#SoCal’s Cloak & Dagger closed amid sexual misconduct claims

What happens in the dark stays in the dark — until it all comes to light.

A goth-oriented, members-only Hollywood nightclub called Cloak & Dagger — where taking photos was prohibited and guests were required to stay silent on everything that happened inside — has become the latest subject of allegations for fostering a sexually toxic atmosphere.

The Los Angeles Times reports that 10 women, four of whom were employees, charge the now-shuttered club’s co-founders, Adam Bravin and Michael Patterson, for ignoring alleged instances of sexual misconduct inside Cloak’s walls and at its festivals. They further allege that Bravin and Patterson took cover under the club’s veil of secrecy and its dark aesthetic, the latter of which allegedly included sexually-charged experimental arts performances.

In 2019, then-21-year-old member Hannah Harding told the Times that actor Thomas Middleditch — known for his role in the HBO series “Silicon Valley” — allegedly approached Harding and her girlfriend on the dance floor and claimed he made lewd sexual advances toward her, including groping her. The incident happened in front of several club employees, and staff had previously warned Bravin and Patterson about Middleditch’s alleged behavior. One staff member who saw this unfold was operations manager Kate Morgan, who reportedly asked that Middleditch be banned.

“I felt like they dismissed it,” she told the paper. “I told Adam that he needed to listen, but they didn’t seem to take it seriously.”

A representative for Middleditch declined the Times’ request for comment, but Harding told the paper that he allegedly messaged her on Instagram: “Hannah I had no idea my actions were that weird for you … I know you probably want to just put me on blast as a monster … I don’t expect you to want to be my friend or anything … I am so ashamed I made you uncomfortable.”

Harding later saw Middleditch allegedly grope another woman. A week later, she claimed Bravin reached out to her saying she was mistaken.

“Adam called me ‘to make sure and get a second opinion on him’ because they didn’t trust my story in the first place. They cared more about famous people at their club than women’s safety,” she told the paper.

Despite staff and members also blasting the club for using its spooky atmosphere as a front for dark happenings — even Patterson wanting to have a “real cult” there — the co-owners deny the charges.

In an email to the Times, Patterson said he didn’t recall wanting a cult, and that his “goal for Cloak & Dagger was to create an atmosphere that would inspire people to be their best and most creative self.”

Meanwhile, said Bravin, “Our goal from day one was to create the safest space possible,” adding the club had help from volunteer security and other members to “keep an eye out over their community and be a conduit to management or security.”

A woman named Elisabeth, who withheld her last name, claimed to the Times that a prominent club member sexually assaulted her in his apartment in 2018. Days later, a friend of Elisabeth and Morgan confronted the man — and Bravin allegedly called the friend several days later.

“I was banned for a month, which shocked me,” she said. “I thought the goal was to create a safe space.”

What’s more: Bravin and Patterson reportedly called Elisabeth’s friend into a private meeting in which Elisabeth’s alleged assailant was present. Morgan claimed to the Times they apologized to him and told him to move on.

Bravin, who allegedly did not reach out to Elisabeth over this incident, said, “I spoke with the [accused] member the following day, and he gave his account of a consensual experience.”

Other women allege that Bravin flirted with them inappropriately, the topic of which emerged in a Zoom call last June for longtime members. After the call, Bravin took to Instagram to say, “My behavior was inappropriate and unacceptable. He added that he was “also educating myself on why and how my behavior could be harmful and emotionally manipulative.”

After being contacted by the Times in January, Bravin and Patterson said the club was permanently closing — and all its social media content was deleted.

“Thank you for your business and support over the years. We wish you the best,” they told members in a brief statement.