Disney Sued Over Alleged Sexual Assault Cover Up

A Disney employee is suing the company for allegedly hiding a pattern of sexual assault by a former executive.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, a Jane Doe has claimed that Nolan Gonzales, Disney’s former VP of distribution, was allowed to repeatedly “harass women with impunity.”

The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, alleges, “Management was incentivized to hide Gonzales’s harassment because he generated valuable revenue.”

The plaintiff noted in the suit that the sexual assaults occurred multiple times in 2017 and that she was raped while incapacitated by ecstasy and a date rape drug.

She also accused Gonzales of threatening to release private videos of their acts together to “ruin her career” when she attempted to break contact in 2018.

The suit states that the plaintiff is not the “first victim nor his last” and that Disney management was well aware of his continued sexual misconduct but refused to investigate or take action.

Gonzales stepped down in 2022 amid sexual harassment claims from three other women.

In addition, the plaintiff alleges Disney demoted her for speaking out against the accused. 

“Disney used the rolling layoffs as an excuse to demote Plaintiff and to place her on a different team where she did not manage any direct reports,” the suit claims.

“Previously, Plaintiff was a supervisory level employee who trained and directed three subordinates,” it continues.