Actor Peter Dante is an actor who has been in over 80 films, including most recently “Christmas Vacation”, but he was recently sued for antisemitic remarks. The lawsuit alleges that his comments are not isolated and is part of a pattern of consistent racist behavior.
Peter Dante, the actor who plays a character in Adam Sandler movies, has been accused of antisemitic remarks. In a recent lawsuit filed against him, the plaintiff claims that Dante made an anti-Semitic comment about Jews being “greedy.”
SANTA MONICA, California (CBSLA) — A man has sued actor Peter Dante, alleging that earlier this month, Dante branded him a “old Jew” and a sissy and pursued him through a Santa Monica restaurant.
BOSTON, MA – JUNE 09: Peter Dante attends the Regal Fenway Theater’s That’s My Boy Boston Premiere on June 9, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images/Marc Andrew Deley)
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In his Santa Monica Superior Court case, plaintiff Scott Burns claims assault, defamation-slander, and intentional and negligent infliction of mental distress. In the lawsuit filed on Thursday, Burns is seeking $1.5 million in damages.
A spokesperson for the 53-year-old “Grandma’s Boy” actor could not be contacted for comment right away.
Burns traveled to Lares, a Mexican cuisine restaurant on Pico Boulevard where he often dines, at 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 3, according to the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, Burns, who is old and suffers from heart illness, came via the back entrance according to management’s COVID-19 safety standards and was led to his table after his temperature was taken and he presented his immunization card.
According to the lawsuit, Dante was “purposefully obstructing” the space Burns wanted to travel through, and when the plaintiff excused himself, an obviously inebriated Dante started “verbally harassing” him.
According to the lawsuit, Dante then started asking Burns probing and intimate questions in a scary tone, calling the plaintiff’s replies “dumb.”
The complaint claims that “Plaintiff was humiliated in the confined area in front of the staff whom he knew well and the other guests.”
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According to the lawsuit, Dante, who reportedly rejected Burns’ instructions to stop talking to him, called the plaintiff a “sissy” and asked if he was going to do something about it, but Burns said he didn’t want to fight.
According to the lawsuit, Dante made antisemitic comments about Burns’ looks, calling him a “old Jew” with a “Jew nose.”
Dante then approached Burns’ table and loomed over him in a menacing way, giving Burns the impression that he was going to be assaulted, according to the lawsuit. According to the complaint, as Burns informed a server he was going, Dante exclaimed, “See sissy running away.”
The plaintiff was able to contact the police after Dante pursued Burns around a huge table, and he told the operator to remain on the phone with him because he was afraid for his safety, according to the lawsuit.
“Pay your money and go out,” the restaurant owner’s daughter said as she approached Dante and kept him away from Burns. The suit says, “You’re out of here.”
Dante ultimately walked away. According to the lawsuit, Burns, who felt embarrassed and feels his reputation was harmed, has continued to suffer nightmares and fear when he is in public settings, particularly while visiting Lares.
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