An unknown actress recently filed a lawsuit against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and reportedly claimed that Weinstein boasted about sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence before her Oscar win.
The lawsuit was filed on Friday, reports Variety.
Citing court documents it is reported that the actress — referred in the suit as Jane Doe — alleged that Weinstein “forcibly performed oral sex on her, repeatedly masturbated in front of her and threatened to harm her career if she objected.”
The accuser recalled Weinstein telling her: “I slept with Jennifer Lawrence and look where she is; she has just won an Oscar,” Variety reported.
However, Jennifer Lawrence — who won an Oscar for the Weinstein-produced film Silver Linings Playbook — denied any sexual relationship with Weinstein in a statement.
“My heart breaks for all the women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein,” Lawrence, 28, said. “I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him. This is yet another example of the predatory tactics and lies that he engaged in to lure countless women.”
Lawrence herself is not involved in the lawsuit in question. The actress' tenuous connection is solely relegated to the plaintiff's recounting of Weinstein's alleged remarks.
Lawyers of the former movie mogul denied the claims made in the lawsuit, both those related to Lawrence and the plaintiff's claims of sexual assault.
A spokesperson for Weinstein said: "Mr. Weinstein is embarrassed for Ms. Lawrence with whom he has only had a professional and respectful relationship, who has sadly been dragged into this ugly attempt at defamation." The spokesperson's statement continued, "This filing further proves that anyone can say whatever they want in a lawsuit for maximum shock value, to defame and debase, without having to offer any facts or reality."
Over 60 women have come out with allegations against the producer since The New York Times and The New Yorker’s Pulitzer-prize winning articles were published in October, 2017.
