Lawsuit filed against Harvey Weinstein over alleged sexual assault

A new lawsuit has been filed against American film producer Harvey Weinstein on Friday (local time) by an actress who claims that he repeatedly assaulted her.

woman, identified in suit only as Jane Doe, stated that he forcibly performed inappropriate actions and threatened to harm her career if she objected over course of more than two years, confirmed Variety.

According to suit, Weinstein was charged with sexual harassment allegations during a meeting in his office in 2013. 

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Weinstein also bragged about allegedly sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence and said that he was trying to help her and that he was gateway to her dreams, according to suit.

In reference to suit, Lawrence on Friday (local time) issued a statement denying that y had a sexual relationship.

"My heart breaks for all women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein," Lawrence said. "I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him. This is yet ar example of predatory tactics and lies that he engd in to lure countless women."

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plaintiff said that she first met Weinstein at  Sundance Film Festival in 2013. She said she went to his suite, where Weinstein barged in on her while she was using bathroom and pulled down his pants and masturbated, eventually ejaculating on her skirt.

Meanwhile, Weinstein's attorney denied that he engd in n-consensual sex, and alleged that his accusers are lying about consensual relations.