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Secret 2015 Settlement Ties Raquel Lee to Mark Curry Before Disney Case

Raquel Lee, a former child actress who filed a negligence suit against Disney over alleged on-set sexual abuse during The Poof Point (2001) at age 14, disclosed that she privately settled in 2015 with Mark Curry, who played her father in the film. Represented by Gloria Allred, the confidential deal predates her Disney case and surfaces as she contends Disney failed to protect her; Curry did not respond to inquiry, and Disney declined to comment. Lee has since worked with Disney in other capacities, including voice roles on The Proud Family and its revival.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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Ex-Disney Child Star Alleges On-Set Abuse, Sues Studio for Negligence

Former Disney child actor Raquel Lee, now 39, filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company alleging negligence after she says she was sexually abused by a Disney employee during filming of the 2001 Disney Channel movie The Poof Point when she was 14. The suit claims the employee gave her alcohol and assaulted her multiple times, including at a Salt Lake City hotel and on a flight back to California, with production failing to supervise and even blaming her for a deteriorating performance. Disney is accused of canceling an upcoming role rather than investigating. Lee seeks economic and emotional damages, punitive damages, and legal fees. She has since done Disney work and appeared in a 2024 docuseries about kids on TV.

via Page Six|

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Raquel Lee sues Disney, alleging a staffer sexually assaulted her on The Poof Point set

Former child actor Raquel Lee filed a lawsuit alleging a Disney staffer sexually assaulted her at age 14 during the 2001 film The Poof Point, claiming he pressured her to drink and assaulted her on set while Disney failed to protect minors. Disney declined comment, and the suit accuses the company of unsafe set conditions and insufficient adult oversight.

via USA Today|

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Former Disney Child Star Alleges On-Set Grooming and Negligence

Former Disney Channel child actress Raquel Lee alleges in a court filing that a Disney employee groomed and repeatedly sexually assaulted her during The Poof Point (2001) when she was 14, first in a Salt Lake City hotel room and later on a flight back to Los Angeles; she says the misconduct was visible to cast and crew but no one intervened, and Disney executives blamed her trauma for production issues. The suit, which alleges negligence and cites a broader pattern of predatory conduct at Disney, is led by attorney Doug Wigdor; Disney declined to comment, and the perpetrator is not named in the filing.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

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