Jennifer Lawrence slams Harvey Weinstein after lawsuit claims

Jennifer Lawrence issued a statement denying any intimate involvement with Weinstein. “My heart breaks for all the women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein,” her statement read. “I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him. This is yet another example of the predatory tactics and lies that he engaged in to lure countless women.”

Claims that Weinstein intimated a sexual relationship with Lawrence surfaced in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court by a woman identified only as :Jane Doe. The legal complaint alleges that Weinstein repeatedly made sexual advances on Jane Doe and bragged that he could help her land film roles, saying that Lawrence had won her Oscar for 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook after she slept with him. The Weinstein Company, which has since parted ways with its co-founder, produced the film.

Actress claims that he repeatedly assaulted her. The woman, identified in the suit only as Jane Doe, stated that he forcibly performed oral sex on her, repeatedly masturbated in front of her, and threatened to harm her career if she objected over the course of more than two years, confirmed Variety.

According to the suit, Weinstein pushed her to the ground during a meeting in his office in 2013. He then removed her underwear and began to perform oral sex, as she started to sob in protest. He then asked, “Do you even want to be an actress?”

Weinstein also bragged about allegedly sleeping with Jennifer Lawrence and said that he was trying to help her and that he was the gateway to her dreams, according to the suit. In reference to the suit, Lawrence on Friday (local time) issued a statement denying that they had a sexual relationship.

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

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

Meanwhile, Weinstein’s attorney denied that he engaged in non-consensual sex, and alleged that his accusers are lying about consensual relations.