Mogul bragged about sex with star, suit claims
Harvey Weinstein bragged about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence after another actress rejected his advances, a lawsuit alleges.
The latest allegation against the film producer has emerged in court documents, with an unnamed woman claiming he forcibly performed a sex act on her.
Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
According to the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, Weinstein pushed the unnamed actress to the ground during a meeting at his office in 2013 before sexually assaulting her.
When she rejected his advances, he is alleged to have asked: “Do you even want to be an actress?”, adding: “I slept with Jennifer Lawrence and look where she is; she has just won an Oscar.”
Lawrence has issued a statement denying she had a sexual relationship with Weinstein.
She said: “I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him.
“This is yet another example of the predatory tactics and lies that he engaged in to lure countless women.”
The latest accuser, listed in legal documents as Jane Doe, is suing both Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, the film studio he founded with his brother Bob. She alleges sexual battery and discrimination.
A representative for Weinstein said the lawsuit was “malicious” and that the movie mogul is “embarrassed” for Lawrence who has “sadly been dragged into this ugly attempt at defamation”.
Weinstein is next due in court on December 20.