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Weinstein slapped, cursed at in public

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Disgraced filmmaker Harvey Weinstein got slapped in the face and cursed out by a restaurant patron as he left an Arizona eatery Tuesday, new video reveals.

Weinstein — who is accused of sexual harassment, assault or rape by dozens of women — was walking out of Elements in Scottsdale after dinner when a man, only identified as Steve, hit him twice in the face with his backhand, according to TMZ, which published the footage.

“Get the (deleted) out of here,” the man says in the video. “Get your (deleted)-ing a— out of here. You’re a (deleted)-ing piece of (deleted).”

Weinstein stumbled a bit after Steve slapped his face before quickly leaving. Weinstein opted not to call the police following the incident.

Steve had gone up to Weinstein, 65, earlier in the evening and asked him to take a photo, but Weinstein declined, a restaurant manager told TMZ. The manager said Weinstein was “sweet” about saying no, and that Steve appeared to be drunk when he approached Weinstein again later that evening.

Steve also informed the celebrity gossip website that he had “quite a bit to drink” before he went up to Weinstein.

Weinstein went to Scottsdale in October and took part in a therapy program there shortly after sexual misconduct allegation­s against him began to emerge. He has kept a mostly low-profile amid the scandal and but has been photograph­ed several times since the accusation­s first surfaced.

Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lupita N’yongo and Ashley Judd are among the women to accuse Weinstein of making an unwanted sexual advance when they were young actresses. Rose McGowan is one of several women to accuse Weinstein of rape.

Weinstein has denied all allegation­s of non-consensual sex. LOS ANGELES — “Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham and longtime beau Jack Antonoff have called it quits.

Dunham’s rep confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that the outspoken actress and the Grammy-nominated musician’s “breakup was amicable,” but gave no word on when the couple parted ways.

The pair originally met in 2012 on a blind date set up by Antonoff ’s sister and comic Mike Birbiglia. They instantly hit it off, soon moved into her Brooklyn home together and adopted a dog.

Dunham, 31, and Antonoff, 33, celebrated 5 1/2 years together in October, several months after Antonoff regaled her with a moonstone friendship ring that she giddily flaunted on Instagram.

Antonoff, who fronts the pop band Bleachers and plays lead guitar for fun, in addition to his production work, has collaborat­ed with Dunham’s pal Taylor Swift and numerous other musicians over the years. But Dunham’s fans likely know him best as a lead actor in her ubiquitous social media posts.

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‘Girls’ creator Lena Dunham and musician Jack Antonoff split

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