California judge allows defamation lawsuit against Danny Elfman to proceed

A California judge has allowed Nomi Abadi's defamation lawsuit against composer Danny Elfman to proceed. Abadi claims Elfman sexually harassed her in 2016 and later made false statements about her in a Rolling Stone article. The judge found that Abadi's evidence, including text messages and Elfman's own admissions, suggests her allegations have some merit. Elfman's argument that his statements were protected by litigation privilege was rejected by the court. Elfman's lawyer announced plans to appeal the ruling. The lawsuit was filed in July 2024, following Elfman's public denial of Abadi's claims in July 2023.