Rosario Dawson and her family’s group orchestrated attack against a trans man working for them is resurfacing as filming on Ahsoka begins.
A worker for the Dawson family, Dedrek Finley, alleged Rosario Dawson, and her family repeatedly harassed him and eventually orchestrated a group attack against Finley in his home. Now, thanks to the filming of the Disney Plus series Ahsoka beginning, people are resurfacing the transphobic attack.
“seems insane how so much of the fandom decided to ignored transphobia because they find comfort in a fictional character
important reminder before some of you boldly claim “the case was dropped””
The image provided with the tweet is a statement from Finley in which he talks about how the attack on him is symbolic of the treatment of all trans people in the United States.
“As part of his statement, he said he did not participate in the court-ordered independent medical examination because he had been diagnosed with COVID-19 around the time it was supposed to be performed: “I requested it be rescheduled,” he wrote, maintaining that the court “chose not to reschedule.”
Finley also said of his case: “It is symbolic not only to the trans community but to marginalized people everywhere, everyone who has tried to stand and speak truth to power and be heard only to be shut down by money and power. I was very moved by how much it mattered to the trans community that a brother was treated so awfully. We will not stand for our people being beaten and having their voice taken and using the courts and justice system in their favor.””
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important reminder before some of you boldly claim “the case was dropped” pic.twitter.com/MbVt4ZlqhU
— Braddington (@bradwhipple) May 9, 2022
TRIGGER WARNING: violence and harassment
Details on the case
Finley moved from New York to Los Angeles in December 2017 to work for the Dawson family and, “renovate and remodel Rosario’s personal residence.” He later moved into a North Hollywood home rented by the Dawson family and soon after came out as a transgender man to the family and told them he would be using he/him pronouns.
Immediately after coming out to the Dawsons, “the family misgendered him multiple times each day, with deliberate indifference as to the appropriate way to address Mr. Finley,” the suit claims. Rosario Dawson, “acted with deliberate indifference and did nothing to correct the situation.”
Instead, in response to Mr. Finley’s complaints, Rosario would respond to Mr. Finley, “You’re a grown woman.”
The suit continues, alleging that in February of 2018 Finley was ordered to move out but refused because there were no legal grounds for eviction.
On April 28, 2018, Finley alleges that the family worked together to assault him. Isabel Dawson, Rosario’s mother, allegedly dragged Finley by his arm out of a window and then attacked him.
“Once Mr. Finley was lying helpless on the ground outside, Isabel, who is substantially larger than Mr. Finley, got on top of Mr. Finley’s body and began punching him,” the suit states. “While beating Mr. Finley, Isabel screamed, ‘You’re not so much of a man now,’ which was a clear and denigrating reference to Mr. Finley’s gender identity.”
The suit alleges Rosario Dawson assisted in the assault by sitting on top of him and “actively restraining him while he was on the ground to ensure that her mother could continue battering him.”
Isabel Dawson also allegedly threatened to kill Finley’s cat if he did not move out and stomped on his hand during the attack and stole his cellphone, which Finley alleges contains video of the previous threats made against him.
A day after the alleged attack, Finley was granted a temporary restraining order against Isabel Dawson, according to the suit.
