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Model Sues Weinstein Associate and Disney for Rape, Enabling Predatory Behavior

  • Lawsuit alleges that Fabrizio Lombardo raped former teen model Sara Ziff in 2001 when she was 19.
  • Weinstein, Disney subsidiaries Miramax and Buena Vista also named in suit for negligence and abuse.
  • First public accusation against Lombardo, a former head of Miramax Italy and close Weinstein associate.
  • Ziff reported assault to NYPD in 2017 but Lombardo never charged; she is suing under New York's Adult Survivors Act.
  • Ziff founded the Model Alliance, a nonprofit advocating for models; suit aims to hold enablers of abuse accountable, not just abusers themselves.
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