Composer Nomi Abadie is suing “Batman” and “Beetlejuice” composer Danny Elfman for defamation stemming from statements he made to Rolling Stone over the past 12 months, including in an investigative article in which he Had made a compromise with his one time closest disciple. Accused him of repeated sexual harassment and abuse.
Abadie’s lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Splendid Court, alleges that Elfman “spread appalling lies about Nomi for publication in Rolling Stone.” The list of alleged lies includes statements made by the “Simpsons” musician and his representatives, claiming he never sexually abused Abadie, never masturbated in front of her, never touched her inappropriately and ” “Never” he put his bodily fluids in a martini glass that he gave to Nomi,” as she alleged. The critique criticized Elfman and his group for portraying Abadie as “a scorned woman who was seeking revenge and money to pay Elfman “for rejecting her.” Abadie claims that Elfman indicated that she “invited Elfman’s misconduct, including requesting that he take nude photographs of her.” Because of this, “Nomi’s career ambitions were dashed.”
criticism received through selection, marks the original attack by Abadie, a classically trained pianist and rising composer, against Elfman, a prolific composer working in film and television and founder of the pioneering Pristine Stream band Oingo Boingo. Lawyer Eric George, who represented Amber Heard in the early stages of her criminal battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp, filed the lawsuit in Abadie’s name. George and Abadi declined to comment.
Elfman is represented by Camille Vasquez, who made her name by helping Consumer Depp prevail over Heard in the televised 2022 Virginia trial. Representatives for Elfman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Elfman’s statements were part of a Rolling Stone story published in July 2023. The story states that Elfman had entered into a prior nondisclosure agreement and nondisclosure pledge with Abadi after she accused him of multiple counts of sexual assault. The harassment and misconduct that leveled the playing field from 2015 to 2016. (Through an attorney, Elfman denied those allegations.) For the story, Rolling Stone reported that it uncovered a Los Angeles Police Section document filed by Abadie in which he alleged that Elfman exposed himself and his Masturbed more than once in front of her without consent. Rolling Stone additionally reported that Abadie was suing Elfman for failing to pay the total contract amount of $830,000. Wednesday’s suit is his second case filed against Elfman directly in court.
In October, a second woman accused Elfman of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit filed as Jane Doe XX. The girl claimed in the complaint filed in Los Angeles Splendid Court that Elfman repeatedly exposed himself to her during playground meetings from 1997 to 2002. The girl in that suit was described as Elfman’s 21-year-old “protégé.” When the alleged incidents began. (Elfman’s attorney called Gen Doe XX’s allegations “baseless and absurd.”)
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Abadie argued that when he was 61 and she was 26, “Elfman forced her to get naked” and “masturbated in front of Nomi, later apologizing to her and “Promised not to do that.” So again.” The criticism also states that the Grammy and Emmy winner “inappropriately touched Nomi, then apologized to Nomi and later threatened her in an attempt to keep his misdeeds a secret.” Perhaps the most In the common subplot, Abadie’s suit insists that Elfman’s representatives falsely denied that he put his semen in the martini glass and falsely claimed that Abadie knew it was not Elfman’s semen. Representatives claimed in the Rolling Stone story that the glass was filled with moisturizing cream Cetaphil, and that Abadie knew it was a “stupid photo prop,” in fact, Elfman admitted to Nomi. He was offering her a glass full of semen.”
Elfman’s story unfolds widely. “At least 20 high profile publications have repeated the defamation of Nomi by them and their representatives,” the swimsuit states. Because of this, work options for the budding musician have reportedly become uninteresting, thanks to A series of shorts and the 2023 film “Sebastian” are being directed. “Nomi has suffered from PTSD, anxiety, depression, panic and fear for her personal safety In view of these defamation-driven online harassment,” the criticism says.
The facility imbalance between the two would appear to be significant. Elfman, a four-time Oscar nominee who is represented by Kraft-Engel Controls, is one of the most sought-after composers in the industry. He created the instantly recognizable theme for “The Simpsons” and most recently Netflix’s “Wednesday.” Elfman, 71, is a popular collaborator of Tim Burton, having helmed most of his films, including 1989’s “Batman” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and has worked with everyone from Noah Baumbach to Sam Raimi. His then films came with Warner Bros. “Beteljuice Beteljuice.” Furthermore, the composition business is close-knit, male-ruled and refuses to mingle. Mentorship is very important for young musicians looking to find their footing.
However, mentor-mentee dating will also be full of landmines. Abadie’s swimsuit issue claims that Elfman constantly took off her clothes in what would have been a sexually explicit environment and “described nudity as an important part of his creative process and insisted that a nude environment did not imply a sexual environment.” The criticism continues: “On more than one occasion, Defendant Elfman scolded Nomi for her belief that nudity was inappropriate in a studio environment and insisted that changing her conservative views about nudity would benefit her artistically. will be.”
“Elfman began regularly answering her studio door with the front of her gown open, exposing her genitals,” the swimsuit alleges, and her retainer tracked Elfman to his computer. He regards them as his “special friends”. The swimsuit claims, “Defendant Elfman was eager to prove to Nomi that other women were ‘artistically’ and ‘non-sexually’ naked around her and he strongly encouraged that Nomi do a similar photoshoot with him. Do.” “Nomi told Mr. Elfman that she thought the photos were stylistically attractive but that she felt uncomfortable with the idea. Defendant Elfman became angry with Nomi, and once again scolded her for her modesty.
During a trip to Paris, Elfman encouraged Abadie to participate in a photo show, which he described as creative and non-sexual. However, while still in swimsuit, he “suddenly grabbed his penis with one hand and grabbed Nomi’s wrist with the other, pinning her hand to his genitals,” the criticism states. “Nomi was shocked and horrified. Defendant Elfman began to masturbate vigorously and instructed Nomi to do the same to herself. Nomi was horrified, stunned, and pretended to cheer up defendant Elfman. Relieved to know that the moment was over in a matter of seconds, Nomi was stunned and shaken. Nomi remembers that defendant Elfman was staring at her with wide eyes, as if surprised. Defendant Elfman then removed the memory card from Nomi’s camera and handed the empty camera back to Nomi, later saving the pictures on his computer. “Defendant Elfman instructed Nomi ‘not to tell anyone about Paris’ otherwise she would become ‘dead meat.'”
The suit alleges that during one of their final encounters in 2016, a political conversation turned into a stunning Elfman meltdown. When Abadi expressed his concern about his support of presidential candidate Donald Trump and candidate Bernie Sanders, Elfman responded, “We can’t have a Jew running our country,” in line with the swimsuit. (Elfman is Jewish.) “The hour-long argument ended with defendant Elfman yelling at Nomi and shaking his fist at her, who was red in the face,” the swimsuit continues. “Nomi, who was already aware of Defendant Elfman’s anger, was frightened but remained calm. Defendant Elfman raised his voice at Nomi and yelled, ‘Fuck you and fuck your entire generation,’ after which Nomi left his studio.
Again in February 2023, Abadie spoke at a pre-Grammys press conference and said that, despite the fact that she is a Recording Academy member, she did not vote because the list of Grammy nominees included “abusers”. Were included. Elfman was nominated for a Grammy for Miracle’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”. Alternative women speaking at the press conference condemned the dignity of NDAs, noting that they are old ways to silence women in the music industry through strong men.
Meanwhile, the subject matter of the LAPD document, which is not discussed in today’s lawsuit, raises supplementary questions that remain unanswered. In its story last year, Rolling Stone cited key points from the document, though said that an LAPD consultant “was unable to locate the report, and the department has ‘no information to provide and no statement. .'”
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