{"id":149984,"date":"2018-01-30T21:47:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T02:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149984"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T02:47:58","slug":"weinstein-attorney-mcgowans-rape-allegations-a-bold-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/30\/weinstein-attorney-mcgowans-rape-allegations-a-bold-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Weinstein attorney: McGowan’s rape allegations ‘ a bold lie’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Attorney Ben Brafman wrote in a statement Tuesday that McGowan is trying to smear Weinstein to promote her new book “Brave.” (Photo By David Shankbone – Own work, CC BY 3.0)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES \u2014 A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein called actress Rose McGowan’s claims of rape against the former Hollywood producer are “a bold lie.”<\/p>\n

Attorney Ben Brafman wrote in a statement Tuesday that McGowan is trying to smear Weinstein to promote her new book “Brave.”<\/p>\n

McGowan details her allegations against Weinstein in the memoir released Tuesday. She said in the book that the producer forced himself on her during what began as a business meeting at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997.<\/p>\n

Scores of women have publicly accused Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault.<\/p>\n

Brafman’s statement says Weinstein and his attorneys “have refrained from publicly criticizing any of the women who have made allegations of sexual assault against Mr. Weinstein despite a wealth of evidence that would demonstrate the patent falsity of these claims.<\/p>\n

“Watching the ‘performance’ by Rose McGowan as she looks to promote her new book however, has made it impossible to remain quiet,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Brafman says Weinstein denies McGowan’s claims. The attorney also cites correspondence from “two witnesses” to corroborate his client’s position: Entertainment manager Jill Messick and Oscar winner Ben Affleck.<\/p>\n

The statement released through crisis management firm Sitrick & Co. also included several photos of McGowan looking cordial with Weinstein at an industry event in 2005.<\/p>\n

Representatives for McGowan and Affleck did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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