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Jerry Lewis accused of sexual assault, harassment by former costars

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Former co-stars of Jerry Lewis are accusing the late performer of sexual harassment and assault in a new documentary and exposé.

In the Vanity Fair chronicle, "The Hunting Ground" and "Allen v. Farrow" directors Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering speak with actresses Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday who detail their alleged experiences with Lewis, who died in 2017 at age 91.

Recalling a time in 1964 when she was cast opposite Lewis in "The Disorderly Orderly," Sharpe, now 87, alleges Lewis shooed a room of people out during a costume fitting, leaving her alone with him.

Sharpe maintains that Lewis "started moving in on me," and that he "grabbed" her in the moment. Comedian Jerry Lewis is accused of sexually assaulting two former costars in the 1960s. (Getty Images) "He began to fondle me.

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