Kicked in the head on purpose?
Extra sues Hollywood actress
January 13, 2024, 4:29 p.m
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The filming of a horror film has apparently escalated: actress Mia Goth is said to have intentionally injured an extra. The extra is demanding half a million US dollars in a lawsuit for injuries and humiliation suffered.
Did Shia LaBeouf’s wife Mia Goth intentionally kick an extra in the head at work? This is now claimed by a man named James Hunter, who is said to have worked with the 30-year-old actress in a film project. According to documents obtained by TMZ, the extra complains that the kick occurred during filming last year.
This was the filming of “MaXXXine”, the third part of a horror film series by the film production company A24, which is scheduled to be released this year. The first two parts “X” and “Pearl” were released in 2022 – also with Mia Goth in the leading role and Maxine Minx. In the lawsuit, Hunter claims he was hired to play a dead man for three days of filming.
The extra lay on the floor covered in fake blood for several hours and “had to endure ants and mosquitoes.” He told Goth to run towards him, step over him and look at him, then keep running. After she allegedly “almost stepped on him,” she was warned on the film set to be more careful. But during the next take, the actress “deliberately” kicked him in the head with her boot, the extra said.
Director and production company also sued
As “Page Six” reports, among others, the 30-year-old approached him in the bathroom after the incident and “mocked, mocked and belittled him.” She is said to have even warned him to do something about it. When asked by the medium, Goth has not yet commented on this.
A day after the incident, Hunter’s casting agency told Hunter that production no longer wanted him on set for the remaining two days, according to Variety. He then sued not only Goth for assault, but also director Ti West and the production company A24 for wrongful termination.
In addition, despite the pain, no medical help was provided at the location, the lawsuit says. On the drive home he had a headache and “almost fainted twice,” writes Variety. Doctors later determined that he had suffered a concussion. The fake blood would also have stuck to his body, so he apparently couldn’t take off the robe that was thrown over him without pain. He is now seeking at least $500,000 in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages.