Former Assistant of Harvey Weinstein Breaks Silence in First TV Interview
Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant Zelda Perkins has given her first TV interview, in which she alleges that the Hollywood producer attempted to rape a former colleague at the Venice Film Festival 19 years ago.
Perkins had signed a non-disclosure agreement in 1998 and received £125,000 from Miramax, but broke her silence on the BBC’s “Newsnight” show, which was broadcast Tuesday night in Britain.Weinstein has denied all accusations of non-consensual sex.
Police in both the U.S.
and U.K.
are investigating multiple allegations against the disgraced producer and no charges have been brought.“We were at the Venice Film Festival and he tried to rape her,” Perkins said of the alleged incident involving a then-colleague.
The colleague was shaking and in shock and also did not want anyone to find out about the matter, said Perkins, who added that she then called Weinstein out of a business meeting to confront him.
He denied the accusation.
