Weinstein uses quotes from female celebrities in his defense
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein wants a judge to dismiss a federal sexual misconduct lawsuit against him and invoked the words and actions of Oscarwinning actresses, including Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep in his defense.
Lawyers for Weinstein said Tuesday in federal court in New York that the proposed class-action lawsuit filed by six women should be rejected because the alleged assaults took place too long ago.
His lawyers cited comments made by Streep in a statement she released last October saying Weinstein had always been respectful in their working relationship.
The filing also cites Lawrence telling Oprah Winfrey that she had known Weinstein since she was 20 and said “he had only ever been nice to me.”