Actress claims NHL owner offered movie role for sex

Los Angeles April 7 (IANS) Greice Santo a Brazilian actress-model has accused a National Hockey League (NHL) owner and financier behind Silver Pictures of offering her millions of dollars and a movie role in exchange for sex.

Santo who had a recurring role in Jane the Virgin has alleged that she was twice lured to the hotel room of Daryl Katz the Canadian billionaire who owns the hockey team Edmonton Oilers with promises that he could help her acting career reports variety.com.

Santo says although she spurned Katz s advances she later received two wire transfers totalling $35 000. She said that such behaviour is typical in Hollywood.

This is so common but most girls and women - they are afraid of coming out Santo said adding I feel like me coming out will give courage and inspire so many girls who go through the same thing I go through.

The allegations were first disclosed in a defamation lawsuit filed on Monday in New York by Santo s husband R.J. Cipriani against a crisis consulting firm hired to represent Katz.

Katz s attorneys have accused Cipriani and Santo of attempting to extort $3 million from Katz as the price for keeping quiet. Katz does not deny meeting with Santo but has alleged that some elements of her story have been misconstrued variety.com said.

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