Rosanna Arquette fired again at Harvey Weinstein after he claimed she “exaggerated” her claims about allegedly being assaulted by the Hollywood mogul within the ‘90s.
“I’ve by no means exaggerated my assault. Ever. My account of what occurred has by no means modified,” Arquette, 66, advised Us Weekly in an announcement on Thursday, March 12. “A easy Google search makes this clear.”
Weinstein, 73, claimed throughout his first interview from jail that Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie “simply exaggerated” and “wished to be a part of the membership” of sexual assault accusers through the #MeToo motion.
Arquette denied the allegation made by Weinstein in a brand new profile revealed by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, March 10. “If, by saying ‘exaggerated,’ he means the retribution I endured, Ronan Farrow’s investigation into these claims (made by others as effectively) substantiated the ‘blackballing’ with respect to me. Ronan’s work speaks for itself,” Arquette mentioned on Thursday, referring to Farrow’s 2017 expose that led the best way in placing Weinstein behind bars.
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She additional claimed, “There was/is not any ‘membership’ to belong to as a Harvey Weinstein assault survivor. Being a survivor of assault or rape just isn’t a membership. I can’t imagine that needs to be mentioned.”
In 2020, Weinstein was discovered responsible of rape and sexual assault expenses in New York and sentenced to 23 years in jail. He was additionally convicted in Los Angeles, the place he was given 16 further years in jail. His NY conviction was overturned in 2024 on attraction, however he might be retired later this yr.
Amongst his accusers was Arquettewho claimed that within the Nineties she had a gathering with Weinstein a few script and when she arrived at his lodge room he allegedly answered the door in a bathrobe. He then tried to place her hand on his penis, earlier than Arquette allegedly denied his advances.
Throughout his Tuesday sit-down, Weinstein additionally claimed that a few of his alleged victims lied about him attacking them as a result of they allegedly received cash to testify. “One lady received half 1,000,000 {dollars}. One other received paid $500,000,” he claimed. “A 3rd received $3 million. All anybody needed to do to stroll off with a examine was fill out a kind that mentioned I sexually assaulted them.”
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Arquette clapped again on the comment, telling Us on Thursday that she “by no means profited, nor was I ever compensated in any approach, by way of lawsuit or settlement, by Harvey Weinstein or Disney or another occasion with respect to my assault.”
“The one movie produced by Harvey Weinstein through which I used to be forged is Pulp Fiction. Regardless of my quote, I used to be paid scale and didn’t obtain back-end participation,” she alleged. “I used to be advised on the time that scale was all of the manufacturing may afford, because it was an unbiased movie with a reasonably unknown however ‘scorching and up-and-coming’ director.”
Arquette claimed that she later realized that “different forged members” of Pulp Fiction had been “provided back-end participation in alternate for reducing their quote or working for scale,” calling it a “nice deal” for them.
The actress, who lately starred within the indie movie Grapefruitadditional alleged that Weinstein was “absolutely conscious of who was given this deal” as one of many movie’s producers and financiers.
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“I have no idea what motivated Harvey Weinstein to accuse me of exaggerating sexual assault for an imaginary private acquire,” Arquette mentioned in her assertion. “However, I do know this: When the manipulation (or outright denial) of info regarding rape and sexual assault is coming from an unrepentant abuser, survivors are victimized once more within the re-telling. It’s trauma, re-inflicted. So, it’s my hope that we — members of our trade and higher society — hold survivors on the forefront of our hearts and minds, as we proceed to navigate the aftermath of adjudicated crimes perpetrated by probably the most highly effective amongst us.”
Arquette famous that regardless of her trauma by the hands of Weinstein, she believes in “forgiveness,” saying, “I forgave Harvey Weinstein way back. Not as a result of he requested for it (a essential first step in redemption, which he has didn’t take), however as a result of I didn’t wish to carry the resentment.”
“I didn’t, and nonetheless don’t, need my life outlined by assault or retribution,” she added. “I want I didn’t have to jot down this, however the interview occurred. And I felt that each the false accusations made in opposition to me, and the fog he makes an attempt to weave by denying info, referred to as for a response.”
Moreover, Arquette mentioned that he needs Weinstein to get moved to a “extra humane” jail due to the alleged poor circumstances.
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“Rikers Island jail complicated is a horrific place,” Arquette mentioned. “Its existence is a condemnation of our justice system, and I firmly imagine it needs to be shut down.”
That being mentioned, Arquette revealed, “I want Harvey Weinstein success in getting transferred to a extra humane jail. His human rights, and the rights of each prisoner, are as essential as each different human being’s and need to be upheld. I really feel compassion for his kids and ex-wives for the ache that is inflicting them.”
Though Arquette expressed compassion for Weinstein’s jail circumstances, she famous in her assertion that his claims of innocence in his THR interview usually are not true.
“On the subject of the occasions that led to Harvey Weinstein’s convictions, plural, by juries of his friendslisted below are the info: The assaults occurred. The rapes occurred.”
She defined, “Previous to his convictions, the rapes and assaults had been substantiated by investigative journalists at completely different legacy information shops, passing the meticulous scrutiny of groups of attorneys and editors by means of a rigorous pre-publication course of.”
“The info and proof of those crimes had been delivered to courtrooms, the place Harvey Weinstein was given the complete advantages of due course of and was represented by the most effective attorneys his ample wealth may present,” Arquette continued. “He was tried and convicted for these crimes.”
In case you or somebody you already know has been sexually assaulted, contact the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).