Leverage 2.0 Timothy Hutton Lawsuit Complicated By Producer Countersuit

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Timothy Hutton’s lawsuit over his dismissal from the Leverage reboot has become more complicated after Electric Entertainment filed a countersuit. The 61-year-old actor starred as Nate Ford on the original TNT crime series Leveragebetween 2008 and 2012. Though initially signed on to reprise his role in the subsequent reboot, Leverage: Redemption, Hutton was promptly dropped from the series after a rape allegation surfaced against the actor in 2020.

Now, according to THR, the producer of Leverage: Redemption has launched a countersuit against Hutton. The new lawsuit comes in response to Hutton’s filing against Electric Entertainment in February, which cited a breach of contract that reportedly promised the actor $3 million regardless of whether his services were utilized. Refuting his claims, Electric Entertainment alleges that Hutton “intentionally withheld and concealed” his attempts to pay off his accuser and stop the publication of her story whilst contract negotiations were still underway. The production company states that the actor had a legal responsibility to disclose the allegations against him and that his failure to do so had placed the series’ future in jeopardy as it could not conceivably be produced with Hutton’s involvement.

Related: Why Hardison Left The Team In Leverage: Redemption

Made public in an article two years ago, Hutton’s accuser claims that the actor raped her as a teenager in 1983 during the filming of Iceman. Though Hutton has continued to deny the allegations strenuously, he was also removed from the Fox drama series Almost Family, which was cancelled shortly after the allegations were made. Premiering in July last year with a second season already in development, Leverage: Redemption ultima