Randall Emmett.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
ProducerRandall Emmettis being accused of offering roles in return for sexual favors.
Allred alleged in the letter, which was dated Oct. 5, 2021, and sent to Emmett, “that to receive acting work from” the producer, her client “would have to perform sexual favors.”
In a statement to PEOPLE, a spokesperson for Emmett, Sallie Hofmeister, says he “staunchly denies the allegations dating back to 2012,” in reference to Allred’s client.
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Allred’s letter reportedly said her client complied with his alleged requests to “further her career” and didn’t want to “anger an important producer in the industry,” per theTimes.
Emmett reportedly signed a settlement with Allred’s client that agreed to pay her around $200,000 over about two years, according to theTimes. The producer denied this, theTimesreported.
The accusations come less than a year after Emmett andVanderpump Rulesreality starLala Kentcalledoff their engagementin October 2021, after welcoming daughterOcean, amidcheating allegationsfrom Kent.
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“Lala Kent has lied and manipulated others in her desperate attempt to win full custody of their daughter, keep her name in the press and remain relevant in reality television,” Hofmeister adds.
Emmett is a longtime Hollywood producer who has worked on numerous films includingThe Wicker Man(2006),The Irishman(2019) and 2021’sMidnight in the Switchgrass, which he also directed. He is a frequent collaborator ofBruce Willis, who starred inMidnight in the Switchgrass.
source: people.com
