The civil lawsuit against actor Danny Masterson will be arbitrated by the Church of Scientology, according to new reports.
The case was initially filed in August 2019 by a woman named Chrissie Carnell Bixler, her husband, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Marie Bobette Riales, as well as two Jane Does, alleging that they were persecuted and harassed by members of the religious organization. Masterson is a renowned Scientologist.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege that agents for the religious organization used means of intimidation after they reported allegations about Masterson to the authorities.
Referring to court documents, People magazine reported that a judge had ruled that the civil charges “should be resolved in ‘religious arbitration’ due to an existing arbitration agreement between the parties involved.”
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The case is separate from a criminal action against the ‘That 70s Show’ actor who accuses him of rape.
The reports state that the civil lawsuit against Danny Masterson will be arbitrary by the Church of Scientology.
(Reuters)
It is understood that the arbitration will take place on 30 June. Masterson’s lawyer did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment Saturday, but said in a statement to the magazine: “This was absolutely the correct result. We look forward to the claim, as the court has ordered. “
The case includes allegations that Masterson sexually assaulted Bixler during their previous alleged relationship in 2001 and 2002. After her husband made the allegations, her ‘agents of the accused’ allegedly poisoned their dogs, harassed them by phone and with vehicles. assaulted. .
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One Jane Doe claims that she is also a victim of damage to property and threats, and the second unknown plaintiff claims that she was persecuted and that her privacy was invaded.
Actor Danny Masterson is also accused of raping women in a separate criminal action, which is ongoing.
(Reuters)
However, the allegations made by Riales do not fall under the judge’s order because ‘she was not a member of the Church of Scientology’, the report said.
Earlier this year, Masteron spoke through his lawyer about the case.
“I’m not going to fight my ex-girlfriend in the media like she’s been attacking me for more than two years,” Masterson told his lawyer. ‘I will beat her in court – and look forward to it, because the public will finally be able to learn the truth and see how I was tracked down by this woman. And once her lawsuit is thrown out, I plan to sue her and the others who jumped on the bandwagon for the damage they did to me and my family. ‘
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In an earlier motion, the church claimed that the women had performed agreements that stated: ‘I give myself the right to give up lawsuits, give up, give up and give up, or otherwise try to sue in connection with any dispute, claim or controversy against the Church, all other Scientology churches, all other organizations that promote, present, propagate or practice the Scientology religion, and all persons employed by such an entity, both in their personal and in their any official or representative capacity, regardless of the nature of the dispute, claim or controversy. “