One of Weinstein’s accusers felt so threatened by his advances towards her that she had to defend herself with a piece of broken glass to keep him away from her.
As we’ve learned through the recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein, his alleged sexual harassment and assault wasn’t limited to actresses. The disgraced Hollywood executive also made advances towards young models who he met as the executive producer of “Project Runway.”
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Brazilian model Julianna De Paula was one of the women who Weinstein allegedly went after, and when he did she had to threaten violence to keep him from potentially assaulting her.
De Paula’s encounter with Weinstein occurred at his loft in New York where she claims she was forced to kiss other women in front of him, according to report by the Los Angeles Times. When she tried to leave he chased her around the apartment in the nude until she fended him off with a piece of broken glass.
“He looked at me, and he started to laugh,” De Paula said of his reaction to her defense. “I was shocked. I was completely in disbelief.”
The report from The Times reveals several new allegations from women in the fashion industry, rather than Hollywood. More than 10 models have come forward with allegations against Weinstein since the initial reports from The New York Times and The New Yorker exposed the former studio head for his alleged inappropriate behavior with women.