The past year has seen former Saturday Night LiveHoratio Sanz, a cast member, was involved in a lawsuit in the case where an anonymous woman accused the comedian from sexual assault at a 2002 Afterparty for the long-running NBC sketch comedy. Comedy stars Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan, and others were on August 23. SNL boss Lorne Michaels, were added to the suit, as Jane Doe’s attorney accused them of “enabling”The alleged assault.
According to court documents, the Pennsylvanian woman who sued Horatio Sanz and NBC was reportedly just 17 years old at the time. DeadlineShe claimed that Tracy Morgan and Jimmy Fallon were part of the culture that allowed the assault and Lorne Michaels knew that underage girls were frequently invited to parties and were served alcohol. Susan Crumiller was the lawyer for the accuser.
Jane was lured by Sanz and his accomplices into their celebrity world. They made Jane feel cool for drinking with famous grown-ups and partying. They destroyed Jane’s life instead. Jane has spent the past two decades struggling with the repercussions of what they did to her; now it’s their turn. When the GMVA lookback window opens, March, we look forward to holding NBC and Sanz, as well as everyone else, responsible for this horrible behavior.
According to the court filing, Jane Doe spoke to and hung out with Jimmy Fallon numerous times because of the comedian’s close friendship with Horatio Sanz during the period of time when Sanz was allegedly “grooming Jane.”Tracy Morgan was reportedly the host of the “after-after party”The alleged scene of the assault.
NBC filed a motion (via) to dismiss the original claim in April 2022. IndieWire) the network was not responsible for Sanz’s actions off of the set and that it was not their duty “to protect third-persons from the possibility of sexual abuse by their employees.”Deadline reports, in response to the August 23rd documents, stated that the network:
Regardless of Jane Doe’s changing narratives, NBC intends to renew its motion to dismiss.
In response to the initial lawsuit, Horatio Sanz’s lawyer Andrew Brettler told TMZ that Jane Doe’s claims were “categorically false”And “ludicrous.”He also claimed that:
She demanded $7.5million in return for her silence before she filed this anonymous lawsuit. These completely meritless claims were rejected by us, and we will vigorously challenge them.
Lorne Michals was founded Saturday Night Live NBC produced the sketch comedy program in 1975. Wrapped its 47th SeasonIn May. Michaels has said he’d like to make it at least to Season 50, before retiring.
Jimmy Fallon was still alive. SNLIn 2004, after six years, he was NBC employee and host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Tracy Morgan was a spokesman for the organization. Saturday Night LiveFrom 1996 to 2003, and also starred in Tiny Fey’s sitcom 30 Rockbased on her experiences as a writer and host on the sketch program.
Horatio Sanz was an SNLCast member, 1998 to 2006. When it was announced that he had been let go because of his role in the cast. Budget cuts. He made two guest appearances in 2007