An aspiring British actress with familiar claims of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein is using an unusual legal maneuver in an attempt to bring the disgraced mogul to justice.
Kadian Noble, who claims Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2014, is suing him, his brother Bob and their company, The Weinstein Company (TWC), under federal sex trafficking laws.
A spokesperson for Weinstein repeated their previous statement to People that “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances.”
According to the lawsuit,...
Kadian Noble, who claims Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2014, is suing him, his brother Bob and their company, The Weinstein Company (TWC), under federal sex trafficking laws.
A spokesperson for Weinstein repeated their previous statement to People that “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances.”
According to the lawsuit,...
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- PEOPLE.com
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- by johnny Dodd, @Johnny_Dodd
- PEOPLE.com
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- PEOPLE.com
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