Superman Producer Sued for Sexual Harassment

by Jessica Barnes Dec 10th 2006 // 6:03PM

Filed under: RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy

Producer Jon Peters has the makings of a Hollywood institution. The former hairdresser and personal manager to ~~Barbara~~ Barbra Streisand had the foresight to buy the rights to two of the biggest comic book properties (Superman and Batman) in Hollywood. For better or for worse, he was always a hands-on producer who some thought should have learned to keep his hands to himself. Peters has been immortalized in the book Hit and Run, about Peters and his partner's deal with Sony during Sony's disastrous foray into the movie business, not to mention Kevin Smith had some pretty good stories about tangling with the producer over a Superman script.

Yahoo! Movie News reported that a former assistant was suing Peters for sexual harassment during the production of Superman Returns. The woman charged Peters with some pretty sleazy behavior including exposing himself to her while her three-year-old daughter was in the room. The suit also accuses Peters of "creating a hostile work environment" -- considering the suit contains accusations of Peters climbing into her hotel bed uninvited, groping and offensive comments, "hostile work environment" seems like an understatement.

There has yet to be any comment from Peters about the accusations or the lawsuit. Peters has always had a reputation for being something of an "eccentric" when it came to his behavior, but since the lawsuit seems pretty serious, I would hope the guy will come to his own defense sooner rather than later.

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Tags: Jon Peters, JonPeters, lawsuit, Superman Returns, SupermanReturns

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12-25-2009 @ 4:23AM

Adrienne said...

What a creep!

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12-11-2006 @ 10:03AM

Allison J. Waldman said...

It's BARBRA, not Barbara. After 45 years in show business and winning ever major award imaginable -- Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, et. al -- you should at least spell her name right.

12-11-2006 @ 11:34AM

The Addict said...

"hey baby, wanna see my polar bear? it's the fiercest creature in the animal kingdom" *wink wink*

12-11-2006 @ 1:02PM

The Jeremy said...

Uhm, who cares about Barbra? Wasn't she defeated by the children of South Park many years ago?

12-11-2006 @ 3:24PM

Harry Knuckles said...

Hey Allison J. Waldman. I'm assuming you mean BARBRA winning "every" major award and not "ever" major award.

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