New York Post

Creepy ‘casting’ stories piling up

- Ruth Brown

They’re coming out of the woodwork.

A TV news anchor revealed her own creepy Harvey Weinstein “casting couch” story on Friday, following allegation­s that the movie mogul has been harassing women for years.

Lauren Sivan (above), who then worked for a local Long Island news station, told the Huffington Post that Weinstein cornered her in the hallway of a Manhattan restaurant about a decade ago and masturbate­d in front her.

She said Weinstein lured her into the basement of a Cuban bar and restaurant in Greenwich Village and tried to kiss her.

When she rebuffed the movie mogul, he simply began to pleasure himself.

“Well, can you just stand there and shut up,” Weinstein allegedly said.

Meanwhile, a British actress claimed that she was denied a role when she refused to disrobe for the creepy mogul.

“I was offered a film role at 19, Harvey Weinstein came on board and wanted me to screen-test in a bikini. I refused & lost the job,” tweeted Jessica Hynes, a Tony nominee who appeared in several “Bridget Jones” movies.

Actress Rose McGowan, who reportedly received a $100,000 payout after an incident with Weinstein, also took to Twitter.

“Anyone who does business with __ is complicit. And deep down you know you are even dirtier. Cleanse yourselves,” she wrote, presumably referring to Weinstein.

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