This threatening email was reportedly sent in October 2017, after Weinstein caught wind of a s^xual assault claim made against him by the former Friends star.
Sallie Hofmeister, a former PR representative of Weinstein's, had forwarded him an email from the National Enquirer detailing the US news outlet's plan to oust the disgraced movie mogul by publishing Aniston's privately disclosed allegation against him.
The email claimed that during the production of Derailed, Weinstein s^xually assaulted Aniston by pressing up against her back and grabbing her buttocks. Weinstein's response to his spokesperson's email was brash and shocking; he wrote "Jen Aniston should be killed."
Although the allegations were never published by the National Enquirer, Weinstein's response came at the height of the resurgence of the #MeToo movement. The movement began in 2006 thanks to civil rights activist Tarana Burke but gained new life in October 2017 after several accusations of s^xual misconduct were levied against Weinstein.
Inspired by actress Alyssa Milano, the #MeToo movement resulted in millions of women sharing their own experiences of s^xual harassment or assault on social media platforms.
Weinstein's emails with Hofmeister were made public before his sentencing, and he was ultimately sentenced to 23 years in a New York State prison for r^pe and s^xual assault.
