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Repeating a comment from another thread - this article shows what has been tried in some NDAs: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/26/former-weinstein-ass
by robaato 8y ago
Repeating a comment from another thread - this article shows what has been tried in some NDAs:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/26/former-weinstein-assistant-urges-ban-contracts-silence-harassment-victims https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/26/former-weinstei...
The clauses attached to the Weinstein agreement signed by Perkins offer an insight into how egregious some NDAs can be. She was prohibited from even obtaining a copy of the agreement – she could only look at it supervised at a law firm’s office, a clause that also prevented MPs from acquiring the document. Ultimately she obtained the agreement in June through a personal data request. Its contents confirmed that she was banned from talking to a doctor, therapist or psychoanalyst about Weinstein’s alleged harassment unless they also signed an NDA and that she should not speak about the payment even if HMRC questioned her about it.
“If a therapist, for instance, broke the agreement, I would be held responsible for their disclosure. There were guns pointed from every angle,” said Perkins, who has since managed to rebuild her career as a successful associate producer.
- gowld 8y agoThat's a very different scenario. That was a settlement offer -- Weinstein effectively offered her a bribe to drop her complaint and cover for him. She could choose to refuse the settlement and press her case through the courts, which of course would be the same option as if there was no settlement offer. Weinstein would never agree to pay her a settlement that didn't limit his liability -- the value of that to him is $0.