{"id":174503,"date":"2018-08-01T22:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=174503"},"modified":"2018-08-01T22:00:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T02:00:44","slug":"lawsuit-soulpepper-co-founder-albert-schultz-resolved-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/01\/lawsuit-soulpepper-co-founder-albert-schultz-resolved-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit against Soulpepper co founder Albert Schultz ‘resolved’: lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File Photo: Peter Wardle tells The Canadian Press that the legal actions against the Soulpepper Theatre co-founder have been settled in a way \u201cthat is satisfactory to him.\u201d (Photo<\/a> by Canadian Film Centre\/Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO \u2014 A lawyer representing theatre impresario Albert Schultz says lawsuits alleging he sexually harassed multiple actresses have been ‘resolved.’<\/p>\n

Peter Wardle tells The Canadian Press that the legal actions against the Soulpepper Theatre co-founder have been settled in a way \u201cthat is satisfactory to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wardle did not provide any details.<\/p>\n

Four actresses sued Schultz and Soulpepper in January, alleging he groped them, exposed himself, pressed against them or otherwise behaved inappropriately.<\/p>\n

Schultz resigned hours after Kristin Booth, Hannah Miller, Diana Bentley and Patricia Fagan held a news conference to lambast him and Soulpepper.<\/p>\n

They said the company’s failure to deal with their repeated complaints had prompted them to go public.<\/p>\n

At the time, Schultz said he would vigorously defend himself against the allegations. Both he and Soulpepper did file notices of intent to defend in the case.<\/p>\n

The scandal also prompted Soulpepper to part ways with Leslie Lester, Schultz’s wife and the company’s executive director.<\/p>\n

The theatre company had said it was unaware of any misconduct allegations against Schultz or anyone else, having investigated as recently as the fall of 2017.<\/p>\n

Soulpepper bills itself as Toronto’s largest not-for-profit theatre company and Schultz played a key role in its repertoire.<\/p>\n

Last month, acting artistic director Alan Dilworth said Soulpepper was in the midst of a \u201cculture change,\u201d and announced the company would put its prestigious training academy on a one-year hold to do a review before admitting a new troupe of artists.<\/p>\n

Nearly $2.4 million has been allocated to Soulpepper under various Canadian Heritage programs since the early 2000s, according to a February briefing note prepared for former heritage minister Melanie Joly.<\/p>\n

In February,\u00a0Canada\u00a0Council for the Arts said it was rescinding a planned funding increase for Soulpepper, but would maintain base funding.<\/p>\n

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