{"id":323377,"date":"2026-03-11T01:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/323377\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T01:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T01:43:10","slug":"harvey-weinsteins-prison-interview-reveals-he-felt-betrayed-after-gwyneth-paltrow-went-public-with-harassment-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/323377\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein\u2019s prison interview reveals he felt betrayed after Gwyneth Paltrow went public with harassment account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cShe wanted to be part of the crowd. I won\u2019t forgive her for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Paltrow was considered the \u201cgolden girl\u201d of Weinstein\u2019s Miramax production company in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Presenting himself as her mentor, Weinstein championed her for roles in the blockbusters Emma in 1996 and her Oscar-winning turn as Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare In Love in 1999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">The actor later claimed the relationship was abusive, recounting one incident in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/inside-gwyneth-paltrow-and-harvey-weinsteins-abusive-relationship\/6ECXZAJV6CHJBFMIU4YY56PYAI\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/inside-gwyneth-paltrow-and-harvey-weinsteins-abusive-relationship\/6ECXZAJV6CHJBFMIU4YY56PYAI\/\">Weinstein allegedly propositioned her to go to a hotel room for massages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Paltrow said the incident \u201cwas really almost the least of it in terms of how onerous that relationship was, and it was very quid pro quo and punitive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Weinstein told the Hollywood Reporter she made a \u201cbig deal over nothing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI walked out of a nice meeting with her and said, \u2018How about a massage?\u2019 And she just went, \u2018No, I don\u2019t think so\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI got the message. I never put my hands on her\u2019,\u201d he said, adding Paltrow\u2019s then-boyfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-brad-pitt-threatened-harvey-weinsteins-life\/G25XGEJCEA2CUNKXJFJEFW2STM\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/entertainment\/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-brad-pitt-threatened-harvey-weinsteins-life\/G25XGEJCEA2CUNKXJFJEFW2STM\/\">Brad Pitt later confronted him about the incident<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201c[Pitt] said, \u2018Don\u2019t do anything like that with my girl.\u2019 I said \u2018Don\u2019t worry, Brad. I got it\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Weinstein also reportedly lied about having slept with Paltrow to other up-and-coming actors to persuade them to have sex with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHe\u2019s not the first person to lie about sleeping with someone,\u201d Paltrow said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBut he used the lie as an assault weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">He claimed Paltrow knows \u201cnothing happened\u201d and was upset she shared her account with radio host Howard Stern and the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">More than 100 women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, including Paltrow, with their allegations sparking the #MeToo movement in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">Many said he threatened to blackball their careers if they spoke out or rejected his advances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">He has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cRose McGowan, Rosanna Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie \u2014 they just exaggerated,\u201d Weinstein told the Hollywood Reporter. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThey wanted to be victims. They wanted to be part of the club. And they destroyed me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cDid I make a pass at some of these women unsuccessfully? Did I overplay my hand? Yes. Was I pushy or overly seductive? Yes to all of that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cBut did I ever sexually assault a woman? No. I never did that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmpeAfkwcv\" style=\"display:none\">The New York Post reported Weinstein is due to appear in court in New York next month for a retrial after he successfully appealed his convictions there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cShe wanted to be part of the crowd. 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