Harvey Weinstein Indicted Again as D.A. Revives Disputed Sex Assault Charge

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein says he never assaulted Angelina Jolie after she claimed in a new interview she had to "escape" an encounter with the disgraced movie mogul. "THERE WAS NEVER an assault, and NEVER an attempt to assault," Weinstein — who is currently serving a 23-year sentence for rape and battery — responded in a statement to TMZ via his assistant on Saturday.

custody battle with Pitt in a Guardian interview on her humanitarian work and new book with Amnesty International, Know Your Rights and Claim Them. She also speaks on her past experience with Harvey Weinsten, saying that his alleged sexual harassment towards her while working on the 1998 film Playing by Heart was "beyond a pass.

Scores of women, both famous and non-famous, have accused disgraced mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault since dual bombshell exposes on his alleged conduct dropped in the fall of 2017. That list includes megastar Angelina Jolie, who, in a new interview, is speaking out about her experiences with the Miramax co-founder and the personal turmoil that followed her ex-husband Brad Pitt’s decision to work with the producer on a pair of projects years later.

tweeted.Another commented: “Just learned that brad pitt happily chose to work with Angelina Jolie’s abuser and I sincerely hope brad pitt gets kicked in the f—ing nutsack.”Fans were responding to Jolie’s revelations in a new interview with The Guardian published Saturday.

Gallery: How to get over a break-up: Advice from Hollywood’s biggest stars (BANG Showbiz)The 'Tourist' star - who has six children with Brad - described her encounter with Weinstein as "beyond a pass" that she "had to escape". She continued: “If you get yourself out of the room, you think he attempted but didn’t, right? The truth is that the attempt and the experience of the attempt is an assault.

Harvey Weinstein after she accused him of sexual harassment.In a new interview with The Guardian, Jolie discussed a previously revealed claim against Weinstein while on set for Playing By Heart, the 1998 film released by Weinstein’s company Miramax.“If you get yourself out of the room, you think he attempted but didn’t, right?” she said. “The truth is that the attempt and the experience of the attempt is an assault.”She added: “It was beyond a pass, it was something I had to escape.

Angelina Jolie says it «hurt» her to see ex-husband Brad Pitt working with Harvey Weinstein, and even «fought» about it.The Academy Award-winning actress touches on the first time she felt sufficiently disrespected in the industry, telling that it was when she worked with Weinstein, a convicted rapist, in the 1988 movie.

Among the many things that ex-spouses Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt didn’t see eye-to-eye about was Pitt working Harvey Weinstein, knowing about Jolie’s allegations that he had tried to sexually assault her when she was a young actress.

Angelina Jolie has given a revealing interview about her experiences with Harvey Weinstein and how Brad Pitt‘s involvement with the producer led to fights between the former couple.

Selome Hailu editorIn a new interview, Angelina Jolie further opened up about her experience with convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, sharing that she turned down a role in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” to avoid working with him. “If you get yourself out of the room, you think he attempted but didn’t, right?” the actress told The Guardian while reflecting on shooting the Weinstein-produced “Playing by Heart” in 1998 at age 21.

Angelina Jolie has shared how Brad Pitt's decision to work with Harvey Weinstein "hurt", despite her calls for him to not work with the disgraced former producer.The actress opened up on her experiences with Harvey, who was sentenced in 2020 to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, and who faces further charges in California and the UK."I was asked to do The Aviator, but I said no because he was involved. I never associated or worked with him again.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFran Drescher claimed victory in her race for president of SAG-AFTRA on Thursday night, and vowed to lock arms with her fellow union members and “rise up out of the melee.”Easier said than done.Drescher takes charge of a union that is famously fractious, and more divided than it has been in recent years.Even as the star of “The Nanny” defeated Matthew Modine by a narrow margin, Modine’s dissident faction — Membership First — gained seats on the national board,

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFran Drescher has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA, in a victory for the faction that has led the union for a dozen years.But Joely Fisher — who campaigned on the rival Membership First slate — has been elected secretary-treasurer.Drescher will succeed Gabrielle Carteris, who has led the organization since 2016.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterProsecutors have decided not to file a charge against Britney Spears for allegedly swatting her housekeeper’s phone in a dispute at her home last month.In a statement on Wednesday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said there was insufficient evidence that a crime had occurred, and noted the lack of injury to the housekeeper or damage to the phone.The housekeeper called the authorities on Aug.