Danny Elfman must face his sexual harassment accuser's defamation lawsuit over statements he made to the media defending himself.

Danny Elfman has lost his bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought on him last year for comments he made to Rolling Stone.

Danny Elfman has lost a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by fellow composer Nomi Abadi over statements he made to Rolling Stone in 2023 that were included in an investigative piece about a secret sexual harassment settlement made with his former protégé.

Danny Elfman, famed composer of The Simpsons theme and the 1989 Batman score, has lost his attempt to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by fellow composer Nomi Abadi. The Los Angeles Superior Court ruled against Elfman’s motion, allowing Abadi’s case to move forward.

Danny Elfman has failed in a bid to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him. The 71-year-old musician was sued by Nomi Abadi - who previously entered a settlement and non-disclosure agreement with the award-winning star in 2017 after she alleged a year earlier he had exposed himself and sexually harassed her- after she claimed he had "peddled appalling lies" and damaged her reputation when he gave a lengthy statement to Rolling Stone magazine in July 2023.

Danny Elfman has lost a bid to dismiss the defamation lawsuit against him by fellow composer Nomi Abadi over statements he made to Rolling Stone. Danny Elfman has lost his bid to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought against him by fellow composer Nomi Abadi about statements he made to Rolling Stone.