Did Harvey Weinstein make advances towards Aishwarya Rai as well?

Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment by many A-list actresses in the West, However, we came across a shocking incident when Aishwarya Rai’s former manager shared as to how the producer wanted to desperately meet Aishwarya alone.

Talent manager named Simone Sheffield posted on a story on Variety.com. She wrote, “I use to manage Indian actress Aishwarya Rai. While dealing with Harvey I found it comical how hard he tried to get Aishwarya alone. But he was a pig… looked and acted like a “big bully pig”….He asked me to leave the meeting numerous times and I politely declined. When we were leaving his office he cornered me and said “what do I have to do to get her alone?” I told him to “kiss my black a**”. When Ash and I returned to our hotel, I sent Harvey a steel pig trough filled with DIET COKE as a thank you gift for the meeting. Yes, we did do business and Yes, he eventually threatened me. Told me I’d never work in this business, blah blah blah….what I said to him I can’t print. But you can be sure, I never gave him the opportunity to even breathe on my client.” (Also Read: Aishwarya looking forward to join the team of ‘Fanney Khan’)

“Fox News. Weinstein. The President. Such abuses have gone on way before these creeps and will sadly continue until women feel empowered and protected enough to speak out. They say there’s strength in numbers…perhaps. BUT it takes only one brave soul to take the first stand. With social media as your platform, that one brave soul will lead an army, in no time. Brava Ladies….don’t hold back – THE TRUTH. Protect one another. Support one another. Love one another.”

This is totally appalling. We are glad that at the time when top Hollywood actresses are coming out with their stories of harassment, Aishwarya was saved from the same.

Prajakta Ajgaonkar

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