Producers seek dismissal of Kate Beckinsale lawsuit over knee injury

LOS ANGELES – The producers of Kate Beckinsale’s 2024 film “Canary Black” are seeking dismissal of the actress’ lawsuit in which she alleges she suffered a serious knee injury while being asked to perform stunts on the fast-paced action movie.

Attorneys for Anton Entertainment Media Services Inc., Canary Black Ltd. and producer John Zois filed court papers Thursday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jerrold Abeles arguing that Beckinsale’s claims belong in the workers’ compensation arena.

“The paucity of these allegations reveal that (Beckinsale), whether for publicity or monetary gain, is attempting to spin a garden-variety workplace negligence claim into something larger,” the producers’ attorneys state in their court papers while adding, “Lawsuits like this one, which seek compensation for workplace injuries, are barred by the Workers’ Compensation Act.”

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Beckinsale’s lawsuit, originally filed Dec. 6 with the actress identified only as a Jane Doe and then amended on May 21 with her full name, is, “at bottom, a negligence complaint alleging unsafe workplace conditions,” according to the producers’ attorneys’ pleadings.

A hearing on the producers’ dismissal motion is scheduled Oct. 23.

In addition to negligence, the suit alleges battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Beckinsale is the lead actress of the action-thriller film and during production in Croatia in late-2022 and early-2023, she was “repeatedly exposed to unsafe and dangerous conditions,” ultimately resulting in suffering “severe and debilitating injuries” that included significant trauma to her left knee, the suit states.

Throughout the filming, Beckinsale and her team repeatedly raised red flags about unsafe conditions on and off the set,= including long, dangerous set days that often lasted 15 hours, plus inadequate equipment and medical personnel to help manage the high physical workload, the suit states. (CNS)

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