Please read our Commenting Policy first. No one seemed ready to confront this taboo subject then, nor was I.”. I mean, I know the other party and not well. “And I know the other party – not well, he hasn’t worked for me since then. Copyright 2018 PopCulture.com. “I haven’t given a lot of thought to this specific situation, I just heard about it,” Cameron said. “It is a very sad and disturbing story,” she said. “I remember, so clearly 25 years later, how Joel Kramer made me feel special, how he methodically built my and my parents’ trust, for months grooming me,” she wrote in an emotional post on her Facebook page Saturday, claiming that Kramer had lured her to his Miami hotel room “with a promise to my parent that he would take me for a swim at the stunt crew’s hotel pool and for my first sushi meal thereafter.”. At the time, I shared what happened to me with my parents, two adult friends and one of my older brothers. Kramer did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, nor did reps for Duskhu or Cameron. After the alleged hotel incident, Dushku was injured on the True Lies set, breaking two ribs during a stunt that Kramer was in charge of. So whenever there’s a male in a position of power and he’s got a piece missing and doesn’t understand the consequences of what he’s doing … maybe out of this can come some education that can pull some men who would otherwise go down that path back from the brink.”READ MORE: Aziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegation: ‘I took her words to heart’. The abuse of children.”, “[There should be] new guidelines and safe spaces for people — regardless of age, gender, race or job – to share their concerns,” she continued. “On a daily basis he rigged wires and harnesses on my 12-year-old body,” she wrote. I hope that speaking out will help other victims and protect against future abuse.". 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Eliza Dushku, best-known for playing Faith on TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and for her supporting role in the movie Bring It On, has accused the stunt coordinator on the set of 1994 film True Lies of sexually abusing her when she was only 12 years old. We took her out to dinner and we took her to our hotel for a swim at the pool.”. Entertainment Tonight/TV Guide Network. He then allegedly laid on top of her and “rubbed all over me” until he climaxed. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Snow, cold front expected to chill southern B.C. “So, I think this is a great moment in history, unfortunately is founded on the personal tragedies for so many of these women,” he added. Joel Kramer, the accused, was 36 at the time and has denied the allegations. That they feel safe, and that anyone that might be a predator or an abuser knows that the mechanism is there and it’s encouraged and that there is no shame around it and that there will be consequences. In addition to True Lies, Kramer worked on numerous high-profile films including: Furious 7, Blade Runner 2049, The Conjuring, Insidious, Batman & Robin, Terminator 2, Ghostbusters II and Kindergarten Cop. The latest claims come after Eliza Dushku accused Kramer this weekend of sexually molesting her during the making of the 1994 movie True Lies when she was 12 years old. No one seemed ready to confront this taboo subject then, nor was I.". They are also reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610. NOTE: This article contains disturbing and sexually explicit language. “Hollywood has been very good to me in many ways. Nevertheless, Hollywood also failed to protect me, a child actress,” she added. I don’t know why she would say that. "I remember how he laid me down on the bed, wrapped me with his gigantic writhing body, and rubbed all over me," she wrote. READ MORE: Tonya Harding admits for first time she knew of Nancy Kerrigan attack, There, she wrote, he emerged naked from the bathroom with “nothing but a small hand towel held flimsy at his mid-section” and  she remembers “how he laid me down on the bed, wrapped me with his gigantic writhing body, and rubbed all over me.”. She saw a recent photo of him with a young girl, which "haunted" her. The actress, who also had roles in Bring It On and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, claimed that Kramer "groomed" her for months leading up to the attack, slowly gaining her and her parents' trust. He was put in charge of her safety on the film, rigging her on wires and harnesses for the action movie’s then-groundbreaking stunts. This is not a reckoning for America. None of these sexual assault accusations has been proven in court, and Kramer has not been charged with any crime. The actress, 37, was starring in the James Cameron-directed film alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis when she met Joel Kramer — who has worked on many of Schwarzenegger’s films including Twins, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, Last Action Hero, Eraser, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. He has not responded to the accusations. On Saturday, Dushku posted a lengthy description of the accusations to her Facebook page. But the fact that this was happening under our noses and we didn’t know about it…I think going forward it’s important for all industries, certainly Hollywood, to create a safe avenue for people to speak up. Actress Eliza Dushku has accused stunt coordinator Joel Kramer of molesting her during the production of True Lies. After the alleged incident, Duskhu claimed in her post that Kramer told her, “I think we should be careful…” — a comment she interpreted to mean she shouldn’t tell anyone about the incident as he was 36 at the time. Eliza Dushku says ‘True Lies’ stunt coordinator sexually abused her at age 12. "Through the years, brave fans have regularly shared with me how some of my characters have given them the conviction to stand up to their abusers. We all looked out for her, that’s surprising. “At the time, I shared what happened to me with my parents, two adult friends and one of my older brothers. READ MORE: 21 movies we’re looking forward to in 2018 (and you should be too). Posted January 15, 2018 12:18 pm . In a statement to Variety, Kramer denied Dushku’s claims, calling them “absolutely not true.”. This s**t has been going on since day one, you know. This s— has been going on since day one.”. “My life was literally in his hands: he hung me in the open air, from a tower crane, atop an office tower, 25+ stories high. Cameron also addressed Dushku’s allegations when he appeared on a Television Critics Association panel for his new AMC docuseries, AMC Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction in Pasadena, California, on Saturday. All rights reserved. “It’s just heartbreaking that it happened to her,” he continued. Please read at your own discretion. Eliza Dushku says ‘True Lies’ stunt coordinator sexually abused her at age 12, “He spoke these words: ‘You’re not going to sleep on me now sweetie, stop pretending you’re sleeping,” as he rubbed harder and faster against my catatonic body,” she wrote. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? “I am grateful to the women and men who have gone before me in recent months,” she wrote. Instead, he allegedly took her to his hotel room, disrobed and molested her. As of late, Dushku has appeared in the TV series Bull and starred in the TV movie, The Saint. Whereas he was supposed to be my protector, he was my abuser.”, READ MORE: Paul Haggis, Canadian director, accused by 4 women of sexual misconduct, 2 rapes. “That image has haunted me near nonstop since,” Dushku wrote. “Had I known about it, there would have been no mercy,” said Cameron to a room of journalists at the Television Critics Association convention. It was only the recent onslaught of Hollywood actresses began out about their alleged experiences with sexual misconduct that the Bring It On star felt brave enough to confront her own dark past. By Chris Jancelewicz Global News. It’s just heartbreaking that it happened to her. He hasn’t worked for me since then. Dushku claims that Kramer nicknamed her “Jailbait” — a term for a young woman considered in sexual terms, but who’s under the age of consent — and frequently called her that in front of other people on set of the movie. We have all started to awaken to the fact that the terrible abuses now commonplace in daily news reports have been going on for a very long time… Eliza’s story has now awakened us from our denial slumber to a new, horrific reality. But while he was supposed to be Dushku’s protector, she claimed he turned into her abuser. “The ever-growing list of sexual abuse and harassment victims who have spoken out with their truths have finally given me the ability to speak out. Eliza Dushku has alleged that one of Hollywood’s leading stunt coordinators sexually molested her during the filming of 1994’s True Lies when she was just 12 years old. “Obviously, I had no knowledge at the time. It has been indescribably exhausting, bottling this up inside me for all of these years. “I have struggled with how and when to disclose this, if ever,” Dushku wrote in the post. “I was shocked and saddened then and still am today. There, she alleged he placed her on one of the room’s two hotel beds, disappeared in to the bathroom, and emerged naked, “bearing nothing but a small hand towel” over his genitals. Dushku, who played Dana Tasker in True Lies, says she confided with an adult on the set of the production, who then confronted Kramer.

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