NEW YORK — A former Miramax film executive was accused of raping a 19-year-old model in a Manhattan Supreme Court case in 2001, and convicted predator and co-defendant Harvey Weinstein pleaded guilty to his colleague’s actions. I complained that I had my eyes closed.
A 22-page court document filed Thursday by Sarah Ziff said Weinstein associate Fabrizio Lombardo was named in the Manhattan hotel attack and the disgraced Oscar-winner sided with him in a “symbiotic and unsavory alliance.” Miramax and Disney were also named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Cam “x? D9@CE[ w2CG6J (6:?DE6:? — 2?5 E9FD |:C2>2I 2?5 s:D?6J — H6C6 7F==J 2H2C6 |C] {@>32C5@ H2D 2 52?86C E@ H@>6? H9@ 96 6?4@F?E6C65 2E H@C[” E96 =2HDF:E 2==6865] “s6DA:E6 E9:D 32C5@ @C AC6G6?E 9:> 7C@> G:4E:>:K:?8 >@C6 H@>6?]”k^Am
kAm(6:?DE6:?H2D D6?E6?465 E@ 2 4@>3:?65 bh J62CD 😕 AC:D@? 27E6C 4@?G:4E:@?D 😕 }6H *@ C< 2?5 {@D p?86=6D 7@C 9:D AC652E@CJ 3692G:@C]k^Am
kAm+:77[ ?@H c_[ =2F?4965 E96 |@56= p==:2?46 25G@424J 8C@FA 2?5 2DD:DE65 @E96CD 😕 C64@F?E:?8 E96:C DE@C:6D @7 23FD6 3J 4C62E:?8 2 9@E =:?6 7@C G:4E:>D 27E6C E96 2==6865 :?4:56?E] $96 2=D@ 4C62E65 2 AC@8C2> FC8:?8 E96 72D9:@?:?5FDECJ E@>2<6 2 4@>>:E>6?EE@H2C5 DE@AA:?8 “D6IF2= 92C2DD>6?E2?5 @E96C7@C>D @7 23FD6]” k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@96C4@FCE7:=:?8[ +:77 H2D H@C<:?8 2D 2 >@56= 2?5 2DA:C:?8 24EC6DD H96? D6?E 3J 96C 286?ED 7@C 2 >66E:?8 H:E9 |:C2>2I 6I64FE:G6 {@>32C5@ — H9@ 3C:67=J :?EC@5F465 96C E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^?6H\J@C<^>2?92EE2?^?J\>2?92EE2?\AC@D64FE@CD\D6?E6?4:?8\ =6EE6C\a_a__b_e\F5b7C
kAm%96 5676?52?E96? 3C@F89E 96C E@ 2 |2?92EE2? 9@E6= A6?E9@FD6 H96C6 {@>32C5@ 3682?[ D96 2==6865k^Am
kAm“|D] +:77[ 92G:?8 5:77:4F=EJ DA62<:?8[ >2?2865 E@ D2J ‘}@’ >F=E:A=6 E:>6D[ 3FE |C] {@>32C5@ 4@?E:?F65 E@ 2DD2F=E 96C[” E96 4@FCE A2A6CD 492C865] “]]]w6 5:5 ?@E FD6 2 4@?5@>]|D]+:77 76=E 4CFD965 2?5 56762E65]”k^Am
kAm%96 EC2F>2E:K65 G:4E:> H2D F?23=6E@ DA62< 23@FE E96 C2A6 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD[ E96 4@FCE A2A6CD D2:5] (6:?DE6:? D6CG65 2D E96 36DE >2? 2E {@>32C5@’D a__b H655:?8[ EH@ J62CD 27E6C E96 2==6865 C2A6 @44FCC65]k^Am
kAm{@>32C5@ H2D 244FD65 😕 a_`f 3J 24EC6DD pD:2 pC86?E@2?5 >@56= +@6 qC@4< @7 =625:?8 E96> :?E@ AC:G2E6 >66E:?8D H:E9 (6:?DE6:? H96C6 E96J H6C6 D6IF2==J 92C2DD65]w6 5:D>:DD65 E9@D6 2==682E:@?D 2D “23D@=FE6=J ?@E ECF6]”k^AM
kAmt>2:=DE@ s:D?6J 2?5 (6:?DE6:?’D 2EE@C?6J H6C6 ?@E C6EFC?65[ 3FE 2 DE2E6>6?E AC@G:565 E@ %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D @776C65 2 C6DA@?D6 7C@> E96 :>AC:D@?65 6I\>@G:6 >@8F=]k^Am
kAm“r6CE2:?=J |C](6:?DE6:?925?@4@?EC@= @G6C2?J2==68654@?5F4E3J |C]{@>32C5@[ ?@C H@F=5 96 92G6 C62D@? E@ <?@H H92E |C] {@>32C5@ H2D 5@:?8 ?@C H96C6 |C]{@>32C5@ H2D 2E E96 E:>6 E92E |D]+:77 2==6865 D96 H2D C2A65[” C625 2 DE2E6>6?E :DDF65 3J (6:?DE6:? 2EE@C?6J x>C2? p?D2C:]k^Am
Campy D DF49[ |C] (6:?DE6:? 7:C>=J 56?:6D E92E 96 92D 2?J =:23:=:EJ 7@C E96 2==6865 4@?5F4E @7 2?@E96C]” k^Am
kAm%96 =2HDF:E H2D 7:=65 F?56C }6H *@C< $E2E6'D p5F=E $FCG:G@CD p4E[ H9:49 H2D 6IE6?565 E9C@F89 }@G6>36C a_ab E@ 2==@H G:4E:>D >@C6 E:>6 E@ 7:=6 2?J =682= 24E:@?D]k^Am
kAm+:77 D66
kAm——k^Am
kAm©a_ab}6H*@C< s2:=J }6HD]':D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?J52:=J?6HD]4@>^Qm?J52:=J?6HD]4@ >k^2m]s:DEC:3FE65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]EC:3F?64@?E6?E286?4J]4@>Qm%C:3F ?6 r@?E6?E p86?4J[ {{r]k^2mk^Am
Copyright 2023 Tribune Content Agency.
