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CAA and Disney have moved to throw out a lawsuit alleging they should have protected Julia Ormond from being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein.

Julia Ormond, the actress known for '90s films such as “Legends of the Fall,” is suing Harvey Weinstein with CAA, Disney and Miramax as enablers.

The actress is suing the disgraced producer for battery and claiming that the companies enabled his alleged behavior.

What scared them the most? >> i think few people understood the various levels of protection that he had built around him over the years. the kind of complicity machine that helped him cover up his pattern of misconduct. over the recent months we realized there were high-powered lawyers who came in to help him pay hush money to women who made claims against him over the years. there were, in fact, these private investigators who were dispatched to dig up dirt on the accusers and also on the repo...

Counts of rape and criminal sexual act and sources say more charges may be coming. his attorney says weinstein will plead not guilty. he is set to appear in court again on july 30th. as part of his bail agreement, harvey weinstein is required to wear a gps tracking device and surrender his passport. his attorney says he paid the $1 million to make bail on friday. in the meantime, he is under investigation for other allegations in los angeles and in london. actress rose mcgown was the first -- wa...

And to the extent that there is bad behavior in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behavior is not on trial in this case. its only if you intentionally committed a criminal act, and mr. weinstein vigorously denies that. >> the criminal charges are the first to be filed against weinstein after dozens of women came forward with accusations of sexual misconduct. among them hollywood actresses gwyneth paltrow, ashley judd, angelina jolie, and rose mcgowan. >> this manhu had hunting g...

It reaction globally at this point. thats how far it took. really around the globe. i want you to hear from one woman, rose mcgowan, what she had to say about this arrest. >> this man had hunting grounds all over the world and he had accomplices and complicity machine. he was the cult leader of hollywood, the king. >> if he were watching this today, what would you say to him? >> we got you. we got you. yeah. >> reporter: and its important to note, john, there are other investigations ongoing. a ...

To protect men like him. the system was created by men like him, and his accomplices to protect him. its tragic that it takes over a honey women and that probably means like a thousand, lets be real. i mean, this man had hunting grounds all over the world and he had accomplices and a complicity machine. he was the cult leader of hollywood. there will always be sociopaths and predators like harvey weinstein but i find his complicity machine a lot more guilty. >> to her point about hunting ground,...

People doing his dirty deeds on his behalf. and so for me its not over. i dont think its ever over. i dont know. i think not until he dies probably. >> wow. well, theres only two women who are cited in this case, but hes got you and over the 0 accusers out there. do you see yourselves being part of this case and seeing that hes claiming hes not guilty, everything is consensual, are you concerned that complicity machine hes about to smear many of you? >> he will, and he has continued to smear man...

>> i think today is a good start. yeah. >> you do have to be connected to him forever. any time we hear your name, we see your face, youre tied to harvey. how does that feel? >> its -- there was a point in the beginning a long time ago after it happened, i thought of it then. i thought hes going to be in my obituary, because i knew what i was planning. it just took me 20 years to do it. i had to make peace with him being in my obituary. >> are you at peace now? do you walk away from this happy -...