Source: New York Post
The water polo phenom accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing and racially tormenting a black teammate at an elite Los Angeles private school is the son of a Hollywood director who has worked on blockbuster films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Castaway,” according to a new report. Lucca van der Woude — a former Harvard-Westlake School standout once considered a future Olympic prospect — is the son of longtime film assistant director Thomas “Basti” van der Woude, the Daily Mail reported. The elder van der Woude has worked on dozens of major productions over the past three decades including “Fast & Furious 5,” “Thor: The Dark World,” “Battleship,” and the AMC television series “Fear the Walking Dead.
