Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

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Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

Saturday 5th April 2025, 12:33AM

Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential

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