Jane Doe says Harvey Weinstein first targeted her at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007, when she was 22 and trying to break into Hollywood
Harvey Weinstein. Photo: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein faces yet more sexual abuse allegations — this time, from a woman who says the disgraced producer repeatedly attacked her at industry events over the course of nearly a decade and, on one occasion, raped her.
The woman goes by Jane Doe in her lawsuit, filed Friday. Per Variety, Doe cites the same federal sex-trafficking law other plaintiffs have used in accusing Weinstein of leveraging professional favors for sex. The latest of his alleged victims says Weinstein first targeted her at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007, when she was 22 and trying to break into Hollywood. Doe says Weinstein set up a meeting at the Majestic Hotel, where he was staying.
Doe managed to get away from Weinstein that time, but according to the lawsuit, this was not the last of their encounters. During the second, he reportedly groped her and masturbated in front of her, and during the third, Doe says he “used his considerable size and strength advantage to pin Plaintiff down and rape her” after bringing her back to his hotel room.
According to Variety, Weinstein then “pursued” Doe to another city, where he sexually assaulted her during a meeting that was supposed to be about advancing her career. He reportedly flew her to Paris, New York, Capri, and Venice to introduce her to powerful people in the industry, and in 2009, allegedly paid to bring the woman and her mother to the Sundance Film Festival. There, according to Variety, he “demanded” Doe engage in a threesome with him.
Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence, following his February conviction on charges of rape and committing criminal sex acts.
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