Amazon Moves to Toss ‘Criminal’ Production Assistant’s Harassment Suit

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:34:24 UTCUpdated Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:34:24 UTCOriginal reporting: Variety

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Amazon MGM has filed a motion to throw out a suit brought by a production assistant on the upcoming series “Criminal,” saying that his claim that the showrunner pointed a gun at him is “pure invention.

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Reported by Variety and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:34:24 UTC.

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