A Los Angeles judge ruled that composer Nomi Abadi can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against Danny Elfman. Abadi alleges Elfman sexually harassed her in 2016 and later damaged her reputation by falsely claiming her allegations were 'wholly false'. The judge found that Abadi's claims of sexual misconduct have 'minimal merit' and that text messages between Abadi and Elfman support her allegations.
’s attempt to dismiss the defamation lawsuit filed against him by Nomi Abadi , the Los Angeles composer who alleges Elfman exposed himself and sexually harassed her in 2016 before entering into a settlement and nondisclosure agreement with her a year later.
“Moreover, Elfman’s admission that he engaged in ‘naked romping’ with plaintiff in Paris permits the finding that defendant Elfman’s outright denial of all of plaintiff’s claims was knowingly false,” the judge wrote. “While defendant Elfman and plaintiff disagree as to the nature of their ‘relationship/friendship,’ plaintiff’s evidence supports a finding that her claims about sexual misconduct are not ‘wholly false’ and have minimal merit.
The judge said that section caught her eye as well. “The court finds that such a statement constitutes a provable false assertion of fact and not a mere opinion about plaintiff’s relationship with Elfman,” the judge wrote.
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