New York\u2019s attorney general is accusing Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein of \u201crepeatedly and persistently\u201d sexually harassing female employees at his film company, according to a lawsuit filed on Sunday by the state prosecutor that could impact the company\u2019s potential sale.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual harassment, intimidation, and discrimination,\u201d state attorney general Eric Schneiderman said in court papers filed against Weinstein and the company.<\/p>\n
Schneiderman launched a civil rights probe into the New York City-based company in October after The New York Times and The New Yorker exposed allegations of sexual assault and harassment spanning decades.<\/p>\n
Weinstein\u2019s attorney, Ben Brafman, released a statement Sunday evening saying many of the allegations against his client are \u201cwithout merit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Weinstein\u2019s behaviour was not without fault, there certainly was no criminality, and at the end of the inquiry it will be clear that Harvey Weinstein promoted more women to key executive positions than any other industry leader and there was zero discrimination at either Miramax or TWC,\u201d Brafman said.<\/p>\n
Scores of women, including well-known actresses, have come forward with stories of forced sexual encounters.<\/p>\n
Weinstein was fired by the film company he founded with his brother Robert and expelled from Hollywood\u2019s movie academy.<\/p>\n
The attorney general\u2019s office said the lawsuit was filed on Sunday partly due to reports of the company\u2019s imminent sale, saying it believed it would leave victims without adequate redress.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny sale of The Weinstein Company must ensure that victims will be compensated, employees will be protected going forward, and that neither perpetrators nor enables will be unjustly enriched,\u201d court papers said.<\/p>\n
Schneiderman\u2019s investigation found that employees were subjected to various verbal threats from Weinstein such as \u201cI will kill you, I will kill your family, and \u201cyou don\u2019t know what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTo work for Harvey Weinstein was to work under a persistent barrage of gender-based obscenities, vulgar name- calling, sexualized interactions, threats of violence, and a workplace general hostile to women,\u201d according to court papers.<\/p>\n
In one case, the probe found that \u201cin a fit of rage against one female employee, he yelled that she should leave the company and make babies since that was all she was good for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Female executives were forced to facilitate Weinstein\u2019s sexual conquests with promises of employment opportunities to women who met his favor, according to the lawsuit, which also accused the company of being \u201cresponsible for the unlawful conduct\u201d by failing to stop the abuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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