Friday 10 June 2022 10:37 PM Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers and others 'observed' Horatio Sanz grope ... trends now
A woman suing NBC and SNL alumnus Horatio Sanz for allegedly sexually assaulting her claims the actor groped her when she was 17 year old, in front of the show's star studded cast, at a 2002 SNL after-party.
The Pennsylvania woman, who remains unnamed in the suit, said Sanz, 53, brought her to two after-parties and inappropriately touched her while Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Seth Meyers, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Will Farrell and other SNL stars, looked on, according to her affidavit filed on Wednesday.
She claimed the stars all appeared 'grossed out' by the action but continued starring or carried on in a wild party attended by 'sex workers' and reportedly thrown by Tracy Morgan.
'I was horrified to realize that I was on display for most of the SNL cast to see,' the plaintiff said, 'and I expressed my discomfort to Sanz.'
'He dismissed my shock and embarrassment, telling me to keep going with him despite everyone gawking at us.'
SNL alumnus Horatio Sanz was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl during two after-parties in 2002 in plain view of SNL starts. Pictured, Sanz heading to the alleged party
One of the assaults allegedly took place at the Ristorante Barolo, in Manhattan on May 11, 2002
Among those who allegedly observed the groping was Tina Fey, pictured with Sanz. Fey had previously accused Kevin Spacey of hitting on her amid the #MeToo movement
The woman said Seth Meyers (left, pictured with Sanz) was standing in front of her when Sanz was groping her body despite her protest
The woman claims Jimmy Fallon, left, was fully aware of her relationship with Sanz and had witnessed the groping on May 11, 2002, at the Ristorante Barolo, in Manhattan
Fellow SNL alumnus Will Farrell (left) also allegedly glanced as the woman was being groped by Sanz, according to the affidavit she filed on Wednesday
Sanz has repeatedly denied the allegations, and NBC had denied any liability for the actor's 'after-hours' behavior in a memo submitted in April to dismiss the woman's lawsuit.
Sanz' attorney, Andrew Brettler, previously claimed that the woman had demanded $7.5 million in exchange for her silence before filing the lawsuit last summer.
NBC did not immediately reply to DailyMail.com's request for comment.
The Jane Doe claimed that she had attended at least 12 different parties with the SNL cast between May 2001 and November 2002, starting when she was just 16 years old.
She repeated allegations that Sanz began grooming her when she was just a 15-year-old intern working for Jimmy Fallon, who allegedly relayed messages for Sanz.
She said Fallon saw the teen drinking alcohol with Sanz during an SNL after-party on May 11, 2002, at the Ristorante Barolo, in Manhattan, and just acted chummy.
'Aww, you guys,' Fallon allegedly said as he hugged the two.
Sanz then allegedly took her and a few other people on a limousine ride to drink champagne as they made their way to another after-party hosted by SNL alumnus Tracy Morgan.
'Both at these parties and afterwards, Sanz kissed me, groped my breasts and buttocks and digitally penetrated my genitals,' she said.
'At one point, as we both faced the entranceway, he lifted my breasts out of my shirt from behind, so that the only thing covering them was his
