Crispin Glover sued by woman who says he held her captive

A former model has filed a civil complaint accusing crispin glover of grooming her, luring her to his Los Angeles home and holding her "captive" for sex and free labor. The filing, lodged Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, lays out allegations that have prompted claims of battery, fraud and wrongful eviction and are now headed to the courts.

Claims and counts listed in the complaint

The lawsuit names Crispin Glover and asserts multiple causes of action, including battery, fraud, wrongful eviction, malicious prosecution, intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of the Bane Act. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and describes the plaintiff as a 30-year-old former model from the United Kingdom who is identified in court papers as Jane Doe.

How Jane Doe says she was recruited and moved to Los Angeles

Court documents say Jane Doe first connected with Glover on social media in 2015. The complaint alleges that, over several years, he persistently messaged her, often making "strange advances" and encouraging her to come to Los Angeles. The filing says the two met in person in 2023 in Dresden, Germany, where Glover showed off several items of Nazi memorabilia from his personal collection.

Allegations of grooming, isolation and manipulation

The complaint describes a pattern of grooming during 2023, with Glover promising Doe a new life and a career in the entertainment industry and urging her to come to Los Angeles to work as his assistant. It says he manipulated her to stop paying rent on her U. K. home and to sell or store her belongings so she could move. After she relocated in early 2024, the lawsuit alleges she became isolated from friends and family, relied entirely on Glover, was tracked and controlled, and discouraged from leaving the residence.

Details of the March 2, 2024 altercation, police response and legal filings

The complaint alleges that on March 2, 2024, Doe left Glover's home to attend the mosque despite his refusal and that Glover locked her out when she left. It says she returned, fearful of his "angry and agitated state, " to retrieve her cats and that Glover then grabbed her neck and choked her in a headlock, leaving a wound and scar on the front of her neck. The filing includes an image of the described injury.

The documents state that Glover called the police about the incident and filed for a restraining order against Jane Doe; a judge later dismissed that request because of "lack of prosecution. " The plaintiff's complaint also alleges Glover falsely identified her to police as an unlawful intruder. Glover's representative, however, has asserted that on March 2, 2024 he was the victim of an unprovoked felony assault at his Los Angeles residence, that the Los Angeles Police Department responded and arrested Jane Doe, and that law enforcement records and the restraining order he filed at that time document those events.

Crispin Glover's response and career credits noted in filings

A representative for Glover issued a statement denying the allegations "in the strongest possible terms" and saying he "intends to vigorously defend himself and pursue all available relief. " The representative added confidence that the judicial process will expose the lawsuit as a "meritless fabrication. "

The filings and statements reference Glover's acting career, noting his portrayal of George McFly in the 1985 film Back to the Future. Additional credits cited in public documents include roles in Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, the 2000 version of Charlie's Angels, the 2010 version of Alice in Wonderland, Willard and River's Edge.

Personal details about the plaintiff and ongoing impacts

The complaint describes Jane Doe as a 30-year-old woman with autism spectrum disorder who is Muslim. It says she was essentially at Glover's whims after moving to Los Angeles and that she is "still homeless and emotionally scarred from the traumatic events with Mr. Glover. " The suit alleges she was "essentially held captive and used for sex and free labor" and seeks redress through the civil claims it advances.