Leonardo Nogueira, director of TV Globo soap operas and husband of actress Giovanna Antonelli, received an accusation of sexual harassment from an actress with whom he has worked.
The information comes from journalist Fabíola Reipert, who revealed in a segment of her program on TV Record that, according to the complainant, Nogueira promised her a role in the next seven o’clock soap opera on Globo, “Fuzuê”, in exchange for sexual relations.
In the action, which is being processed by the Justice of Rio de Janeiro, she asks for compensation of R$ 2 million for moral damages. An exchange of messages was also made public in which Leonardo says that he was the one harassed: “My conduct has always been impeccable”.
The director spoke on social networks, early this Wednesday (22), with a statement in which he says he is a “victim of a crime”, and that the person involved in the case was arrested: “Friends, I was a victim of a crime in which they tried to extort me. Since the incident, all legal measures have been taken, including the arrest of the person involved. The complaint was made by me, let it be clear. Currently, the criminal process is in secrecy of justice”.
The TV news portal, which also had access to the action documents, points out that Leonardo and the actress met in 2003, but ended up getting closer only in 2021. At the time, the woman sought Nogueira to help her with TV tests. According to the complaint, they soon met and maintained a relationship for a month.
Also according to the portal, the initial petition of the action mentions that the two agreed, in a verbal contract, that the relationship would be an “exchange”, “where the plaintiff would maintain relations with the defendant and he would help and indicate to obtain papers in their productions”.
screenshots of conversations
Prints of the conversations between the actress and Leonardo were attached which, according to Notícias da TV, prove that the woman even auditioned for the soap opera “Fuzuê”, but ended up being rejected – news that I learned from Leonardo himself.
When asking him, he said: “So you’re not going to put me in anything, Leo? No supporting cast?” To which Nogueira replied: “We still need to close the cast to understand”.
Still in the exchange of messages, the actress accuses the director of using the post to have sex with her, and Leonardo counters, saying the following: “If there was any harassment, it was on your part and you know it. We are exposed, unfortunately, my conduct has always been impeccable. I would never promise anything on behalf of the company that I could not deliver. No function. My history and conduct say so.”
Leonardo Nogueira has been married to Giovanna Antonelli since 2009.
According to Notícias da TV, the director was removed from his duties and replaced by another professional.
the CNN contacted the Justice of Rio de Janeiro and TV Globo, but did not receive a response so far.
Source: CNN Brasil
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