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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Warren Beatty: judge throws out lawsuit alleging actor sexually abused teen girl in 1973

Annette Bening, Warren BeattyActress Annette Bening, left, and husband Warren Beatty arrive before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Warren Beatty, pictured at the 2011 Academy Awards in Los Angeles. A judge has dismissed a sexual abuse case against the actor. Photograph: Matt Sayles/AP

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Warren Beatty of coercing a teenage girl into sex in 1973.

Kristina Hirsch filed a lawsuit against the actor in November 2022, alleging Beatty had coerced her into sex in 1973 when he was 35 and she was 14 and 15.

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