One of the alleged victims of the Hollywood mogul says in his official complaint that he boasted of having had relations with the actress before she won the Oscar
After a year of the wave of accusations against Harvey Weinstein for his inappropriate behavior with numerous women, it is not surprising that the producer bragged about his achievements with his friends, but less expected is that he also did it to persuade his own victims . Jane Doe, as the anonymous whistleblower who is currently in court accusing the 66-year-old New Yorker of sexual assault is called, has assured in her complaint that the Hollywood mogul used Jennifer Lawrence as an example to comfort her.
According to the statement of this aspiring actress, after a business meeting with Weinstein, he forced her into a bathroom where she was and masturbated in front of her. This happened in 2013 and was followed by years of assaults, in which the producer promised her roles in movies, while sexually taking advantage of her. It was in one of those situations, after Weinstein performed oral sex on her without consent and she began to cry, that the producer told her, "I slept with Jennifer Lawrence and look where she is now, she just won an Oscar."
Weinstein's representatives have denied both the sexual assault allegations and the comments regarding Lawrence. "This lawsuit was strategically filed and updated without notifying Mr. Weinstein's attorneys for one reason only: to embarrass him and gain unconfirmed media attention. The malicious allegations presented in the lawsuit are totally false and we are looking at the options available to dismiss those statements. "reads the statement collected by TMZ.
"Mr. Weinstein is sorry that Ms. Lawrence, with whom he has only had a respectful and professional relationship, has been drawn into this disgusting attempt at defamation. This ends up proving that anyone can say anything in a complaint to maximize the shock and to defame, without the need to present evidence, "continues the message.
Lawrence, for her part, has also responded to the allegations and denied any sexual relationship with Weinstein, who produced the 2013 Oscar-winning film The Bright Side of Things. "My heart breaks for all the women who have been victimized by Harvey Weinstein. I have never had more than a professional relationship with him. This is another example of the lies and predatory tactics he used to attract countless women," he said. the actress, to the web news portal.
This isn't the first time Lawrence has spoken about the disgraced producer. In November 2017, he said on The Hollywood Reporter's Awards Chatter podcast that he always knew he was "a dog," but that he had "always been fatherly" to her. "He was never inappropriate with me," he stressed on that occasion. "I thought we had a good relationship, where when he was being an asshole, I could tell him that he was being an asshole. In fact, I think the word I used was 'sadistic monster', but our relationship was never of that type, so the accusations took me by surprise, "he continued.
Also in February this year, the 28-year-old interpreter refused to testify in favor of the tycoon in one of his trials, after Weinstein's lawyers requested his presence and that of Meryl Streep as a sign that not all of the Actresses who worked with him claim to have had a bad experience. "Harvey Weinstein and his company continue to do what they always did: take things out of context and use them for their benefit. That is what predators do, and it must stop," said the star of The Hunger Games in the roles presented in the courts, obtained by E! News. "Let it be clear, that while I have not been personally victimized by Harvey Weinstein, I endorse the women who have survived his horrific abuse and applaud them for using all means necessary to bring him to justice, whether through actions criminals or civilians. Time's Up [time is up] "
