about my conduct – and this includes my decision not to come under pressure from my former assistant to make my former assistant allegations public, a threat he and his lawyers have now executed. If this case ever makes a test, I will be honest with a judge and jury, who I believe that the truth will see.
