Kate Beckinsale Opened Up About Being Verbally Abused By Harvey Weinstein In A Powerful Instagram Post Shared After His Sentencing

Mike Letterman

Mar 13, 2020, 9:45 AM
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Kate Beckinsale has shared her story of being verbally abused by Harvey Weinstein in an Instagram post published hours after he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

In the post, Beckinsale said the incident happened the day after the New York premiere for her 2001 film Serendipity, which was distributed by Weinstein's company Miramax.

She continued to say that "the minute the door closed", Weinstein began "screaming" that she had ruined his premiere because she wore a suit instead of a "tight dress".

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"He started screaming, 'You stupid fucking CUNT, you CUNT you ruined my premiere,'" Beckinsale wrote. "I had no idea what he was talking about and started to shake. He said, 'If I am throwing a red carpet you get in a tight dress, you shake your ass you shake your tits you do not go down it looking like a fucking lesbian you stupid fucking cunt.'"

She said she had argued that the cast felt that dressing up for the premiere wasn't appropriate, but Weinstein replied: "I don't care - if I want pussy on the red carpet that's what I get."

"Hearing that he has gone to prison for 23 years is a huge relief to me on behalf of all the women he sexually assaulted or raped," Beckinsale said.

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She went on: "Having said that, the crimes that are not crimes, the inhumane bullying and sick covert abuse for which there is STILL no recourse no matter who you tell (and I did tell), these too need to go."

Beckinsale's Instagram post comes after several other women in Hollywood posted on social media celebrating Weinstein's sentencing, including actors Mira Sorvino and Rose McGowan, who were among his accusers.

Kate Beckinsale Opened Up About Being Verbally Abused By Harvey Weinstein In A Powerful Instagram Post Shared After His Sentencing

Mike Letterman

Kate Beckinsale has shared her story of being verbally abused by Harvey Weinstein in an Instagram post published hours after he was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.

In the post, Beckinsale said the incident happened the day after the New York premiere for her 2001 film Serendipity, which was distributed by Weinstein's company Miramax.

She continued to say that "the minute the door closed", Weinstein began "screaming" that she had ruined his premiere because she wore a suit instead of a "tight dress".

"Hearing that he has gone to prison for 23 years is a huge relief to me on behalf of all the women he sexually assaulted or raped," Beckinsale said.

Beckinsale's Instagram post comes after several other women in Hollywood posted on social media celebrating Weinstein's sentencing, including actors Mira Sorvino and Rose McGowan, who were among his accusers.

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