Rosario Dawson Talked About The Allegations Made By Her Former Assistant

Get the Full StoryAbout this time last year, Rosario Dawson was a possible First Lady contender, and the recipient of a lawsuit from her former assistant Dedrek Finley, who alleged that Rosario and her family were transphobic, slumlords, violated labor laws, and at times, physically violent. A year later, and only the White House dreams have changed Rosario is still Cory Booker s first lady, so that s something . That lawsuit, on the other hand, hasn t gone anywhere, and Rosario recently decided to talk about the allegations made against herself and her family.

To recap, Dedrek who presented as a woman when they were hired by Rosario , had reportedly known Rosario s family for decades when he was hired as an assistant in 2017 and asked to move to Los Angeles. Dedrek arrived in LA after transitioning, which was something that Rosario s family allegedly didn t accept. Dedrek claimed that Rosario s family used female pronouns and referred to him by his deadname while he was living in their rental property in North Hollywood rent-free in exchange for renovation work . The hostility got worse in 2018 when Rosario s mom Isabel Celeste allegedly fired him and kicked him out of the home by ripping a screen off a window and pulling him out. He claimed that he complained many times to Rosario about her family and that she did nothing. At one point, Rosario was allegedly present for a physical altercation between himself and her mother. He also alleged that Rosario used female language, like telling him he was a grown woman, then brushing off his assertion that he was not a woman.

Rosario got into the transphobic accusations during an interview she did with Vanity Fair to talk about her character in The Mandalorian, Ahsoka Tano. The Mandalorian: Your one-stop shop for characters that keep the internet going, Ummm . Vanity Fair thought the two topics were relevant, due to some LGBTQ fans taking an issue with Rosario s casting back in March.

According to Vanity Fair, 18 of the 20 claims in Dedrek s lawsuit were voluntarily withdrawn without a settlement, and his lawyer left the case. The two remaining claims are about Dedrek s allegations of violence, and they ll be brought to a judge next month. Vanity Fair pointed out that some people might think that the dismissal is another case of a famous person with access to resources and money overpowering the system, to which Rosario responded:

The reason that all of the discrimination claims were dropped is because they didn t happen. I was raised in a very inclusive and loving way, and that s how I ve lived my entire life. I ve always used my voice to fight for, lift up, and empower the LGBTQA community, and use my platform to channel trans voices, in fiction and nonfiction work that I ve produced and directed. So I feel the record is really clear.

So when Dedrek claimed that Rosario s mom hissed, You re not so much of a man now during the alleged apartment window beat down, that didn t happen. Or it did, but it wasn t meant to be transphobic, because that s not how Rosario s family rolls. I guess we ll have to wait and see if this ends up playing out in court. Because I have a feeling that Dedrek is probably going to retell a couple of choice quotes that aren t going to sound so great. Then again, Rosario swears her family doesn t operate with that kind of hate in their hearts. I m sure her explanation will be something like this:

Your honor, I m sure my mother meant man in the colloquial sense, like Hey man! . We would never, EVER intentionally disrespect someone s chosen pronouns while forcibly evicting them from a property via a screenless window.

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