Attorney Lisa Bloom reportedly received an email from Bob Weinstein on Friday saying that his brother Harvey ‘should get professional help for a problem that really exists’ after being accused of sexual harassment from several women.
Not long after Bloom appeared on Good Morning America on Friday, Bob sent her an email saying that she was giving his brother ‘poor counsel,’ according to New York Times reporters Johanna Barr and Jodi Kantor who initially broke the story about the shocking and rampant claims of sexual harassment against Harvey.
‘Perhaps, Harvey as he stated in the NY Times, to the world, should get professional help for a problem that really exists,’ Bob wrote in the email to Bloom, the Times reported.
The latest email revelation reported by the Times comes after Bloom announced she was stepping down as the movie mogul’s attorney. It also comes after rampant speculation among ‘insiders’ that Bob leaked the details that led to the explosive New York Times story about his brother’s alleged sexual harassment of a number of women, according to Page Six.
Attorney Lisa Bloom received an email from Bob Weinstein (left) on Friday saying that his brother Harvey (right) ‘should get professional help for a problem that really exists’ after being accused of sexual harassment from several women, the New York Times reported
Bob (left) sent Bloom (right) the email not long after she appeared on Good Morning America on Friday. There is rampant speculation among ‘insiders’ that Bob leaked details that led to the explosive New York Times story about his brother Harvey
Jodi Kantor, one of the New York Times reporters who broke the story tweeted on Saturday about the new evidence against Harvey, who co-founded The Weinstein Company with his brother Bob
Bob, who co-founded The Weinstein Company with his brother and who currently serves as a board member, has reportedly been trying for years to unseat Harvey Weinstein as the sole head of the studio.
‘Bob’s wanted Harvey out for years,’ a former staffer told Page Six.
The source claimed that ‘the two brothers are becoming increasingly suspicious of each other.’
Harvey Weinstein announced on Friday that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence as co-chairman of The Weinstein Company. He is seen above leaving his New York home on Friday
It has even been suggested that Bob ‘may have even fed this story’ to the Times as a means of orchestrating Harvey’s downfall.
‘Bob wanted Harvey to get what’s coming to him,’ Page Six quoted a source as saying.
The brothers jointly own 42 percent of The Weinstein Company, according to The New York Times.
Harvey announced on Friday that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence.
A statement issued by four board members said that The Weinstein Company will be run in the meantime by Bob and David Glasser, the president and COO.
By all appearances, if the rumors of a fraught relationship between the brothers is true, that means Bob wins this round.
‘There has always been a love-hate relationship between the brothers,’ says a former Weinstein employee.
The New York Times reported that Harvey Weinstein, 65, had reached eight previously undisclosed settlements with women who made allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact
The Weinsteins broke into show business together. In the 1970s, they produced rock concerts in Buffalo. They then used profits from their concerts to found Miramax, which at the time was a small independent film distribution company. They’re seen above in New York in 1989
‘There have been times they wouldn’t speak for months. Let’s just say they have an ‘inconsistent’ relationship.’
Page Six quoted another source who agreed with the assessments among insiders about a fraternal rift.
‘Bob’s trying to take over and push Harvey out,’ the source said.
Bob has denied talk that he plotted his brother’s fall from grace.
‘These assertions are untrue,’ he told Page Six.
The New York Times reported that Harvey, 65, had reached eight previously undisclosed settlements with women who made allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact.
The alleged victims included an actress, a model and two assistants and their allegations spanned almost 30 years, the newspaper reported.
On Friday, former New York broadcast anchor Lauren Sivan told Huffington Post that the influential producer once trapped her in the hallway of a restaurant during a private event and masturbated in front of her until he ejaculated.
On Friday, former New York broadcast anchor Lauren Sivan told Huffington Post that Harvey Weinstein once trapped her in the hallway of a restaurant during a private event and masturbated in front of her until he ejaculated
The Weinsteins broke into show business together. In the 1970s, they produced rock concerts in Buffalo.
They then used profits from their concerts to found Miramax, which at the time was a small independent film distribution company.
In the 1980s and 90s, Miramax gained a reputation for releasing critically acclaimed films.
The studio’s string of successes eventually led to its acquisition by the Walt Disney Company in 1993.
In 2005, the Weinstein brothers announced they would leave Miramax to form their own production company, The Weinstein Company.
After Harvey Weinstein announced Friday he was taking an indefinite leave as co-chairman, the film production company said it will conduct an internal investigation into the Times’ report of sexual harassment allegations against one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.
The Weinstein Company board of representatives said in a statement that it takes ‘extremely seriously’ the accusations made in the Times story that said Weinstein had made eight settlements with women who had accused him of unwanted physical contact and sexual harassment over three decades.