translated from Spanish: New actress joined in allegations of sexual abuse against Harvey Weinstein

the actress Paz de la Huerta, Member of the cast of Boardwalk Empire TV series, filed a lawsuit for $60 million dollars against Harvey Weinstein. According to TMZ, the artist says having been raped on two occasions by the Hollywood producer. It all started when both met at the premiere of Blue Valentine in New York on December 7, 2010. The judicial document, says that Weinstein offered the artist closer to her apartment where after get “insisted on upload (…)” to avoid talk of personal affairs and business in the public lobby”. Once up, it would have raped under the threat of “ruined his career”. This was the first time, while the second would have also been in his residence, when De la Huerta was under the influence of alcohol. “Once again were forced to [ella] to perform vaginal intercourse without consent through an overwhelming physical force” and she “was unable to allow any sexual encounter in dispute”, added the office. Consulted by TMZ, the actress sued Weinstein for assault, sexual assault and emotional distress. Moreover, counsel of the producer, Ben Brafman, said that demand would come from an “unstable personality with a vivid imagination”.

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