The Oscar winning songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has
been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered
audition ads on Craigslist.
Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says nine of the 11 victims
answered an ad seeking women to audition for acting roles.
Brooks' attorney, Jeff Hoffman, says "there will be lengthy arguments" during the
arraignment.
Brooks allegedly seduced the women through Craigslist web postings and lured
them to his upper East Side apartment with with promises of parts in his next
movie, sources said.
He purportedly boasted about his Oscar and offered to show it to them at his
pad.
Two of the victims said they had been doped with date-rape drugs, sources said.
Others believe their drinks were spiked. Toxicology results have been
inconclusive.
When allegations surfaced in January, Brooks declined to comment. He could not
be reached for comment early Tuesday.
The first of the alleged assaults occurred in November 2006, and involved a
22-year-old woman who said she was sexually abused at the Carlyle Hotel.
Another assault allegedly took place in Brooks' apartment in May 2007. Three
more took place over a two-week stretch near Brooks' 70th birthday in March
2008, law enforcement sources said.
Brooks wrote, directed and bankrolled the 1977 romance flick "You Light Up My
Life," and penned the title track. The song reached No. 1 on the pop charts
He also composed music for the film "The Lords of Flatbush" and co-produced
"Eddie and the Cruisers."
Brooks turned to movie-making after a successful career writing jingles, including
a 1970s Pepsi Generation campaign with the lyrics, "You got a lot to live and
Pepsi's got a lot to give, yeah Pepsi's got a lot to give." Brooks won the Oscar for
Best Original Song for the 1977 ballad "You Light Up My Life."
been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered
audition ads on Craigslist.
Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday.
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says nine of the 11 victims
answered an ad seeking women to audition for acting roles.
Brooks' attorney, Jeff Hoffman, says "there will be lengthy arguments" during the
arraignment.
Brooks allegedly seduced the women through Craigslist web postings and lured
them to his upper East Side apartment with with promises of parts in his next
movie, sources said.
He purportedly boasted about his Oscar and offered to show it to them at his
pad.
Two of the victims said they had been doped with date-rape drugs, sources said.
Others believe their drinks were spiked. Toxicology results have been
inconclusive.
When allegations surfaced in January, Brooks declined to comment. He could not
be reached for comment early Tuesday.
The first of the alleged assaults occurred in November 2006, and involved a
22-year-old woman who said she was sexually abused at the Carlyle Hotel.
Another assault allegedly took place in Brooks' apartment in May 2007. Three
more took place over a two-week stretch near Brooks' 70th birthday in March
2008, law enforcement sources said.
Brooks wrote, directed and bankrolled the 1977 romance flick "You Light Up My
Life," and penned the title track. The song reached No. 1 on the pop charts
He also composed music for the film "The Lords of Flatbush" and co-produced
"Eddie and the Cruisers."
Brooks turned to movie-making after a successful career writing jingles, including
a 1970s Pepsi Generation campaign with the lyrics, "You got a lot to live and
Pepsi's got a lot to give, yeah Pepsi's got a lot to give." Brooks won the Oscar for
Best Original Song for the 1977 ballad "You Light Up My Life."
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‘You Light Up My Life’ writer accused of rape
by Roland Hansen
by Roland Hansen
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