Screenwriter Paul Schrader has been accused of sexually assaulting a former assistant, and then backing out of settlement payments. Schrader’s lawyer called the filing a “desperate, opportunistic and frivolous lawsuit.’

Paul Schrader, the writer of ‘Taxi Driver’ and director of ‘American Gigolo’, has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential

Paul Schrader has been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former assistant who also alleges that he reneged on a settlement agreement.

Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that...