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| Harvey Weinstein: Met Police announces its investigating complaint against Hollywood producer | Harvey Weinstein: Met Police announces its investigating complaint against Hollywood producer |
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| Scotland Yard has announced it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. | Scotland Yard has announced it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. |
| The London Metropolitan Police confirmed it had been passed a complaint by Merseyside Police made on Wednesday which was now being investigated by its Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command. | The London Metropolitan Police confirmed it had been passed a complaint by Merseyside Police made on Wednesday which was now being investigated by its Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command. |
| There is no evidence the allegations relate to child abuse but sources within the force had said it relates to a complaint dating from the 1980s. | There is no evidence the allegations relate to child abuse but sources within the force had said it relates to a complaint dating from the 1980s. |
| News of the complaint follows an announcement by the New York Police Department (NYPD) that they are carrying out a "review" of the new accusations against Weinstein. | News of the complaint follows an announcement by the New York Police Department (NYPD) that they are carrying out a "review" of the new accusations against Weinstein. |
| They have also reportedly reopened a 2004 investigation into an allegation of assault though they did not release any details. | They have also reportedly reopened a 2004 investigation into an allegation of assault though they did not release any details. |
| New York detectives already investigated Weinstein once, in 2015, when an Italian model said the studio executive grabbed her breasts and groped her. Detectives set up a sting where they recorded a conversation between the woman and Weinstein while he tried to persuade her to come into his hotel room. | New York detectives already investigated Weinstein once, in 2015, when an Italian model said the studio executive grabbed her breasts and groped her. Detectives set up a sting where they recorded a conversation between the woman and Weinstein while he tried to persuade her to come into his hotel room. |
| "Why yesterday you touch my breast?" the 22-year-old asked on the recording, published by The New Yorker. | "Why yesterday you touch my breast?" the 22-year-old asked on the recording, published by The New Yorker. |
| "Oh, please, I'm sorry, just come on in. I'm used to that. Come on. Please," Weinstein responded. | "Oh, please, I'm sorry, just come on in. I'm used to that. Come on. Please," Weinstein responded. |
| Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance Jr. said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the case. Vance said his office's "best lawyers" examined the evidence before deciding, less than two weeks after the woman first made her allegations, to drop the investigation. | |
| The allegation is the latest in a string of accusations made by multiple actresses and former employees of the Hollywood mogul who is famous for his work on acclaimed movies such as Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love and Emma. | The allegation is the latest in a string of accusations made by multiple actresses and former employees of the Hollywood mogul who is famous for his work on acclaimed movies such as Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love and Emma. |
| The scandal began when the New York Times published an expose detailing three decades of sexual harassment and assault allegations against the multimillionaire producer who founded Miramax Studios and The Weinstein Company with his brother Bob. | The scandal began when the New York Times published an expose detailing three decades of sexual harassment and assault allegations against the multimillionaire producer who founded Miramax Studios and The Weinstein Company with his brother Bob. |
| It said Weinstein had reached at least eight financial settlements with women over sexual harassment and other women came forward to describe how they had been harassed or molested by the producer. | It said Weinstein had reached at least eight financial settlements with women over sexual harassment and other women came forward to describe how they had been harassed or molested by the producer. |
| Following the story, The New Yorker released its own piece detailing further allegations where he is alleged to have raped three women. | |
| Other women, including A-List Hollywood actresses, have since started coming forward with their own accounts of their interactions with Weinstein. | Other women, including A-List Hollywood actresses, have since started coming forward with their own accounts of their interactions with Weinstein. |
| Several actresses, including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cara Delevingne, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Beckinsale, Romola Garai and Mira Sorvino, have all told similar stories of being invited to meet Weinstein in a hotel room where he asks them to watch him shower or give him a massage. | Several actresses, including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cara Delevingne, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Beckinsale, Romola Garai and Mira Sorvino, have all told similar stories of being invited to meet Weinstein in a hotel room where he asks them to watch him shower or give him a massage. |
| Garai said although Weinstein did not touch her, he tried to demonstrate his power over her by wearing only a dressing gown during their meeting when she was 18. | Garai said although Weinstein did not touch her, he tried to demonstrate his power over her by wearing only a dressing gown during their meeting when she was 18. |
| Delevingne said she had been invited to the hotel room and asked to take part in a threesome with another woman while Kate Beckinsale said he had greeted her in a bathrobe and asked to drink alcohol with him when she was 17. | Delevingne said she had been invited to the hotel room and asked to take part in a threesome with another woman while Kate Beckinsale said he had greeted her in a bathrobe and asked to drink alcohol with him when she was 17. |
| She declined saying she had school in the morning and says telling him "No" him had hurt her career. | She declined saying she had school in the morning and says telling him "No" him had hurt her career. |
| A representative for Weinstein declined to comment when contacted by The Independent about the latest investigations. | A representative for Weinstein declined to comment when contacted by The Independent about the latest investigations. |