Latest / Fresh Intelligence / EXCLUSIVE: Gwyneth Paltrow 'Seething' Over Harvey Weinstein 'Minimizing' Her Abuse Allegation Against Fallen Sex Beast
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- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Gwyneth Paltrow is reportedly seething following remarks made by Harvey Weinstein, who is downplayed the sexual abuse allegation she leveled against him nearly a decade ago.
- 0:27[SPEAKER_00]: Sources indicate Paltrow is furious that Weinstein dismissed the incident as trivial.
- 0:32[SPEAKER_00]: Weinstein, 73, convicted of sexual crimes in New York and California, made these comments during an interview from jail, where he expressed resentment towards Paltrow for publicly discussing their encounter.
- 0:43[SPEAKER_00]: He is currently awaiting retrial after an appeals court overturned his New York conviction due to prejudicial testimony in his original trial.
- 0:51[SPEAKER_00]: In the interview from Rikers Island, Weinstein commented on Paltrow's accusation that at age 22 he made an unwanted advance during a meeting related to a film brawl.
- 1:00[SPEAKER_00]: Weinstein stated, I don't know what drove her to do what she did, minimizing the incident.
- 1:04[SPEAKER_00]: He claimed I walked out of a nice meeting with her and said, how about a massage?
- 1:09[SPEAKER_00]: And she just went, no, I don't think so.
- 1:12[SPEAKER_00]: I got the message.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_00]: I never put my hands on her, adding that he felt betrayed by Paltrow.
- 1:17[SPEAKER_00]: Sources close to Paltrow assert that she is deeply frustrated with Weinstein's remarks.
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: One insider noted, Gwyneth is absolutely seething over Harvey Weinstein, minimizing what she described as an abusive and deeply uncomfortable situation.
- 1:31[SPEAKER_00]: Hearing him reduce it to nothing feels like an attempt to erase the reality of what she experienced.
- 1:36[SPEAKER_00]: They emphasize that his comments reflect a broader refusal to acknowledge the gravity of the accusations against him.
- 1:42[SPEAKER_00]: Paltrow's run-in with Weinstein occurred early in her acting career after a hotel meeting.
- 1:46[SPEAKER_00]: Following the incident, she recounted how her then-boyfriend, Brad Pitt, confronted Weinstein at a Broadway play, warning him not to make her uncomfortable again.
- 1:55[SPEAKER_00]: Paltrow stated that while she felt powerless at the time, she decided to speak out to encourage other women.
- 2:00[SPEAKER_00]: She concluded, this way of treating women ends now.
- 2:04[SPEAKER_00]: Paltrow previously collaborated with Weinstein on Shakespeare and Love, which earned her an Oscar.
- 2:09[SPEAKER_00]: Weinstein, co-founder of Mirror Max and the Weinstein company, has repeatedly denied allegations of non-consensual activity, claiming all relationships were consensual.