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The case involving Weinstein brings to six the
number under review by Los Angeles prosecutors.
District Attorney spokesman Greg Risling did not give details of
the allegations or when the alleged assaults took place.
Representatives for Weinstein and Seagal did not immediately
respond to requests for comment on Thursday.
Weinstein has been charged in New York with three cases of
sexual assault. He has been accused by more than 70 women of
sexual misconduct, including rape, but has denied ever having
non consensual sex with anyone.
The initial accusations against Weinstein in 2017 sparked the #MeToo
social media movement that has seen many people publicly accuse
men in business, politics and entertainment of sexual misconduct
and many resigned as a result.
Seagal, 66, the star of 1980s movies like "Under Siege," was
made a Russian citizen by President Vladimir Putin in 2016 and
earlier this month was made a special representative for
Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties.
The claims involving Anderson, 47, were first reported by U.S.
media in July.
Entertainment news website "The Blast" said a woman had filed a
report with Los Angeles police accusing Anderson of assaulting
her last year after she catered an event thrown by the actor.
Representatives for Anderson said in a statement that
authorities have not contacted him or his representatives about
the matter.
"It's unfortunate that anyone can file a police report whether
it is true or false," the statement said. "Anthony unequivocally
disputes the claim."
Anderson was nominated last month for an Emmy award for his
performance as the head of an African-American family in the
comedy series "Black-ish."
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Clive McKeef)
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