- Rose McGowan details Harvey Weinstein’s alleged assault of her at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival in her new memoir Brave
- McGowan writes that during a breakfast meeting with Weinstein she was asked to go to his suite where he performed forced oral sex on her and masturbated
- Forced oral sex is considered object rape in the state of Utah, but no criminal charges were filed after McGowan received a $100,000 settlement
- Weinstein has denied ever sexually assaulting McGowan, who soon after this meeting received a $100,000 settlement from the disgraced mogul
Rose McGowan has revealed what allegedly happened between her and Harvey Weinstein at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.
The New York Times obtained a copy of her new memoir Brave, in which McGowan writes that she had an appointment Weinstein on the day of the incident but arrived to learn her breakfast meeting had been moved to his hotel suite.
Once there, she claims that Weinstein made her sit on the edge of the Jacuzzi in his suite and proceeded to perform oral sex on the actress while masturbating himself to completion.
Weinstein has denied ever sexually assaulting McGowan, who soon after this meeting received a $100,000 settlement from the disgraced mogul.
Speaking out: Rose McGowan details Harvey Weinstein’s alleged assault of her at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival in her new memoir Brave
‘I freeze, like a statue,’ writes McGowan of the moments just before the alleged assault.
Weinstein proceeded to rip off her clothes claims McGowan and then got her into the Jacuzzi.
She also details how the encounter ended that day at the Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley, writing: ‘He moans loudly; through my tears I see his semen floating on top of the bubble.’