A deathly pale Harvey Weinstein on Thursday was rolled into Manhattan court — where fruitless talks unfolded about a plea deal that would let him avoid a third sex crimes trial.
The 73-year-old convicted sex offender boldly claimed that his accusers “wanted to be victims” in the Rikers Island sit-down withthat quickly spiraled into a self-pity fest — from everything about the conditions at the notorious Manhattan jail to the so-called witch hunt against him.
“If the camera’s on, I’m just going to say Rose McGowan, Rosanna Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie — they just exaggerated,” Weinstein claimed in the January interview that was published Tuesday. “They wanted to be victims. They wanted to be part of the club. And they destroyed me,” Weinstein claimed about the major stars who have all come forward with accusations against him.Ohio State president resigns after revealing 'inappropriate relationship' with a woman The sleezy inmate admitted to making passes at women and being “pushy or overly seductive,” but gave the same tired victim-blaming excuse that they should have known what was coming.“I will say, though, when a guy invites you to his hotel room in the middle of the night, you know what’s on the agenda,” he said.When THR interviewer Maer Roshan pushed back on his assumption, Weinstein alleged that some of the women who accused him were acting more innocent than they were. “Are you saying that everyone who went to meet with you knew they’d end up being groped and chased around the room?” Roshan asked.“Not at all. I had lots of people come see me,” Weinstein said. “But there were some women who knew exactly what was expected. Maybe they felt bad later or they regretted it. Maybe they saw an opportunity for a payout. But not all of them were as naive as they liked to pretend.”last June of forcing oral sex on one woman and acquitted of forcibly performing oral sex on another woman, while the jury remained hung on the rape charge.Ohio State prez put his $1.5M job, 45-year marriage on the line over 'inappropriate relationship' with podcasterOhio State president resigns after revealing 'inappropriate relationship' with a womanBiden says ‘I’m a hell of a lot smarter than most of you’ to crowd at Jesse Jackson's funeralHegseth vows US will 'go as far as we need' to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible 'boots on ground'Aubrey Plaza is the latest celeb to wear these chic $139 flats‘Stand By Me’ Star Corey Feldman Claims He “Was Not Invited” To The Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute: “I’ll Honor Rob My Own Way” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Stuns ‘The View’ Audience As She Calls Democrats “The Party of Masks”: “You Guys Forced Masks On Everybody in the United States” Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”
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