Harvey Weinstein slapped with another sexual misconduct lawsuit
Another woman has joined the legal fight against Harvey Weinstein.
German actress Emma Loman has sued the disgraced Hollywood executive, saying he raped her at the 2006 Cannes film festival, The Guardian reports. Loman's suit piles on top of a joint case six women levied against Weinstein in December, as well as an April suit from actress Ashley Judd. Weinstein is also facing six sexual crime charges, including two felonies that could land him in prison for life.
In Loman's suit, filed Monday, the actress says she met Weinstein at a film festival in 2004, per The Guardian. He later invited Loman to Cannes, and she only agreed because Weinstein's assistant persistently called her up to 30 times each day. Like in many other allegations, Loman says Weinstein lured her to his hotel room under the guise of discussing acting opportunities, raped her, and threatened to end her career if she spoke out. She is suing Weinstein for assault and breaking human trafficking laws, among other charges.
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Weinstein is currently facing six criminal counts for sexual misconduct against three women. He has maintained his innocence after a wave of allegations first surfaced last October, and he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. His agent did not respond to The Guardian when asked for comment.
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