Disney Sued Over 25-Year-Old Sci-Fi Movie In Lawsuit Alleging "Repeated" Sexual Assaults

Published Aug 24, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT

Disney is being sued over some very serious allegations from one of their sci-fi films.

Inspired by Ellen Weiss and Mel Friedman's sci-fi novel of the same name, The Poof Point centers on middle-aged scientists Norton and Marigold Ballard who invent a time machine, only for a technical error to result in them and their kids de-aging, resulting in a race against time to fix the machine before they evaporate from existence. The Disney Channel film hailed from Real Genius and Police Academy vet Neal Israel, with a cast including Kim Possible's Tahj Mowry, The Proud Family's Raquel Lee, A Different World's Dawnn Lewis and stand-up comic Mark Curry.

Now, nearly 25 years after the movie's release, Deadline reports that Raquel Lee has filed a negligence lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company regarding The Poof Point. The star, now Raquel Lee Bolleau, specifically states that "an adult, middle-aged, male employee of Disney" involved on the sci-fi movie's set, only dubbed "John Doe," had "repeatedly raped, sexually assaulted, sexually abused and sexually harassed" her during production.

The lawsuit went on to state that the abuse "was apparent to the adults on Disney's set," with Bolleau accusing the studio of having not only "repeatedly failed" her, but also "facilitated and concealed Mr. Doe's severe sexual abuse" of her. The suit goes on to claim that "Disney's set was not safe for children," as a 14-year-old Bolleau was allegedly "at the receiving end of tirades from Disney execs at the time over her performance," even as she was "visibly disheveled" from the assaults:

This is not the first time that Disney has enabled a sexual predator to target and abuse vulnerable victims. Disney has a longstanding and horrifying history of protecting sexual abusers that began well before 2001 — and continued after 2001. Disney has caused irreparable and devastating harm, and must be held accountable. Defendant failed to use reasonable care in investigating the circumstances on set and did nothing to reasonably investigate, supervise or monitor and/or terminate Mr. Doe to ensure the safety of child actors.

At the time of writing, Disney had not responded to Deadline's calls for comment on the lawsuit, though sources indicated that the studio was first made aware of Bolleau's accusations in June 2026, as attorneys Doug Wigdor and Jame Kim approached them for an out-of-court settlement discussion, which failed to come to fruition. Sources also report that a decade prior, Bolleau, under representation from a different attorney, approached Disney for a "confidential settlement for a small amount of money" regarding another male from the sci-fi film's set.

It's important to note that in the time since Bolleau's last lawsuit, laws regarding the statute of limitations have changed, with California in 2020 allowing sexual abuse victims to file a civil claim up to their 40th birthday, while a 2023 addendum further removed any statute of limitations for claims filed on or after January 1, 2024:

Doug Widor & Jame Kim: Over the last decade, countless child actors have come forward to bravely share their experiences of abuse by adults in entertainment. As former government prosecutors, our message to the entertainment industry is simple: This conduct is inexcusable, and those involved—directly or indirectly—must be held accountable.

Since the original Proud Family series came to a close in 2005 with its feature film finale, Bolleau's relationship with Disney became a very complicated one. She made an appearance in Investigation Discovery's acclaimed Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries, which largely focused on former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider's toxic behavior behind the scenes on '90s and early '00s series, as well as other similar workplaces and execs, with the star having worked with Schneider on The Amanda Show.

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Despite the success of the docuseries, Bolleau was memorably disappointed with Quiet on Set, due in part to the actual platform it was released on, and feeling the investigation didn't go deep enough. Even more so, the star reteamed with Disney shortly prior to the ID title's release with The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, a sequel to the fan-favorite Disney Channel animated hit, in which she provided her voice for three of its four seasons.

With Bolleau's lawsuit now made public, Disney will be facing more public scrutiny based on how they respond to her various accusations, particularly in the wake of the #MeToo Movement leading to the outing of everyone from the aforementioned Schneider to Harvey Weinstein. Given the new suit also comes as the studio enters a new era with Josh D'Amaro serving as CEO, taking any form of accountability could also serve as a warning that the studio will be more vigilant regarding such behavior on set.