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Jon Peters

Source: nndb.com

Jon Pagano Peters is a movie producer. Peters went into the family hair styling business and was successful on Rodeo Drive in Hollywood where he made many industry connections. He dated Barbra Streisand and in 1976 he was given a producing credit on her remake of A Star Is Born. He worked with Peter Guber for the next ten years. Their hits included The Color Purple and Flashdance. He headed Sony Pictures with Guber for two years.

• Born: 2 June 1945 in Van Nuys, California

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Superman Returns Producer Ordered To Pay Over $3 Mil In Sexual Harassment Trial
Perez Hilton Gossip, 2011-08-30 05:00:15
Yet another FAIL for Superman Returns. For five years now, Superman producer Jon Peters has been involved in a lawsuit with former assistant Shelly Morita. She claims that Jon "got her into bed uninvited and fondled her" during the making of Superman Returns. Now, Shelly has officially won her case, ...

Hollywood Docket: 'Superman' Producer Jon Peters Ordered To Pay $3.3 Mil in Sexual Harassment Trial
Hollywood Reporter, 2011-08-29 14:08:12
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Woman Awarded Over $3 Million in Yet Another Sexual Harassment Suit Against Hollywood Exec Jon Peters
LAist - News from LA, 2011-08-27 20:40:29
"Superman Returns" producer Jon Peters is being ordered to pay more than $3 million in a sexual harassment suit brought by a former employee. Shelly Morita, a personal assistant to the stars, claimed that the Hollywood executive created a hostile workplace, CBS LA reports. [ more › ]