Peter Jackson might testify against Weinstein

Peter Jackson might testify against Weinstein
Actress Ashley Judd accused Weinstein of discouraging Jackson in 1998 from casting her in the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” movie. (Reuters)
Updated 19 September 2018
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Peter Jackson might testify against Weinstein

Peter Jackson might testify against Weinstein

“The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has spoken with actor Ashley Judd’s legal team and could furnish “powerful” testimony supporting her defamation and sexual harassment suit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, her attorney said on Tuesday. Judd’s civil suit, filed in April, accused Weinstein of discouraging Jackson in 1998 from casting her in the blockbuster “Lord of the Rings” movie franchise in retaliation for her refusing Weinstein’s sexual advances.