Actress Julia Ormond Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Battery in Lawsuit

The actress Julia Ormond, known for “Legends of the Fall” and “Sabrina,” accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual battery in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in a New York court, claiming that the former film producer forced her to give him oral sex during a business meeting in 1995.

Ms. Ormond also sued Creative Artists Agency, which represented her at the time, saying in the complaint that two of its senior agents cautioned her from speaking out — and informed her of the “going rate” for settlements paid to women who accused Mr. Weinstein of sex crimes. She said the sum was $100,000.

Lawyers for Ms. Ormond said her complaint was the first to sue the powerful agency for what the suit claims was CAA’s role in covering up and enabling Mr. Weinstein’s behavior.

Mr. Weinstein, now 71, was convicted in 2020 by a New York jury on charges of rape and criminal sexual assault and sentenced to 23 years in prison. He was later convicted of similar crimes in Los Angeles and sentenced to 16 years, to be served after his New York term. Mr. Weinstein has denied the claims against him, saying all encounters were consensual, and is appealing both convictions.

“Harvey Weinstein categorically denies the allegations made against him by Julia Ormond, and he is prepared to vehemently defend himself,” Imran H. Ansari, a lawyer for Mr. Weinstein, said in a statement. Mr. Ansari added that the lawsuit was “yet another example of a complaint filed against Mr. Weinstein after the passing of decades.”

CAA called Ms. Ormond’s claims “baseless” and said it would “vigorously refute them in court.”

In a statement, a spokeswoman for the agency said a lawyer for Ms. Ormond had approached CAA in March and asked for $15 million in exchange for Ms. Ormond’s not making the allegations against CAA public. The demand was rejected, the statement said.