Bob Weinstein is now facing sexual harassment allegations of his own
First Harvey, now Bob.
The other Weinstein brother is now facing sexual harassment allegations leveled by Amanda Segel, executive producer of The Mist, a Spike TV series.
Segel alleges that Bob Weinstein pursued her romantically on and off throughout the summer of 2016, while the series was in production. The substance of his actions isn't clear, but reportedly included invitations to private dinners and "romantic overtures," according to Variety, who broke the story.
The situation got to be so toxic that Ms. Segel's lawyer stepped in to deliver a warning to The Weinstein Company executives: Stop this, or Segel's involvement in the project is finished.
"'No' should be enough," Segel told Variety. "After ‘no,’ anybody who has asked you out should just move on. Bob kept referring to me that he wanted to have a friendship. He didn’t want a friendship. He wanted more than that. My hope is that ‘no’ is enough from now on."
A Weinstein representative flatly denied the allegations in a statement to Variety, though there's no mention there of Segel's lawyer and his communications with TWC executives.
"Bob Weinstein had dinner with Ms. Segel in LA in June 2016. He denies any claims that he behaved inappropriately at or after the dinner. It is most unfortunate that any such claim has been made."
This past weekend, Bob Weinstein gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter about his brother, Harvey. "I'm mortified and disgusted by my brother's actions," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "And I am sick for the victims. And I feel for them. I feel for them."
You can read the full story -- yes, there's unfortunately more -- over at Variety.
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