Rose McGowan has filed a racketeering lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and his associates, claiming he engaged in an extensive campaign to smear and discredit her
Among the allegations in the suit: Weinstein used his connections at Amazon Studios to have them buy one of McGowan’s screenplays then kill the project, and that higher-ups at American Media Inc., publisher of the, were helping Weinstein find stories to disprove and discredit McGowan. It also claims that McGowan’s recentwas part of a smear campaign, alleging that someone connected to Weinstein planted cocaine in her wallet .
The suit also details the extensive work Black Cube did on Weinstein’s behalf, such as enlisting journalists to surreptitiously record McGowan in the hopes of obtaining more details about her book. It also claims the firm hired an ex-Israeli intelligence official to pose as a women’s rights activist and investor who wanted to work with McGowan, but was actually also trying to gain information about the book.
McGowan’s lawsuit comes as Weinstein awaits the start of a criminal sexual assault trial in New York. In August, it was announced that the start date had beento January 6th, 2020 so the defense would have time to respond to a revised indictment. Weinstein faces five felony charges: Two for predatory sexual assault, one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count for first degree rape, and one count for third degree rape.
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