Harvey Weinstein gave an interview from prison, where he revealed some of the people who had cut him off over the years
The disgraced film producer is currently serving time in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in December 2022.
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He discussed Gwyneth Paltrow, who publicly spoke about Weinstein, revealing what allegedly went down and how Brad Pitt was involved.
Weinstein told THR, “…She was a good friend of mine. I don’t know what drove her to do what she did. To make such a big deal over nothing. I walked out of a nice meeting with her and said, ‘How about a massage?’ And she just went, ‘No, I don’t think so.’ I got the message. I never put my hands on her. She told Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt came to me and said, ‘Don’t do anything like that with my girl.’ I said, ‘Don’t worry, Brad. I got it.’ But then Gwyneth goes on Howard Stern and The New York Times and makes a big deal about it all. She knows that nothing happened. But this person who was a friend, who owes her career to me, just stabs me in the back. She wanted to be part of the crowd. I won’t forgive her for that.”
He then detailed other people who cut him off: “Most of the people I knew have shut me out. Close friends. Family members. People who owe their entire careers to me. They all just disappeared overnight. I’m scared to call people because I don’t want them canceled for talking to me. This is a crazy culture. This is McCarthyism. I wish Jeffrey Katzenberg [CEO of DreamWorks Animation] would take my call. I wish Ted Sarandos [Netflix CEO] would. Bradley Cooper. I miss these people not just as business — there was more to it than that. But I’m cancel-itis. Toxic. You take my phone call and you get canceled. I get it. I don’t expect anyone to destroy their careers for me. But a few people risk it anyway. I won’t tell you who they are, obviously.”
Two of his children will no longer speak to him: “Once every three hours I get about 16 to 18 minutes on the phone. That’s my lifeline. I speak to three of my children every single day: my oldest daughter, who is 30 now, and my 12-year-old and my 15-year-old. My other two children haven’t talked to me for six years. I also speak to my lawyers and to a few friends. It’s the only thing that keeps me sane.” He has three kids with his first wife, Eve Chilton, and two with his second wife Georgina Chapman.
He claims he has tried to reach out to his two daughters who won’t talk to him: “Lots of times. They never respond. Their mother cut me off, too. It’s been radio silence from them ever since the allegations started.”
He also said he does not speak to his ex wife Georgina, who he married in 2007. Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
He said, “We don’t talk at all. She lets me see our children, which I am grateful for. I am sorry she got such a bad rap. She knew nothing about what I was doing. I was a master of deception. To punish her company is an act of insanity. All those women she dressed so beautifully abandoned her overnight. Have some courage, for God’s sake!”