Acclaimed screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Schrader, best known for his work on Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, has been accused of sexually harassing his former assistant, according to a legal filing in New York State Court. The 26-year-old woman, who is going by the alias Jane Doe, alleges that Schrader engaged in inappropriate and unwanted sexual behaviour during their professional relationship and later rejected a proposed financial settlement.
According to the filing, the alleged harassment occurred while the pair were attending the Cannes Film Festival in 2023 for the premiere of Schrader’s latest film, Oh, Canada. The alleged victim claimed that Schrader, forcibly kissed her against her will and three days later, summoned her to his hotel room under the pretext of being gravely ill and then exposed himself to her.
