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The Further Adventures of mOOn platOOn
Does real life ever turn into soap-operatic-like drama for you? If so, maybe you can relate to what I'm in the middle of at the moment.
If you're a regular here you may already know that I'm in Hollywood and in "the business," albeit as a somewhat "fringe player" thus far.
Now I'm the pivotal witness in an upcoming trial. It's a sexual harassment case against an up-and-coming family film company with two completed projects starring some A-list child celebrities.
The story has hit the press. I'd give you a link but at this time I think it's best to keep actual names vague. Now here's the deal...
The young woman (plaintiff) is someone I really like, she's emotionally vulnerable, and she's telling the truth about the behavior of at least one of the defendants. I can only speak factually about the one, because that's the only one I witnessed.
One of the defendants (who has been accused of things I can neither verify or, frankly, believe) is a guy who I like a lot, has done me a great favor in the past long before any of this was on the horizon, and who is a link to a lot of possibly great opportunities in "the biz."
The dust has settled on almost all the depositions taken so far, and I am the only person who has not been deposed, and upon whose testimony one side or the other shall prevail.
On the one hand, I witnessed behavior that created a hostile work environment for certain women. On the other hand, the work environment was not unlike that of similar offices in the industry where similar behaviors of a macho nature have and are displayed regularly, and no one (including the plaintiff) was naive about this.
I have met privately with both of my friends on both sides of this case - and am now deciding whether to avoid being served papers that compel a deposition (there's a 3-week deadline - if I make it past then without being served, no deposition will be taken allowing a comparison of statements given before a trial) - or to give a deposition that would require me to tell the truth and the production company millions and put them out of business.
Any thoughts on what considerations you might have here?
- OO -
