Tomi-Ann Roberts on Her Encounter with Harvey Weinstein & the Shame Women Feel After Assault

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: I’m telling you right now, get in here.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: What do we have to do here?

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Nothing. I’m going to take a shower. You sit there and have a drink. Water.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I don’t drink.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Then have a glass of water.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: Can I stay on the bar?

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: No. You must come here now.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: No.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Please?

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: No, I don’t want to.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: I’m not doing anything with you, I promise.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I know, I don’t want to.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Now you’re embarrassing me.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I’m sorry, I cannot.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: No, come in here.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: No, yesterday was kind of aggressive for me.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: I know. It—

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I need to know a person to be touched.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: I won’t do a thing. If you embarrass me in this hotel where I’m staying—

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I’m not embarrassing you.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Just walk—

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: It’s just that I don’t feel comfortable.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Honey, don’t have a fight with me in the hallway.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: It’s not nothing. It’s—

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Please, I’m not going to do anything. I swear on my children. Please come in. On everything. I’m a famous guy.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: I’m feeling very uncomfortable right now.

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Please come in. And one minute. And if you want to leave when the guy comes with my jacket, you can go.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: Why yesterday you touched my breast?

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Oh, please. I’m sorry. Just come on in. I’m used to that.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: You’re used to that?

    HARVEY WEINSTEIN: Yes, come in.

    AMBRA BATTILANA GUTIERREZ: No, but I’m not used to that.

more in the interview by Amy Goodman​ with Tomi-Ann Roberts


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