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Agence France-Presse

Greek billionaire Alkiviades “Alki” David was ordered to pay US$58 million damages to a Hollywood assistant in one of the largest sexual harassment awards in US history, her lawyer said.
David, an heir to a Coca-Cola bottling fortune who has also battled recent lawsuits over his 3D hologram and online streaming businesses, was accused of routinely groping Mahim Khan.
The verdict was “a reminder to predators everywhere to not think they can get away with hurting others,” Khan said in a statement Monday.
Her lawyer Gloria Allred described it as one of the largest sexual harassment punitive damage awards in US legal history.
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“In this ‘Me Too’ movement, women like Ms Khan are no longer willing to suffer in silence,” she said.
Allred disclosed the name of her client in a news release.
Khan’s lawyers presented evidence that, two to three times per week, David would grab her by the neck and simulate oral sex.

David, who denies sexually harassing Khan, was not in court Monday, but plans to appeal.
Earlier in the trial, he was stripped of his ability to represent himself after a series of outbursts against Khan and her lawyers.
He issued a statement to US media Monday in which he said the legal system is “broken” and “in a state of emergency”, and accused the plaintiff and witnesses of lying.
David, 51, who was born in Nigeria and educated at British boarding school, has also faced a number of harassment cases in recent years.
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Monday’s ruling follows separate payouts this year to two other women totalling over US$14 million in sexual harassment cases against David, as well as a third case ending in a mistrial.
David has also been sued by major US television networks, and battled a rival hologram firm over the technology used to project deceased rapper Tupac Shakur on stage during the Coachella festival in 2012.
In a 2017 interview with The Los Angeles Times, David said he deliberately cultivated a “villainous image” for himself to boost his brand and profile.
At a hearing last week, David was ordered to pay Khan more than US$8 million.
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for around an hour before awarding Khan the maximum requested US$50 million punitive damages Monday, bringing the total owed to US$58.25 million.
David is worth an estimated US$2.6 billion.
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Sex harassment case: hologram billionaire Alki David told to pay US$58 million to Hollywood assistant

Alki David is best know for operating a hologram company that projected images of Tupac and Michael Jackson, among others. Photo: TNS

This Aug. 19, 2019 photo released by Courtesy of FilmOn Networks shows Alki David, CEO of FilmOn Networks at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, while the trial with Mahim Kahn was underway in Los Angeles. David's attorney said Monday, Dec. 2, that the billionaire has been hit with more than $58 million in damages after a jury found him liable for battery, sexual battery and sexual harassment against a former employee. (Owen Phillips/FilmOn Networks via AP)

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R. Kelly’s girlfriends Jocelyn Savage (right) and Azriel Clary arrive for a bond hearing in Chicago in February. Photo: AFP

R. Kelly's girlfriends, Jocelyn Savage (L) and Azriel Clary, arrive for the second hearing in the racketeering and sex trafficking case of Kelly at Brooklyn federal court on August 2, 2019 in New York. - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty in a New York court to federal charges including racketeering that allege he systematically recruited girls for sex while touring. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)

FILE PHOTO: Grammy-winning R&B star R. Kelly leaves the Cook County courthouse after a hearing on multiple counts of criminal sexual abuse case, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski/File Photo

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Alki David denied sex harassment claims and accused judge of blocking witnesses who would have exonerated him
This latest award brings the amount of verdicts against him to more than US$70 million



Alki David is heir to a Greek Coca-Cola bottling fortune. He heads several media firms, including FilmOn Networks, Alki David Productions Inc and Hologram USA Networks Inc.


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