Rose McGowan isn’t satisfied Harvey Weinstein is definitely behind bars after being convicted for rape and sexual misconduct.
On the most recent episode of Paul C. Brunson’s “We Want To Speak” podcast, the host requested the “Scream” actress and outstanding voice of the #MeToo motion if she believed justice was served after the sexual abuser was sentenced to 16 years in jail.
“I’d like to see an image of him in jail,” she replied. “I believe he’s been in a mansion in Connecticut. That’s my principle.”
“I don’t know if he’s ever spent a day in jail,” she mentioned, including with a wink: “Hollywood, child.”
Brunson appeared shocked by her principle, saying he had by no means considered that earlier than.
Weinstein was discovered responsible on three counts of rape, pressured oral copulation and third diploma sexual misconduct in 2022, leading to a 16-year sentence, which he’s presently serving at Riker’s Island in New York. Over 80 girls accused the disgraced Hollywood producer of sexual misconduct.
Elsewhere within the over-two-hour podcast interview, McGowan detailed her expertise with “Loser Weinstein,” as she referred to as him. The actress accused Weinstein of raping her by performing oral intercourse in a resort on the Sundance Movie Competition in 1997, when she was 23 and had simply appeared in “Scream.”
“I actually thought I used to be secure,” she mentioned of her assembly with the mogul in his presidential suite. “I already had the roles.”
“He used that complete casting sofa factor as his cowl for a very long time,” the actress mentioned. “He appreciated discovering the particular ones. I feel it was like a glutton, it was like consuming. He wished to suck their soul.”
The “Jawbreaker” star later reached a $100,000 settlement with Weinstein. She mentioned she was initially provided $1 million to remain silent and signal a non-disclosure settlement, however she declined. He nonetheless signed the doc — which he mentioned was “to purchase peace” — and McGowan was ready to make use of it as proof to carry towards him.
“I actually would’ve beloved nonetheless to have some type of profession to have the ability to do one thing within the arts and do one thing inventive once more,” she admitted. “For now, extra of my life than not I’ve had this warthog from Hell on my again.”
McGowan additionally revealed that somebody wearing black stole a drive with 125 pages of her 2018 memoir forward of its publication and gave it to Weinstein.
“My ebook didn’t have something to do with him,” she mentioned of “Courageous,” however she nonetheless acquired messages from his lawyer concerning the unpublished manuscript.
“All people who ever talked about this man — it was with concern. It was just like the mafia boss, actually,” she mentioned. “He wasn’t possibly making essentially the most cash, however there was one thing about his scenario that had a lock and a maintain on folks.”
Watch the total podcast interview beneath:
