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\n\tCroft says she thought the job on the concert tour \u2014 on which Dolan\u2019s band JD & The Straight Shot opened for the Eagles \u2014 was \u201cher big break\u201d and the \u201copportunity of a lifetime.\u201d But she says she quickly realized the real reason she was there.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cDolan was extremely assertive, and pressured Ms. Croft into unwanted sexual intercourse with him,\u201d writes Croft\u2019s attorney, Douglas Wigdor<\/strong>. \u201cMs. Croft was disgusted by Dolan, but her youth and extreme loneliness while on the road with strangers, as well as Dolan\u2019s immense power, made it possible for Dolan to manipulate Ms. Croft and lure her under his control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tDolan is the majority owner\/CEO of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp., a live music giant that operates the famed New York City arena in addition to Manhattan\u2019s Radio City Music Hall, the Las Vegas Sphere and other prominent venues.<\/p>\n
\n\tTuesday\u2019s lawsuit also claims that Dolan later secretly orchestrated a 2014 encounter between Croft and his friend Weinstein, the disgraced film producer whose many sexual assault allegations helped spark the #MeToo movement in 2017. Weinstein is currently serving a decades-long prison sentence after being convicted on multiple felony charges.<\/p>\n
\n\tCroft\u2019s lawyers say Dolan arranged the early 2014 meetup, during which Weinstein allegedly invited her to his hotel room under the guise of discussing an opportunity for her to work as a massage therapist for actors on movie sets. After she refused his \u201cescalating\u201d behavior and returned to her room, her lawyers say Weinstein chased her down the hall, \u201cbarged into Ms. Croft\u2019s hotel room\u201d and proceeded to sexually assault her.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn a response sent to Billboard<\/em>, Dolan\u2019s attorney, E. Danya Perry<\/strong>, said there was \u201cabsolutely no merit to any of the allegations against Mr. Dolan\u201d and that the references to Weinstein were \u201csimply meant to inflame.\u201d Perry alleges the claims were an \u201cact of retaliation\u201d by Wigdor, describing him as \u201can attorney who has brought multiple cases against Mr. Dolan and has not, and cannot, win a judgment against him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cMr. Dolan always believed Ms. Croft to be a good person and is surprised she would agree to these claims,\u201d Perry wrote. \u201cBottom line, this is not a he said\/she said matter and there is compelling evidence to back up our position. We look forward to proving that in court.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his own statement, Wigdor said that \u201cour firm has not lost multiple cases to Dolan \u2014 that is a fabrication.\u201d He said that with the filing of the lawsuit, \u201cit is time to finally hold Dolan accountable for his outrageous conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to Dolan and Weinstein, the lawsuit also names several entities owned by The Azoff Company, the privately held company founded by legendary music industry executive Irving Azoff<\/strong>. Though Azoff himself is not individually named as a defendant, the lawsuit claims he was \u201cextremely close friends\u201d with Dolan as well as a frequent business partner \u2014 and that Azoff\u2019s companies thus enabled Dolan\u2019s alleged abuse.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cIn addition to the extremely close personal relationship between Dolan and Irving Azoff, Dolan was a critically important business partner for the Azoff Entities,\u201d Croft\u2019s lawyers write. \u201cThe Azoff Entities thus benefited from facilitating Dolan\u2019s behavior to the extent it kept their partner, a notoriously erratic billionaire, happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn a statement to Billboard<\/em>, a representative for Azoff strongly denied the lawsuit\u2019s allegations: \u201cIrving Azoff is not a party to this lawsuit. Neither he nor his companies had any involvement in any alleged misconduct by others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\tAn attorney for Weinstein did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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