Warren Beatty, 85, sued by woman who claims he sexually assaulted her

Hollywood star Warren Beatty, 85, is sued by woman who claims he groomed her for sex in the 1970s when she was just 14 – when he was at the height of his Bonnie & Clyde fame

  • Kristina Hirsch, 63, is suing Hollywood star Warren Beatty over allegations he groomed her for sex in 1973
  • She claims that she met the actor, 85, on a set in LA where her neighbour worked before he asked for her number
  • Hirsch was 14 at the time of the alleged assaults, while Beatty was 35 and regularly showered her with compliments
  • Court documents filed on Monday at Los Angeles Superior Court do not directly name Beatty but make several clear references to him
  • Representatives for Beatty have not responded to requests for comment from DailyMail.com 

Hollywood star Warren Beatty is being sued by a woman who claims he groomed her for sex when she was just 14.

Beatty, 85, is accused of ‘exploiting’ Kristina Hirsch, 63, who he met while filming on the set of a movie in 1973 – with the abuse continuing until later that year.

Hirsch had been taken to the set in LA by her neighbour who was working on the set, and claims that Beatty, who was 35 at the time, repeatedly paid ‘undue attention’ to her.

The lawsuit states that Beatty repeatedly paid her compliments before passing on his phone number and asked her to call him when she was close to his hotel.

It goes on to state that over the course of 1973, when Hirsch was 14 and 15, Beatty used his ‘position and status as a Hollywood movie star’ to coerce her into having sex with him.

Court documents filed on Monday at Los Angeles Superior Court do not directly name Beatty but make several clear references to him. 

He is accused of summoning her to the hotel he was living, as well as taking her in his car, offering to help with homework and spoke to her about losing her virginity.

Beatty, 85, is accused of ‘exploiting’ Kristina Hirsch, 63, who he met while filming on the set of a movie in 1973 – with the abuse continuing until later that year

He is accused of summoning her to the hotel he was living, as well as taking her in his car, offering to help with homework and spoke to her about losing her virginity

Court documents filed on Monday at Los Angeles Superior Court do not directly name Beatty but make several clear references to him – including as portraying Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde (pictured)

The actor is described in the lawsuit as ‘portraying Clyde in Bonnie and Clyde, a major box-office success that earned defendant doe an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.’

Representatives for Beatty refused to comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.  

Court documents seen by DailyMail.com said: ‘Due to defendant doe’s stature, position of authority, predatory grooming and manipulation of Plaintiff, as well as Plaintiff’s young age, Plaintiff was initially thrilled that defendant doe was interested in her, and believed she was involved in a romantic relationship with a movie star.

‘He used his role, status, and power as a well-known Hollywood Star to gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and coerce sexual contact from her over the course of several months in the State of California.’

The lawsuit argues that Hirsch was unable to give consent because she was a minor at the time of the incidents, and she is now seeking damages.

Her lawsuit that claims because of the alleged abuse by Beatty she ‘suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including humiliation, shame, and guilt’

The lawsuit argues that Hirsch was unable to give consent because she was a minor at the time of the incidents, and she is now seeking damages

She claims that she has had ‘difficulty in reasonably or meaningfully interacting with others’ and having ‘intimate, confidential and familial relationships.’

Her lawsuit that claims because of the alleged abuse by Beatty she ‘suffered severe emotional, physical and psychological distress, including humiliation, shame, and guilt.’

It added: ‘Plaintiff has suffered personal physical injury of sexual assault, and has and will continue to suffer, psychological, mental and emotional distress, and all associated economic injury.’

Her claims include sexual battery, sexual assault and violation of California Penal Code §647.6(a)(1), which opens the door for Hirsch to bring her civil claims under state law.

She seeks damages, special damages and punitive damages, and her attorneys Michael Reck and Michael Finnegan of the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates did not return DailyMail.com requests for comment. 

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