The list of the producer's victims amounts to 60 women and spans four decades, his entire professional life.
Harvey Weinstein's image as a serial rapist is reinforced with each passing day with a list of testimonies that already exceeds 60 victims. When he raped a woman named Hope Exiner d'Amore in a hotel room, Weinstein was not a powerful Hollywood producer of the '90s, but an unknown Buffalo concert promoter in the '70s. Exiner d'Amore's testimony is one of the four new ones that The New York Times published this Monday and that confirm that Weinstein was a s-- predator his entire life.
This woman is now 62 years old and was in her twenties when she had her encounter with Weinstein. She worked for the Weinsteins' concert production company in New York. He managed to stay alone in a hotel room with her and there he forced himself orally and vaginally on her. The testimony is very similar to that of the actress Asia Argento, two decades later. Weinstein's pattern of behavior spans four decades and several continents.
Through a spokeswoman cited by the Times, Weinstein again denied any accusation of non-consensual. Although he does not deny the encounters or his conduct, he does deny the violations from day one.
Compilations of testimonies in the media become outdated in a matter of hours. More than 60 women have come forward to say that Weinstein harassed or abused them to varying degrees, including rape. As the list grows, so does the conviction that Weinstein reached the top of Hollywood and remained there while everyone knew or suspected what was happening in those supposed work meetings in hotels. And, above all, while dozens of women remained silent out of fear or shame. The list of victims includes names such as Rosanna Arquette, Mira Sorvino, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie.
The New York police have opened a formal investigation into the accusations against Weinstein for acts committed in the city. In New York, the statute of limitations for assaults can range from two years to no limit, depending on the seriousness of the accusations. Los Angeles police have also interviewed Weinstein's alleged victims.
Hollywood producers union expels Weinstein
The United States Film Producers Union banned former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein for life on Monday, ensuring that harassment would no longer be tolerated in the organization.
The decision was announced almost four weeks after the scandal uncovered by the New York Times and The New Yorker magazine, with complaints of harassment by more than 60 women, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Mira Sorvino, and many more of rape. which the producer denies.
"In light of Mr. Weinstien's widely reported conduct - fueled by new reports so far - the national board of the producers union has voted unanimously to impose a lifetime ban on Mr. Weinstein, permanently expelling him from its membership," a statement said. of the union.
