Mitchell was let go from the Century City based agency after actress Demi Mann filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him.
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) fired agent Cameron Mitchell, 24 hours after actress Demi Mann filed a civil sexual harassment lawsuit against him. Mann claims Mitchell discovered her at the Coffee Bean in Century City and promised he would give her a role in an upcoming Marvel television program if she entered a sexual relationship with him.
Mann claims Mitchell sexually assaulted her on several occasions over a period of six months and that CAA’s human resources department ignored her complaints.
On Friday, CAA issued a statement that read, in part, “When Ms. Mann reached out to CAA in October, we immediately launched a fair, impartial and thorough investigation. We spoke with Ms. Mann multiple times, suspended Mr. Mitchell pending the completion of the investigation, and, based upon the information we could gather, took other appropriate action.”
CAA also noted in its statement that Mann had never been a client of the agency and that after Mann filed her lawsuit, the company “received new information not previously revealed during the agency’s investigation. Mr. Mitchell’s employment with the agency has ended as of today. With respect to Ms. Mann’s specific accusations against CAA, the agency categorically denies them and will vigorously defend itself in the litigation.”
A spokesperson for Mitchell said in a statement, “Mitchell is adamant that the allegations are not only false, but egregious. Approximately two months ago, just two days after Mitchell communicated that he could no longer consider representation of Mann at CAA, she contacted HR at the agency with complaints against Mitchell. Mann’s allegations appear to be a calculated attempt to justify remaining in the U.S., as she is here on a temporary visa.”
An attorney for Mann said in a statement, “This is not a case about anything other than a victim seeking what is right and what is just. It is clear from the position of our adversaries that it is also now a case of the industry machine deplorably guarding its status, and acting with all best efforts to silence a victim of sexual battery and gender-based violence.”
