Danny Elfman has been sued by musician and composer Nomi Abadi, who claims he failed to pay two installments of $42,500 from a $830,000 settlement, Rolling Stone reports. According to legal documents viewed by Pitchfork, Abadi submitted a breach of contract lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday over a settlement and nondisclosure agreement the two reached in 2018. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Elfman and Abadi for comment.
The new lawsuit states that both musicians “agreed to resolve an underlying dispute which included terms that [Elfman] would make payments in four different categories in various installments over the course of five years totaling $830,000.” Elfman failed to pay the two installments in July 2019 and 2021, the lawsuit claims, and Abadi is seeking injunctive relief for the $85,000 that Elfman allegedly did not pay. The lawsuit does not include details about the original dispute that resulted in the settlement.
According to Rolling Stone’s report, the settlement was a result of Abadi accusing Elfman of multiple instances of sexual harassment over the course of a year. Abadi reportedly filed a police report with the Los Angeles Police Department in 2017, a year after the alleged behavior, with allegations against Elfman that the police categorized as “indecent exposure,” states Rolling Stone. The publication also notes that the LAPD was unable to locate the report and declined to make a statement.
Abadi—a Juilliard graduate,...
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