Rose McGowan Sues Harvey Weinstein With David Boies, Lisa Bloom for Silencing Assault Victims | THR News - video Dailymotion

Attorneys David Boies and Lisa Bloom are also defendants in the suit.

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00:00This shows people worldwide, which is what I was hoping the whole time, that this cannot and will

00:06not stand. Rose McGowan is suing Harvey Weinstein over what's cited as a diabolical effort to

00:11silence sexual assault victims. The actress sued Weinstein with her lawyers and a private

00:16intelligence agency, Black Cube, in California federal court on Wednesday. McGowan's claims

00:21against Weinstein include racketeering, violations of the federal wiretap act,

00:25invasion of privacy, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

00:30The opening sentence of the complaint reads,

00:32This case is about a diabolical and illegal effort by one of America's most powerful men

00:37and his representatives to silence sexual assault victims. And it's about the courageous

00:41women and journalists who persisted to reveal the truth.

00:44She further alleges in the complaint that when Weinstein learned that she planned to

00:48describe an alleged 1997 rape, his team tried to steal her unpublished book, attempted to buy

00:54her silence and when she refused, began a campaign to undermine her reputation so no one

00:59would believe her, including she claims planting drugs on her. However, Weinstein's

01:03lawyer Phyllis Kuferstein sent The Hollywood Reporter a statement in response to the

01:07complaint, which reads in part,

01:09Once and for all, Rose McGowan will be shown to be what she is, a publicity seeker looking for money.

01:14From the moment she sought a multi-million-dollar payout in return for not making these baseless

01:19allegations, which we rejected, we knew that she was waiting for an opportune time to begin this.

01:24For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.

01:27For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.