Jennifer Lawrence denies claims Harvey Weinstein slept with her
A woman recently claimed that Harvey Weinstein bragged about having sex with Jennifer Lawrence.
Choosing to remain anonymous, the woman filed a lawsuit against the Hollywood producer, claiming he sexually assaulted and harassed her in 2013.
The victim said Weinstein masturbated in front of her after ‘accidentally’ barging in on her in the bathroom.
Later that year, Weinstein forcibly performed oral sex on the woman after a business dinner meeting.
After the incident occurred, the accused director is said to have used his prominent role in Hollywood to condone his abuse.
The woman reported Weinstein saying: “Do you even want to be an actress? I slept with Jennifer Lawrence and look where she is; she has just won an Oscar.”
Upon hearing the newest allegations, Lawrence issued a statement to TMZ.
“My heart breaks for all the women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein,” the actress said.
“I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him.
“This is yet another example of the predatory tactics and lies that he engaged in to lure countless women.”
When the Weinstein scandal broke last year, The Hunger Games star was shocked.
“I didn’t know that he was a rapist. And it’s so widespread, the abuse, from so many different people — it’s directors, it’s producers — that I think everybody needed to [process it], “ she told The Hollywood Reporter at the time.
“He was paternal to me. So I needed a moment to process everything because I thought I knew this guy, and then he’s being accused of rape.”
The recent lawsuit is just one of many that have come up against the prominent producer.
