Henry Ian Cusick Settles Harassment Case

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 27th 2009 07:51AM

'Lost' star Henry Ian Cusick has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former production staffer, TMZ reports. The woman, Chelsea Stone, sued the actor for allegedly grabbing and touching her inappropriately. She also named ABC and the production company in the lawsuit. Her lawyer confirms that Stone has settled with all the defendants and the terms are confidential.

The lawsuit filed Friday in April alleged that Cusick, who plays Desmond Hume on the show, fondled the woman's buttocks and breasts and kissed her on the lips in October 2007. The lawsuit claimed she reported the incident to her supervisor, but was simply told to avoid the actor. She has stated she was fired 12 days later in retaliation for reporting the alleged abuse.

At the time, TMZ reported that Cusick allegedly "placed his face on top of [her] breasts, moving his face from side to side." The filing said the woman had worked for ABC since 1997.

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Henry Ian Cusick

Dominic Monaghan as Charlie Pace and Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume star in the episode "Catch-22" on 'Lost.'

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LOST season four Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah and Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume star in the episode"Meet Kevin Johnson" - Sayid confronts Ben's spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke's camp in order to survive an impending attack. Airs Thursday, March 20, 2008.

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LOST season four Harold Perrineau as Michael Dawson, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume and Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah star in the episode"Meet Kevin Johnson" - Sayid confronts Ben's spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke's camp in order to survive an impending attack. Airs Thursday, March 20, 2008.

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LOST Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah and Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume star in the episode "The Constant" - Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects. Airs Thursday, February 28, 2008.

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LOST Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume, Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar and Marc Vann as Doctor star in the episode "The Constant" - Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects. Airs Thursday, February 28, 2008.

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