Who Is Adam Venit? Terry Crews Files Harassment Case Against Hollywood Executive
Terry Crews filed a report with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Wednesday, a month after publicly alleging on Twitter he was sexually assaulted by a "high-level" Hollywood executive, Captain Cory Palka with the LAPD Hollywood station confirmed to Variety.
However, the department did not disclose further details about what their meeting with the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star involved.
"Today Terry Crews met with officers from LAPD's Hollywood station," Officer Sal Ramirez, LAPD public information officer, told USA Today in a statement. "As of now we have not been advised of what that meeting entailed. We will provide any additional information on this matter as soon as it becomes available to us."
Long-time William Morris Endeavor (WME) agent Adam Venit was put on leave of absence from the talent firm after Crews publicly alleged a high-profile entertainment executive groped him at an event. Investigation into the claims is undergoing, after Venit had been identified as the alleged groper by Variety.
Crews disclosed, in a series of tweets on Oct. 10, he had been sexually assaulted last year at a Hollywood event. Crews wrote on his Twitter account he was at a function with his wife when the Hollywood executive came over and allegedly grabbed his "privates" and the alleged abuser then "grinned like a j--k" when Crews questioned what he was doing.
"This whole thing with Harvey Weinstein is giving me PTSD. Why? Because this kind of thing happened to ME," the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star said in a series of tweets.
"My wife n I were at a Hollywood function last year n a high level Hollywood executive came over 2 me and groped my privates. Jumping back I said What are you doing?! My wife saw everything n we looked at him like he was crazy. He just grinned like a j--k," Crews wrote in his one of his tweets.
Venit, whose clients include Hollywood stars like Sylvester Stallone, Diane Keaton, Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler, has also been responsible for overseeing the mega-agency's finance and distribution team called WME Global.
He began his career with Creative Artists Agency and has since been responsible for brokering several major deals, including those for Gal Gadot in the upcoming "Wonder Woman" sequel and Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in "Creed 2."
Venit also represents A-list celebrities such as Brett Ratner and Dustin Hoffman, both of whom have been facing sexual misconduct allegations in the recent past. While Crews has also been represented by William Morris Endeavor, Venit is not his agent, according to Fox News.
Crews went on to say in his tweets last month he wanted to fight the man then and there, but decided against doing it, fearing how the media would portray the story and the possibility of going to jail.
Crews said he later received a phone call from Venit, who reportedly apologized, but the actor added he never found out "why he did what he did."
He then decided to come out about the incident publicly on Twitter and sympathized with numerous women who have had similar experiences and had been afraid to speak out about them.
"I let it go. And I understand why many women who this happens to let it go," he wrote before continuing, "Who's going 2 believe you? (few) What r the repercussions? (many) Do u want 2 work again? (Yes) R you prepared 2b ostracized?(No)."
Crews' allegations surfaced on social media in the wake of more than 100 women coming forward to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment.
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