Anderson, who is 47 and married, denies the allegations.
“It’s unfortunate that anyone can file a police report whether it is true or false,” a spokesperson for Anderson told The Times. “The authorities have not contacted Anthony or any of his representatives about this matter. Anthony unequivocally disputes the claim.”
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According to the Blast, the unidentified woman met Anderson more than a year ago when she catered an event for him. The incident occurred, she said, when they met a second time to talk about working together in the future.
Partly fueled by others who have come forward as part of the #MeToo movement, the woman filed a police report earlier this year.
Anderson has been accused of assault before. In 2004, while working on the Memphis, Tenn., set of the 2005 film “Hustle & Flow,” an extra accused him and an assistant director of raping her in her trailer. The charges eventually were dropped.
In “Black-ish,” Anderson plays patriarch Andre Johnson, opposite Tracee Ellis Ross.
Earlier this month, Anderson was nominated for an Emmy for “Black-ish” — his fourth — in the category of lead actor in a comedy series.
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