Harvey Weinstein broke his silence from prison to make more incredulous denials while offering a pathetic admission that he only ‘made a pass’ at Gwyneth Paltrow.
The disgraced Hollywood executive continued to claim he never assaulted the ‘Iron Man’ star or committed any of the crimes of which he has been convicted. He is currently facing a retrial on multiple sex assault charges.
Speaking to Candace Owens, the 73-year-old grips the telephone close to his ear as he defiantly demands a lie detector test in an effort to restore his reputation.
‘I did not commit these crimes. I swear that before God and the people watching now and on my family,’ Harvey said in the short trailer.
Weinstein named several of his victims in the snippet – A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow, Charmed star Rose McGowan and actress Ashley Judd.
Despite his full denial moments prior, Weinstein told Owens ‘I definitely made a pass’ at Paltrow.
But he was adamant that nothing untoward happened. He said: ‘It’s a complete fabrication about my relationship with Gwyneth. I didn’t put my hands on her. I didn’t touch her.’
Paltrow accused him of sexually harassing her in his hotel suite when she was just 22, after casting her in the lead role of the 1996 hit Emma.
‘It was weird,’ she said. ‘I was alone in a room with him. It was out of the blue. I was blindsided. I was shocked.’
The 73-year-old grips the telephone close to his ear as he defiantly demands a lie detector test in an effort to restore his reputation
Despite his full denial moments prior, Weinstein told Owens: ‘I definitely made a pass’ at Paltrow
Rose McGowan claimed that Weinstein orally raped her after she was cast in Scream in 1997.
”I settled with Rose McGowan,’ Weinstein told Owens.
‘I gave her $100,000, don’t tell my wife, don’t get me into trouble. It’s all conflated, and it’s all led to the idea that I’m going to be the one they persecute.’
Weinstein was married to fashion designer Georgina Chapman from 2003 to 2021. She is now dating Oscar winner Adrien Brody.
But Weinstein offered no concessions on Ashley Judd’s claims that he sexually harassed her, telling Owens: ‘Ashley Judd’s claims are ridiculous.’
The full episode has been released to Candace’s subscribers, with a guarantee of ‘explosive’ revelations.
Owens said looking at Weinstein’s case ‘made [her] lose faith in the judicial system’ and has been an outspoken supporter of his case.
‘I don’t think Harvey is a moral man, I just also do not believe that he is a rapist.’
Weinstein wiped away tears as he said the convictions had ‘broken’ him
Weinstein was married to fashion designer Georgina Chapman from 2003 to 2021. She is now dating Oscar winner Adrien Brody
Rose McGowan claimed that Weinstein orally raped her after she was cast in Scream in 1997
In total, some 60 women came forward with harrowing allegations against Weinstein.
He was convicted of various sex crimes in both New York and California. But he’s on trial again because an appeals court found that his New York trial was tainted by prejudicial testimony and overturned that conviction.
Once a Hollywood heavy-hitter, Weinstein became a symbol of sexual misconduct after media reports revealed allegations against him in 2017 and fueled the #MeToo movement.
‘They broke me,’ Weinstein said. ‘They broke me in half.’
Weinstein maintained he had steadfast supporters outside of prison who ‘support me but are scared to talk.
‘They are frightened to death that they’re going to be canceled… I’ve asked to have lie detectors brought into the prison.
Weinstein is currently being retried in New York after an appeals court ruled he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted in 2020
Once a Hollywood heavy-hitter, Weinstein became a symbol of sexual misconduct after media reports revealed allegations against him in 2017 and fueled the #MeToo movement.
Weinstein offered no concessions on Ashley Judd’s claims that he sexually harassed her, telling Owens: ‘Ashley Judd’s claims are ridiculous’
‘I know they’re not admissible, but I want the world to know.’
Weinstein is currently being retried in New York after an appeals court ruled he did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted in 2020.
The 73-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and maintains he never sexually assaulted or raped anyone.
Defense lawyer Arthur Aidala told the primarily female jury: ‘The casting couch is not a crime scene.’
He compared prosecutors’ allegations to the preview of a movie that ‘falls flat on its face.’
