Natasha Leggero adds her name to alleged James Toback sexual harassment victims

Actress and comedienne Natasha Leggero has revealed she’s one of the 300-plus women who have accused director James Toback of sexual harassment.
Natasha went public with her story during an appearance on U.S. late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (17Jan18), when she revealed Toback told her to grow out her armpit hair for a role in his movie Two Girls and a Guy.
She complied and agreed to meet the writer and filmmaker in New York’s Central Park to discuss the role.
She claims he asked to see her hairy armpits and when she showed him he allegedly told her, “Now I’m gonna have to pleasure myself” and humped a nearby tree.
U.S. TV news anchor Natalie Morales has also claimed she had an odd encounter with the director in Central Park, revealing he approached her over two decades ago when she was a young, newly-engaged journalist out for a walk.
He told her he was developing a new movie, which turned out to be Two Girls and a Guy, and tried to convince her to try out for a role, presenting her with a Variety article about himself to prove he was a “legitimate” director.
“He makes it very clear with the conversation, as I’m walking…, that he wants to get me into a secluded part of the park… and he also proceeded to say that if you wanna be in the movies you’ve gotta be willing to show yourself,” Morales recalled. “I was like, ‘Sorry, I’m leaving right now. I don’t wanna be in the movies. I just wanna make money… I just want a career…’ I was very grateful that I left, but think of all the women that were seduced.”
According to a Los Angeles Times article, published in October (17), Toback often invited aspiring actresses to his hotel room or apartment to discuss possible collaborations, only to then act inappropriately by asking intimate sexual questions and reportedly masturbating in front of them.
Selma Blair, Julianne Moore, Veruca Salt singer Louise Post, and actress Adrienne LaValley are among the alleged victims who have spoken out about their encounters with 72-year-old Toback.
The director has firmly denied the accusations, insisting he had never met any of the women featured in the Times piece and claimed such behaviour would have been “biologically impossible” for him due to his health, stating he has suffered from diabetes and “a heart condition that required medication” for the past 22 years.