Sara Ziff, founder of the advocacy group Model Alliance, filed a lawsuit against Fabrizio Lombardo, who happens to have been Weinstein's best man.
. This is the first time Lombardo has publicly and legally been accused of rape.
In the suit, Ziff, who is the founder of the advocacy group Model Alliance, said she met Lombardo in 2001. She was hoping to become an actress at the time, and her agents had arranged the meeting. Lombardo allegedly invited her to a Miramax screening and said Ziff would get to meet Weinstein. When the screening ended, Ziff claimed Lombardo invited her to grab drinks at the Mercer Hotel and told her Weinstein and his brother would be there.
Ziff claims she did not tell anyone about the rape until 2005 when she confided in model and actor Caitriona Balfe. Balfe confirmed this account to the. Later, in 2017, Ziff filed a report regarding the incident with the New York City Police Department, but Lombardo was never charged.“I’ve been very anxious about it and at times wondered if I even want to go through this process,” she said. “I’ve spoken to other people who’ve gone through it and every single one of them says it’s a nightmare.
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