‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ Writer Roberto Orci Accused of Beating and Sexually Assaulting His Wife

Roberto Orci, a screenwriter on the “Star Trek” and “Transformers” franchises, was accused in a lawsuit Monday of repeatedly beating and sexually assaulting his wife.

Adele Heather Taylor, an actor in “The Blacklist,” “Hail, Caesar!” and more, alleges in the suit that Orci was bipolar, an alcoholic and would fly into violent rages. She alleges that he would call her a “slut,” a “whore” and would drag her around the house and beat her, leaving bruises all over her body.

In May 2022, she alleges that Orci chased her into the garden and pinned her down on the ground and threatened to rape her. The following month, she alleges that he sexually assaulted her in the garden, telling her, “You enjoy being raped.”

She also alleges that Orci called the police on her in April 2020, after she had tried to fight him off, and that she was arrested for domestic abuse. He bailed her out, according to the suit.

Taylor left Orci after another assault in December 2022, the suit states. In that instance, Taylor made an audio recording of Orci threatening to beat her and to throw her out the front door, and bragging that if she called the cops, she would not be believed because she had previously been arrested.

“You got nothing on me, babe,” he said in the recording, according to the suit. “I can do whatever the fuck I want.”

Following that incident, he filed a restraining order against her and filed for divorce. Orci’s lawyer, Daniel Paluch, disputed the allegations.

“My client denies the allegations and is looking forward to litigating the case in the appropriate forum, which is the court,” he said via email.

Orci sued Taylor in June, accusing her of repeatedly assaulting him. Among other things, he alleged that she shot him with a Taser and pepper-sprayed him.

Orci conceded in his suit that he had long struggled with alcoholism, was hospitalized numerous times in recent years for related conditions and had undergone multiple stints in rehab.

His lawsuit accused Taylor of taking advantage of his weakened condition and manipulating him to give her money and property.

Taylor’s countersuit came in response to Orci’s suit. In it, she states that she and Orci agreed to put most of their assets into a family trust, which would be split 50-50. She alleges that Orci has since reneged on the agreement and refused to provide financial support.