UK actress Julia Ormond accuses disgraced producer Weinstein of sexual assault

The lawsuit marks the first time Ormond has publicly accused Weinstein of sexual assault, although she has spoken about being a victim, including in an interview with Variety.

Julia Ormond accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assaulting her (Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

British actress Julia Ormond, who starred in films alongside the likes of Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in the 1990s, has filed a lawsuit accusing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in 1995 and then hindering her career.

Ormond, who also accuses the Walt Disney Company, Miramax and her former agents of knowing Weinstein was a problem but doing nothing about it, filed the case in state Supreme Court in Manhattan under the Adult Survivors Act.