A one-time model has sued former Miramax exec and Harvey Weinstein pal Fabrizio Lombardo claiming he raped her over 20 years ago in a New York Hotel.
An ex-model is suing former Miramax exec and Harvey Weinstein pal Fabrizio Lombardo, claiming he lured her to a fake meeting at a posh New York City hotel and raped her when she was just 19.
When the movie ended, Lombardo invited Ziff for a drink at SoHo hotel, telling Ziff that Weinstein, the other woman and possibly Bob Weinstein would join them, the court papers claim. The Italian man, who was around 40 at the time, rubbed her thigh and Ziff pushed his hand away, telling him she had a boyfriend, the filing claims.Lombardo was the former head of Miramax in Italy and Europe and was a close friend of Weinstein’s.He pulled Ziff onto the bed, got on top of her, and raped her – without a condom – despite Ziff saying “no” several times, the court papers allege.
Lombardo invited Ziff on a trip to Rome, which she didn’t take him up on and she would never hear from him again, the filing claims.
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