Harvey Weinsteinhas given his first interview since beingarrestedandindictedon multiple rape charges by a grand jury.
You were born rich and privileged and you were handsome.
You got lotsa girls, no girl looked at me until I made it big in Hollywood.
But I never, ever forced myself on a single woman.
He also stated, Mr. Weinstein never said anything about trading movie roles for sexual favors.
You have my word that Harvey did not say that.
It was my mistake.
We were discussing Hollywood and I may have misunderstood certain things about the methods of that place.
It was, after all, a social visit.
The story still appears on theSpectators website, with the disputed quotation intact.
Theadoracopulos could not be reached for further comment.
Weinstein is currently facing the possibility of a life sentence.
Numerous other womenhave come forward with allegations sinceThe New York Timespublished the initial exposein October 2017.
Through a spokesperson, Weinstein has denied any allegation of non-consensual sex.
McGowan responded to the article over Twitter.
Rapists are liars, she wrote.
Nice try, rapist.
Argento also had a response.
Weinstein, you fing monster rapist, still trying to damage and hurt us.
Youll go to jail.