Crispin Glover Sued; crispin glover Denies Battery and Fraud Claims

Actor crispin glover is facing a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court that accuses him of a pattern of manipulation, battery, fraud and wrongful eviction. At 4: 27 PM PT a representative for Glover said, "Mr. Glover denies these baseless allegations in the strongest possible terms. "

Allegations of live-in girlfriend control

The complaint names the plaintiff as Jane Doe, described in court papers as a 30-year-old former model from the United Kingdom with autism spectrum disorder. The lawsuit says Doe first connected with Glover on social media in 2015 and that he "persistently" messaged her over several years, encouraging her to come to Los Angeles with promises of work in the entertainment industry.

Claims of sex slave and free labor

The civil filing alleges Glover groomed Doe through a series of calls and correspondence in 2023 and, in early 2024, persuaded her to move by promising a home in his Silver Lake residence and a job as his assistant. The complaint claims he manipulated her to stop paying rent on a United Kingdom apartment and encouraged her to sell or store belongings so she could relocate, then expected her to serve as a live-in girlfriend and work for free, and to be used for sex and free labor.

Meeting in Dresden and memorabilia

The papers say Glover and Doe met in person in 2023 in Dresden, Germany, where the complaint asserts he showed her items of Nazi memorabilia from his personal collection. The suit says Doe continued contact because Glover spoke often about possible work opportunities in Hollywood.

March 2, 2024 incident

The complaint describes an incident on March 2, 2024 in which Doe told Glover she was leaving to go to a mosque and that he warned she would be locked out if she left. She left and later returned and says she found the home locked and was told to find another place to live while all her belongings and her cats remained inside. The suit alleges she tried to reenter to retrieve her cats and that Glover grabbed her neck and choked her in a headlock, leaving a visible wound and a scar on her neck; the complaint includes an image of the described injuries.

Police response and restraining orders

The parties offer conflicting accounts of March 2. A representative for Glover said, "The reality is that on March 2, 2024, Mr. Glover was the victim of an unprovoked felony assault by Jane Doe at his Los Angeles residence. Mr. Glover called LAPD, which came to the scene, investigated, and arrested Jane Doe. These facts are documented by law enforcement records and by the restraining order filed by Mr. Glover against Jane Doe at that time. " The representative added, "Mr. Glover intends to vigorously defend himself and pursue all available relief. He is confident the judicial process will expose this lawsuit as a meritless fabrication. "

Other information in the record notes that police responded to an assault report at Glover's Silver Lake home on March 2, 2024 but did not make any arrests in that response, and that Glover had called in an assault and claimed a man and a woman had assaulted him. The complaint says Glover later filed a request for a restraining order, but a judge dismissed that request for lack of prosecution.

Plaintiff's claimed harms and legal claims

Doe alleges she was isolated in Los Angeles with no family, friends or contacts and that she was "essentially at Mr. Glover’s whims, " reliant entirely on him, who tracked her whereabouts and controlled who she saw and where she went. The complaint asserts that the legal filings and the events caused permanent damage to her career and reputation and seeks an unspecified amount of damages.

The petition brings multiple counts, including battery, fraud, wrongful eviction, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the Bane Act.

Crispin Glover's history and standing

The pleadings note that Glover is 61 and list credits that include his role as George McFly in 1985's Back to the Future as well as appearances in Charlie's Angels, Alice in Wonderland, Willard and River's Edge. The complaint identifies Doe as Muslim. The filing also says Doe was "afraid of Mr. Glover's angry and agitated state" when she returned to the home on March 2.

The complaint contains further allegations that "Mr. Glover continued reaching out to her trying to manipulate her into a sexual"—unclear in the provided context.

The case remains active in Los Angeles County Superior Court. crispin glover has said he will vigorously defend himself and pursue available relief.