Kate Beckinsale Sues Canary Black Producers for Allegedly Exposing Her to ‘Harmful and Unsafe Circumstances’ on Set

Kate Beckinsale is suing the Canary Black producers after allegedly being uncovered to “harmful and unsafe situations,” in accordance with a grievance obtained by PEOPLE.

The 51-year-old actress starred within the crime movie in 2024, which was launched on Oct. 3. Over seven months later, the actress is accusing the movie’s manufacturing firm, Anton Leisure Media Companies, Inc., and its workers, together with producer John Zois, of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional misery and battery. Puck was the primary to report the information.

Beckinsale initially filed in opposition to the producers in December 2024 as “Jane Doe.” Nevertheless, she issued an amended grievance on Wednesday, Could 21, together with communications with the defendants and extra particulars of her on-set damage.

Beckinsale first suffered a fancy meniscus tear in her left knee whereas filming in December 2022. She then wanted surgical procedure, which subsequently paused the manufacturing for months.

Earlier than she returned to set, she claims her orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jason Snibbe, stated she shouldn’t be requested to carry out stunts that concerned working, leaping, harness suspension, squatting or kicking, per the grievance. Nevertheless, Dr. Snibbe’s requests have been allegedly ignored. 

Beckinsale’s grievance claims that she suffered additional aggravation of the knee damage as her physician’s orders have been repeatedly ignored and she or he was allegedly coerced into performing “unsafe motion sequences.”

Within the newly amended grievance, Beckinsale allegedly suffered a “vital trauma” to her knee after she was uncovered to “harmful and unsafe situations” on the Canary Black set. 

“Ms. Beckinsale and her workforce repeatedly raised crimson flags concerning unsafe situations on and off set to Defendants, together with lengthy, harmful set days, typically lasting fifteen hours, insufficient gear and medical personnel to assist handle the excessive bodily workload and get better from the exertion off set, and failure to adequately inform Ms. Beckinsale of what stunts she was anticipated to carry out till typically the second she needed to carry out it,” the grievance learn. 

The actress additionally alleges that though she raised her issues repeatedly, the producers put her ” in hurt’s approach” after they “continued to recklessly and deliberately forge forward with unsafe filming situations, forgoing security to keep up revenue margins.”

Together with a number of reach-outs from Beckinsale’s workforce about their issues with the set, her agent, Shani Rosenzweig, allegedly emailed Zois, saying, “Nobody is definitely taking actual motion to place a plan in place to repair this case so it by no means occurs once more… [Ms. Beckinsale] retains displaying as much as set for her name time and everybody round her has been made conscious it’s going to be a 15 hour [or more] day aside from her.” 

Rosenzweig then demanded quick motion to deal with the unsafe situations. “For those who’re attempting to kill an individual, you’re doing an important job,” she wrote to Zois, after asking him to elucidate his plans to treatment the scenario. The grievance alleges Zois responded and agreed to shorten the actress’ “unsustainable” work days, saying, “I don’t know what else to say aside from you’re proper.”

Regardless of Zois’ response, Beckinsale’s attorneys alleged she nonetheless labored 15-hour days, was tasked to “carry out harmful motion sequences, with out pre-clearing or pre-training,” and the “set situations continued to be harmful.”

Because of the alleged negligence and “acutely aware and reckless selections, Ms. Beckinsale suffered additional damage, together with aggravation and exacerbation of her current accidents, which was totally avoidable,” per the grievance.

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PEOPLE reached out to Beckinsale and Zois’ representatives for additional info on Wednesday.