TRANSCRIPT THAT EXPOSED HIM
AN abridged transcript from the police wire worn by Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, as reported by The New Yorker: Harvey Weinstein: I’m telling you right now, get in here. AG: What do we have to do here? HW: Nothing! I’m gonna take a shower, you sit there and have a drink. Water. AG: I don’t drink. HW: Then have a glass of water. AG: Can I stay on the bar? HW: No, you must come here now. AG: No. HW: Please? AG: No, I don’t want to. HW: I’m not doing anything with you, I promise. Now you’re embarrassing me. AG: I know, I don’t want to. I’m sorry, I cannot. HW: No come in here. AG: No, yesterday was kind of aggressive for me. HW: I know. AG: I need to know a person to be touched. HW: I won’t do a thing. AG: I don’t want to be touched. HW: I won’t do a thing, please... Don’t embarrass me in the hotel, I’m here all the time. Sit with me, I promise. AG: I know, but I don’t want to. HW: Please sit there, please. One minute I ask you. AG: No, I can’t. HW: Go to the bathroom. AG: Please, I don’t want to do something I don’t want to. HW: Go to the bath... hey, come here. Listen to me. AG: I want to go downstairs. HW: I’m not going to do anything, you’ll never see me again after this. OK? That’s it. If you don’t – if you embarrass me in this hotel where I’m staying at. AG: I’m not embarrassing you. HW: Please, I am not gonna do anything I swear on my children. Please come in... I’m a famous guy. AG: Why yesterday you touch my breast? HW: Oh please, I’m sorry, just come on in. I’m used to that... AG: You’re used to that? HW: Yes, come in. AG: No, but I’m not used to that. HW: I won’t do it again, come on, sit here. Sit here for a minute, please? AG: No, I don’t want to. HW: If you do this now you will [unintelligible]. Now go. Bye, never call me again... AG: Yesterday was too much for me. HW: Five minutes. Don’t ruin your friendship with me for five minutes. AG: I know, but it’s kind of, like, it’s too much for me, I can’t. HW: Please, you’re making a big scene here, please. AG: No, but I wanna leave. HW: OK, bye. Thank you.