Hollywood Legal: Weinstein Denies Rose McGowan Rape Accusations Using Emails From Affleck & Her Former Manager

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Weinstein Accuser Allegedly Bullied Into Accepting Settlement
By Victoria Bekiempis
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A lawyer for one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers on Thursday slammed a proposed $25 million deal to settle sexual-misconduct claims, claiming that he was told that if his client didn’t buy in, her portion of the money would go toward the disgraced movie mogul’s legal fees.
“They’re trying to rubber hose my client,” said Thomas Giuffra, the lawyer for Alexandra Canosa, after a scheduling proceeding in her Manhattan Federal Court civil case.

Canosa, the former Marco Polo producer who is suing Weinstein for alleged sexual assault, has refused to participate in a tentative agreement. The so-called “global” settlement could bring an end to most civil-misconduct claims against him.

Under the terms of the proposed deal, which was first reported by the New York Times on Wednesday, the Weinstein Company’s insurers would cover the settlement costs. Weinstein wouldn’t pay a dime to accusers, nor would he admit to wrongdoing. (Weinstein, who is going on trial January 6 in Manhattan criminal court for alleged rape and sexual assault, has maintained his innocence.)

According to the Times, slightly over $6 million would be divided among 18 accusers; none of these women would individually receive more than $500,000. The other $18.5 million of the $25 million pool would be reserved for participants in a class-action suit, potential future accusers, and the New York State Attorney General’s lawsuit against Weinstein and his defunct movie company, the paper said.

When a judge asked about the settlement in this morning’s proceeding, a lawyer for the Weinstein Company said “there is a limited amount of funds left which will be used [for] whatever plaintiffs opt out.”

Giuffra claimed he was told that if Canosa didn’t take this settlement money, it would go toward some of Weinstein’s legal bills. According to reports, there are three or four accusers who aren’t interested in the settlement —meaning Weinstein could get between $1.5 to $2 million in money that was allotted to accusers, Giuffra told reporters. (A source said Weinstein’s criminal-court legal fees are not being paid by any settlement or insurance company.)

“It would be like the United States giving military aid to Iran to attack Israel,” Giuffra said outside court. “They’re saying, ‘Either take the money or we’re going to give the guns to the guy who raped you.’” (Canosa is suing Weinstein for rape and other alleged wrongs.)

Giuffra slammed the state attorney general’s office, saying officials there approved a raw deal.

“The attorney general is basically working for Harvey,” he said. “By approving this, they’re giving him money to fight victims.”

Asked whether the AG’s office gave him an explanation for its purported support of the settlement, Giuffra claims he was told, “This is the best we could do.”

Asked for a response, the AG’s office said in an email to Vulture, “At every turn, Attorney General James has been committed to securing the best outcome for all victims. Our office will fight to ensure that Harvey Weinstein’s victims receive justice.”

A spokeswoman for the office also said that there is no provision that allocates the funds intended for victims to go to Weinstein’s attorneys.

This potential settlement still has to be approved by a judge. Giuffra said that he would oppose its approval. Even if a judge approves the settlement, it doesn’t mean Canosa’s case will end.

The tentative settlement involves a payout from Weinstein’s company, not him individually. Since Canosa is also suing Weinstein personally, that court action against him can continue.

Douglas H. Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer, who represent several Weinstein accusers, have also voiced opposition to the settlement. Similar to Giuffra’s concerns, Wigdor also told the Times that there was a provision in the deal that would allow rejected settlement money to fund Weinstein’s legal fees.

“We reject the notion that this was the best settlement that could have been achieved on behalf of the victims,” Wigdor and Mintzer said in a statement responding to the Times story. “It is shameful that $12 million of the settlement is going to the lawyers for the directors who we alleged enabled Harvey Weinstein, and it is even more outrageous that the proposed settlement will seek to bind non-participating members by providing a release to the insurance companies and the directors of the Weinstein Company itself. While we don’t begrudge victims who want to settle, we plan to vigorously object to any provision that tries to bind victims who want to proceed with holding Harvey Weinstein accountable for his actions, which is exactly what we intend to do.”

 

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Everything to Know About the Harvey Weinstein Trial
By Victoria Bekiempis
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual-assault trial is scheduled to start next week in Manhattan. The disgraced movie mogul faces charges for alleged nonconsensual encounters relating to three women. On Monday, January 6, Weinstein, his lawyers, and prosecutors will appear at the 100 Centre Street courthouse to hash out any last-minute issues, and on Tuesday, jury selection starts. Jury selection will probably take two weeks, and then the rest of trial proceedings are expected to last another six weeks.
Weinstein’s trial marks a major moment for Me Too — the fact that a wealthy, powerful white man would actually be prosecuted for alleged sex crimes seemed to suggest that accusers might finally be heard. If the many twists and turns in Weinstein’s case say anything, however, it’s that the months-long trial won’t be as neat and tidy as what you see on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Here’s a rundown of the major developments from Weinstein’s May 2018 arrest to his trial.
How did Weinstein’s case start?
Weinstein was arrested in Manhattan on May 25, 2018, less than one year after the New York Times and The New Yorker published investigations detailing allegations of sexual abuse and assault against him that spanned decades. The NYPD’s arrest of Weinstein came amid other state and federal investigations. When Weinstein surrendered at the 1st Precinct station house in Tribeca, he conspicuously carried several books with him, including Todd S. Purdum’s Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution and Richard Schickel’s Elia Kazan: A Biography.

Not surprisingly, the Kazan tome raised eyebrows. Not only was Kazan snubbed by Hollywood after naming entertainment-industry figures as communists in his House Un-American Activities Committee testimony — the director of On the Waterfront and A Streetcar Named Desire was a reputed womanizer who had been accused of sexual assault, per the Guardian.
So what is Weinstein accused of, exactly?
Right now, Weinstein faces five counts for alleged nonconsensual encounters involving former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and a still-undisclosed accuser. The counts are one count of rape in the first degree, one count of rape in the third degree, one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree, and two counts of predatory sexual assault. Haleyi has accused Weinstein of forcibly performing oral sex on her at his apartment in 2006. The unidentified woman has accused Weinstein of raping her at a hotel in March 2013.
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Prosecutors are poised to use testimony from Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, who accused Weinstein of raping her around late 1993, as her claim is contained in the counts of predatory sexual assault. It’s considered an “aggravating” or “underlying” crime, which is basically a crime that can be used to establish a pattern of behavior.
Weinstein had faced a count for an alleged 2004 attack on actress Lucia Evans, but it was dismissed in October 2018 after discrepancies surfaced in her account.
Will other women testify against Weinstein?
According to a court document, three other women are permitted to take the stand against Weinstein — and testify about uncharged alleged crimes. There is not much public information about these women. The court document suggests, however, that one woman will testify about an alleged incident in spring 2004 at a midtown hotel, one woman will testify about an alleged incident around May 2005 in Soho, and one will testify about an alleged incident in February 2013 at a Beverly Hills hotel.
This is similar to what happened in Bill Cosby’s trial. Five other accusers were allowed to testify that the disgraced comedian drugged and molested them, strengthening Andrea Constand’s accusations.
The judge’s decision allowing this testimony was a major victory for prosecutors. While prosecutors can’t use these other women’s testimony to allege it’s indicative of Weinstein’s bad character, or use their allegations of prior bad acts to prove that he had a propensity for such behavior, they can be used to show things such as intent and opportunity. (This is different from Sciorra, whose testimony could be used by prosecutors to establish an alleged pattern.)
“So, if they testify, ‘He offered me a job and invited me to his studio, and then he grabbed me,’ if that’s very similar to what the accuser is saying, then the jury is allowed to consider that,” Rebecca Roiphe, professor of law at New York Law School and former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, previously explained to Vulture. Jurors will be told “you’re not supposed to consider this evidence of Harvey Weinstein’s bad character and assume that because he has a bad character that he committed the charged crimes,” Roiphe said, but “it’s extremely hard for juries to do that in real life.”
What has Weinstein said about everything?
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty, and he has denied engaging in any nonconsensual encounters claimed in criminal or civil court actions. At various points, both Weinstein and his lawyers’ denials have characterized him as a victim who’s contending with unfairness.
In a New York Post interview several weeks ago, Weinstein said, “I feel like the forgotten man.” Weinstein, who was recovering from back surgery at New York–Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, told reporter Rebecca Rosenberg, “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking about 30 years ago. I’m not talking about now when it’s vogue. I did it first! I pioneered it! It all got eviscerated because of what happened. My work has been forgotten.’’
Weinstein lawyer Donna Rotunno said in July that he had been “railroaded” by the Me Too movement. One of Weinstein’s past lawyers described him as a “man vilified by a vicious media assault” in November 2018. Arthur Aidala, another attorney currently repping Weinstein, claimed Weinstein couldn’t get a fair trial in New York City because of media coverage and possible jurors’ liberal beliefs.
“An internet search of the New York Post’s ‘Page Six,’ a mainstay of local New York City news, and the name Harvey Weinstein in 2019, yields over 11,000 hits,” Aidala wrote in court papers. “Political, cultural and social organizations with headquarters in Manhattan (‘MeToo’ and ‘Times Up’) were catapulted to prominence as a direct result of Harvey Weinstein’s arrest in this case and New York City is ground zero in their activism, with such activities as the so-called Women’s March, and the rallying cry ‘believe all women,’ a position that is antithetical to due process,” Aidala also claimed. “Polls show that this activism disproportionately impacts the opinions of Democrats, the largest demographic group in New York City on central issues in this case.”
What has Weinstein been like in court?
At Weinstein’s last appearance on December 11, he entered the courtroom hunched over a walker. Lawyers revealed in court that Weinstein was undergoing back surgery the next day, due to a car accident in August. “We insisted that he use a walker today,” Rotunno said after the proceeding. “We wanted him to use a walker … Mr. Weinstein didn’t want the press to think he was seeking sympathy,” she continued. “He’s in pain, he’s having surgery.” At an appearance about one week before that, he was seen briefly carrying a cane. Weinstein has often limped during his court appearances.
He has also had some awkward exchanges with Justice James Burke, the judge presiding over his case. When Burke warned Weinstein that his trial wouldn’t be postponed over health issues, he replied, “This is the only time I’ve asked [this] … This is a good thing.” In August, Burke told Weinstein to stop using his cell phone in court. He was also photographed leaving court with tic-tac-toe on a legal notepad.
What is the recent settlement with Weinstein accusers about?
In December, the New York Times was the first to report that Weinstein, more than 30 sexual-misconduct accusers, and his bankrupt film studio, the Weinstein Company, had agreed to a potential $25 million settlement that would bring an end to many assault and harassment lawsuits against him. Of the $25 million, $6.2 million would be for 18 accusers who filed lawsuits in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The remainder would go toward class-action participants and those who have not yet come forward with allegations. The tentative settlement is part of a $47 million agreement that intends to cover the Weinstein Company’s debts.
Under this proposed settlement agreement, Weinstein would not have to admit to any wrongdoing. He also wouldn’t have to cover any of the settlement money — it would be paid by his insurers.
Some participants expressed disappointment at the settlement sum, telling the Times, and later Vulture, that they thought it was the best chance of recovering anything given the Weinstein Company’s bankruptcy. Several accusers who have sued Weinstein are refusing to participate, believing that there has to be a better alternative.
Does the trial impact this settlement?
The controversial $25 million tentative settlement that would end many sexual-misconduct lawsuits against Weinstein relates to civil litigation against him — not his criminal case.
How much prison time could Weinstein get?
If Weinstein were found guilty on only the least serious charge, rape in the third degree, there is no minimum sentence. But the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, carries a sentence of up to life in prison.
What do Weinstein’s accusers think about his upcoming trial?
A group of 25 women who came forward with sexual-misconduct allegations released a statement on Friday, January 3; they emphasized the trial’s importance for accusers “everywhere.”
“Next week, the world will be watching as Harvey Weinstein walks into court to stand trial for a fraction of the egregious crimes he has committed. Weinstein is a serial predator who sexually abused women for decades, taking advantage of his power and connections to systematically silence the women who could bring his crimes to light,” the statement said. “More than two years ago — thanks to the courage of so many women who risked everything to come forward — this ugly façade came down and he finally faced a public and professional reckoning for his actions. This trial is critical to show that predators everywhere will be held accountable and that speaking up can bring about real change. We refuse to be silenced and will continue to speak out until this unrepentant abuser is brought to justice.”
Does Weinstein have anything else to say about the trial?
Asked for comment on the trial, as well as other accusers’ claims of misconduct, a rep for Weinstein said in an email Friday, “Conflating the issues of the civil matters and criminal together on the eve of Jury selection only serve to try and taint a jury pool. It is prejudicial to continue jarring the public with information received through media with comments, interviews and talk from and of the ‘many’ who have asserted, alleged or implied some imprudence when the upcoming jury selection date is in fact for two complainants, both whom describe long term relationships with Weinstein, and are not similar to the grievances heard by civil litigants, or those who just lodged public grievances without being part of any suit.”
“New Yorkers are sophisticated enough to not be overly impressed with the agendas of those among Hollywood elites who may think their opinions on irrelevant matters will hold sway,” Weinstein’s rep said.

 

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Rose McGowan Accuses Director Alexander Payne of Sexual Misconduct
By Zoe Haylock
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Rose McGowan has accused director Alexander Payne (The Descendants, Downsizing) of sexual misconduct in a tweet Monday morning. The actress, whose powerful allegations helped bring Harvey Weinstein to justice, accused Payne of sexually inappropriate behavior with her when she was 15 years old. “Alexander Payne,” she addressed the tweet to him. “You sat me down & played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake. You are very well-endowed. You left me on a street corner afterwards. I was 15.” She added a GIF of herself saying no. A few hours later, she followed up with a photo of herself at 15 years old. “I just want an acknowledgement and an apology,” she captioned it. “I do not want to destroy.” Later on Monday, McGowan provided more details about her alleged encounter with Payne to Variety.



“I feel very badly for my 15-year-old self. I had auditioned for him. He took me home afterward. I quit acting after that and then was discovered by Ilene Staple six years later,” McGowan told Variety. “It wasn’t until after the Harvey Weinstein stories came out that I reframed the Payne of it all. I had for years looked at it as a sexual encounter, not understanding what it really was. It was a grooming situation. The first time I’d been shown a straight porn.” She added that she feels “extreme emotional exhaustion” after sharing the story.

McGowan previously alleged misconduct by a “very famous” man when she was 15 while in conversation with investigative reporter Ronan Farrow at the 92nd Y in February 2018. “He took me home, after he met me, and showed me a soft-porn movie he’d made for Showtime, under a different name, of course … And then he had sex with me. And then he left me next to Tropical in Silver Lake, standing on a street corner,” McGowan said at the time. She added in the conversation that she only recently realized it was statutory rape and would come forward with his name when she was ready.

 

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Rose McGowan on Why She Revealed Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Alexander Payne: ‘It Was Time’

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Rose McGowan has accused director Alexander Payne of sexual misconduct.
McGowan, the actor and whistleblower, made allegations on Twitter on Monday about an incident with Payne that occurred when she was 15. At the time, Payne would have been in his late 20s.
Based on McGowan’s age, the incident would have occurred in the late ’80s.
“Alexander Payne,” McGowan tweeted. “You sat me down & played a soft-core porn movie you directed for Showtime under a different name. I still remember your apartment in Silverlake. You are very well-endowed. You left me on a street corner afterwards. I was 15.”
In another tweet, McGowan shared a photo of herself at 15 years old, writing, “I just want an acknowledgement and an apology. I do not want to destroy.”



Representatives for Payne have not responded to Variety’s request for comment.

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In a WhatsApp conversation with Variety, McGowan expanded on her tweet:
“I feel very badly for my 15 year-old self. I had auditioned for him. He took me home afterwards. I quit acting after that and then was discovered by Ilene Staple (a friend of Gregg Araki) 6 years later. It wasn’t until after the HW [Harvey Weinstein] stories came out that I reframed the Payne of it all. I had for years looked at it as a sexual encounter, not understanding what it really was. It was a grooming situation. The first time I’d been shown a straight porn.’
“He left me on the corner in front of Café Tropical in Silverlake to find my own way home.
“I feel extreme emotional exhaustion today.”
Payne, the director of “Election,” “Sideways” and “The Descendants,” won two Oscars for best adapted screenplay: for “Sideways” in 2005 and “The Descendants” in 2012. Currently, Payne has a series in the works with HBO and Sky, “Landscapers,” which is set to star Olivia Colman.
Monday’s allegations are the first time McGowan has named Payne, but in the past, she has referred to an incident of alleged misconduct when she was 15.
In a conversation with investigative journalist Ronan Farrow in early 2018 at the 92nd Y, McGowan spoke about a sexual encounter with a “very famous” man when she was 15, and said she recently learned it was statutory rape and that she would eventually come forward with the man’s name when she was ready. “He took me home, after he met me, and showed me a soft-porn movie he’d made for Showtime, under a different name, of course,” McGowan said during the conversation with Farrow. “And then he had sex with me. And then he left me next to Tropical in Silver Lake, standing on a street corner.”
When asked why she was ready to make the allegation against Payne now, McGowan said: “It just came over me. It was time.”
As one of the most prominent voices of the #MeToo movement, McGowan was one of the first women to come forward with allegations against Weinstein in October 2017, sharing that Weinstein raped her at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 in his hotel suite. Weinstein is now serving a 23-year sentence in upstate New York, convicted on the charges of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault.

 

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Alexander Payne Denies Rose McGowan Underage Allegation: Guest Column

Alexander Payne Denies Rose McGowan Underage Allegations: Guest Column

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Alexander Payne issues denial after Rose McGowan allegations

Director Alexander Payne is denying allegations made by actress Rose McGowan that he “groomed” and raped her when she was 15 years old.

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Rose McGowan claims Alexander Payne ‘groomed’ and raped her at age 15

“For years I had thought a man I had sexual relations with was a a sexual experience I had,” she wrote. “I now know I was groomed. I auditioned for him at 15.”

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Rose McGowan’s Racketeering Claims Against Harvey Weinstein and His “Fixers” Dismissed

Rose McGowan has convinced a California federal judge she has a plausible fraud claim against Harvey Weinstein, some of his lawyers and an intelligence agency he hired in connection with alleged attempts to keep rape allegations from coming to light in her memoir — but the bulk of her claims...

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Rose McGowan's Racketeering Claims Against Harvey Weinstein and His "Fixers" Dismissed

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The actress' claims for fraud will proceed, and she'll have a chance to amend her remaining claims.
Rose McGowan has convinced a California federal judge she has a plausible fraud claim against Harvey Weinstein, some of his lawyers and an intelligence agency he hired in connection with alleged attempts to keep rape allegations from coming to light in her memoir — but the bulk of her claims have been dismissed unless she amends them.

In October of last year, McGowan sued Weinstein, lawyers David Boies and Lisa Bloom, and private intelligence agency Black Cube, claiming the former producer unleashed a cadre of "fixers" to make sure her rape allegations against him weren't revealed in her 2018 book, Brave.

Four separate motions to dismiss the complaint were filed. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II denied the motions with regard to McGowan's claims for fraudulent deceit and common law fraud and dismissed with leave to amend the rest of her claims, including those for violation of the RICO Act, civil conspiracy, wiretapping, invasions of privacy, conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

"McGowan sufficiently alleges a plausible theory under which the Bloom Defendants, the Boies Defendants and Weinstein are vicariously liable for the fraud perpetrated by Black Cube’s agents," Wright finds.

The theory she alleges is that Weinstein and Boies hired Black Cube, Bloom was brought on to help Boies oversee Black Cube's work, and the defendants "engaged in numerous conversations and meetings regarding Black Cube’s progress in trying to obtain a copy of Brave, and that the unauthorized recordings and copy of the manuscript were shared with Weinstein, the Boies Defendants, and the Bloom Defendants for their review."

To sustain a racketeering claim, a person must prove either a pattern of activity involving at least two acts within a period of 10 years (closed-ended conduct) or the threat of future repetition (open-ended conduct). Taking McGowan's allegations as true for the purpose of this motion, Wright found the alleged scheme "had a single victim and a single goal — to protect Weinstein’s reputation by silencing and/or discrediting McGowan via wire fraud." A single fraud with a single victim doesn't "constitute a closed-ended pattern of racketeering activity," explains Wright. Because the book was published, the risk of future criminal activity became moot and therefore she failed to allege a pattern of open-ended conduct.

Wright finds her wiretapping claim fails because the Electronic Communications Privacy Act focuses on why the recordings were created, not if they were created legally. "McGowan’s Complaint does not set forth any allegations that Defendants intended to or did blackmail, intimidate or commit any tortious act against McGowan with the recordings that Black Cube created," writes Wright in the opinion, which is posted below. "Rather, McGowan’s allegations are, in essence, that Defendants committed various tortious acts for the ultimate purpose of preserving Weinstein’s public reputation."

Wright isn't convinced McGowan can prove her claims involving coercion and conversion, and finds claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent hiring and supervision were barred by the statute of limitations, but he can't say for sure that any amendment would be futile. So she has 21 days to amend her complaint.

 

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Alexander Payne Responds to Rose McGowan's Claims of Statutory Rape: "Simply Untrue"
1:22 PM PDT 9/4/2020 by Chris Gardner

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The filmmaker claims he first met the actress in 1991 during an audition for a Playboy Channel "comic short."
Alexander Payne responded to Rose McGowan’s claims of statutory rape on Friday, calling her recent social media posts “simply untrue.”
In a guest column statement posted on Deadline and sent to The Hollywood Reporter from a rep for the filmmaker, Payne details his version of events from nearly 30 years ago, interactions first brought to light by McGowan Aug. 17 on Twitter. McGowan claimed that when she was 15 years old, Payne showed her “a soft-core porn movie” he directed for Showtime under a different name. “You left me on a street corner afterwards,” she wrote before adding additional details on Instagram that it was “sexual relations” she categorized as being “groomed” as an underage aspiring actress following an audition.
Payne claims McGowan “is mistaken in saying we met when she was fifteen, in the late 1980s. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed,” he writes. “She claims that I showed her a ‘soft-core porn movie’ I had directed for Showtime ‘under a different name.’ This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own.”
Payne claims that they met “years later” in 1991 for his directorial debut when she auditioned for a part in a comic short he directed for the Playboy Channel. He is credited, per IMDb, with having directed an installment of Inside Out for Playboy that year. McGowan, now 46, turned 18 on Sept. 5, 1991. “Although she did not get the part, she left a note for me at the casting desk asking that I call her. I had no reason to question how old she was, since the role she read for required an actor who was of age. We later went out on a couple of dates and remained on friendly terms for years,” he writes.
Following the publication of Payne’s column, THR reached out to McGowan for comment and did not hear back. She responded to Variety, saying, “F---- him and his lies is my comment. I told Payne to acknowledge and apologize, he has not. I said I didn’t want to destroy, now I do. Why do these men always lie? I will now make it a mission to expose him. I am not the only one.”
Payne’s full statement is below.
Rose McGowan and I have always had very cordial interactions, and I have admired her commitment to activism and her voice in an important, historic movement. However, what she has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue.
Rose is mistaken in saying we met when she was fifteen, in the late 1980s. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed. She claims that I showed her a “soft-core porn movie” I had directed for Showtime “under a different name.” This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own.
Rose and I did meet years later, in 1991, during my first directing job, when she auditioned for a comic short I was making for a Playboy Channel series. Although she did not get the part, she left a note for me at the casting desk asking that I call her. I had no reason to question how old she was, since the role she read for required an actor who was of age. We later went out on a couple of dates and remained on friendly terms for years.
While I cannot allow false statements about events twenty-nine years ago to go uncorrected, I will continue to wish only the best for Rose.
Alexander Payne
September 4, 2020

Alexander Payne Responds to Rose McGowan’s Claims of Statutory Rape: “Simply Untrue”

Alexander Payne has published a guest column on Deadline in which he refutes Rose McGowan's version of their initial meeting during an audition: "What she has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue."

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Your reputation or perceived reputation is everything, you got to do everything to protect it. Everytime I would meet somebody, I would document fully the meeting what was said, when it ended religiously. This is how doctors do it with patients, it is to protect themselves.

 

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Victor Ronald Salva is an American filmmaker and convicted sex offender. The self-described protégé of Francis Ford Coppola, he has primarily worked in the horror genre, most notably as the writer-director of the commercially successful Jeepers Creepers and its sequels Jeepers Creepers 2 and Jeepers Creepers 3.

 

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Victor Ronald Salva is an American filmmaker and convicted sex offender. The self-described protégé of Francis Ford Coppola, he has primarily worked in the horror genre, most notably as the writer-director of the commercially successful Jeepers Creepers and its sequels Jeepers Creepers 2 and Jeepers Creepers 3.

I cannot believe Coppola doesn't get asked about this every single interview

 

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Alexander Payne Responds to Rose McGowan's Claims of Statutory Rape: "Simply Untrue"
1:22 PM PDT 9/4/2020 by Chris Gardner

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Alexander Payne responded to Rose McGowan’s claims of statutory rape on Friday, calling her recent social media posts “simply untrue.”
In a guest column statement posted on Deadline and sent to The Hollywood Reporter from a rep for the filmmaker, Payne details his version of events from nearly 30 years ago, interactions first brought to light by McGowan Aug. 17 on Twitter. McGowan claimed that when she was 15 years old, Payne showed her “a soft-core porn movie” he directed for Showtime under a different name. “You left me on a street corner afterwards,” she wrote before adding additional details on Instagram that it was “sexual relations” she categorized as being “groomed” as an underage aspiring actress following an audition.
Payne claims McGowan “is mistaken in saying we met when she was fifteen, in the late 1980s. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed,” he writes. “She claims that I showed her a ‘soft-core porn movie’ I had directed for Showtime ‘under a different name.’ This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own.”
Payne claims that they met “years later” in 1991 for his directorial debut when she auditioned for a part in a comic short he directed for the Playboy Channel. He is credited, per IMDb, with having directed an installment of Inside Out for Playboy that year. McGowan, now 46, turned 18 on Sept. 5, 1991. “Although she did not get the part, she left a note for me at the casting desk asking that I call her. I had no reason to question how old she was, since the role she read for required an actor who was of age. We later went out on a couple of dates and remained on friendly terms for years,” he writes.
Following the publication of Payne’s column, THR reached out to McGowan for comment and did not hear back. She responded to Variety, saying, “F---- him and his lies is my comment. I told Payne to acknowledge and apologize, he has not. I said I didn’t want to destroy, now I do. Why do these men always lie? I will now make it a mission to expose him. I am not the only one.”
Payne’s full statement is below.
Rose McGowan and I have always had very cordial interactions, and I have admired her commitment to activism and her voice in an important, historic movement. However, what she has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue.
Rose is mistaken in saying we met when she was fifteen, in the late 1980s. I was a full-time film student at UCLA from 1984 until 1990, and I know that our paths never crossed. She claims that I showed her a “soft-core porn movie” I had directed for Showtime “under a different name.” This would have been impossible since I had never directed anything professionally, lurid or otherwise. I have also never worked for Showtime or directed under any name other than my own.
Rose and I did meet years later, in 1991, during my first directing job, when she auditioned for a comic short I was making for a Playboy Channel series. Although she did not get the part, she left a note for me at the casting desk asking that I call her. I had no reason to question how old she was, since the role she read for required an actor who was of age. We later went out on a couple of dates and remained on friendly terms for years.
While I cannot allow false statements about events twenty-nine years ago to go uncorrected, I will continue to wish only the best for Rose.
Alexander Payne
September 4, 2020

Alexander Payne Responds to Rose McGowan’s Claims of Statutory Rape: “Simply Untrue”

Alexander Payne has published a guest column on Deadline in which he refutes Rose McGowan's version of their initial meeting during an audition: "What she has said about me in recent social media posts is simply untrue."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

She was 15 and auditioning for a show on playboy? Bitch was no victim

 

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I cannot believe Coppola doesn't get asked about this every single interview

self described being the key phrase there...