"I apologized to them generally. You can't call them when you're in a trial with them. But I'll say it here today: I apologize to those women. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been with them in the first place. I misled them... But I did not assault them. That is the big lie of all of this. I won't apologize for something I didn't do. I will be proven innocent."
"Did I overplay my hand? Yes. But did I ever sexually assault a woman? No. I never did that. If the camera's on, I'm just going to say Rosanna Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie - they just exaggerated. They wanted to be part of the club. And they destroyed me."
Harvey Weinstein, imprisoned since 2020, granted his first interview to The Hollywood Reporter from Rikers Island in January. During the 60-minute conversation, Weinstein denied sexually assaulting women, claiming he only misled them and that actresses exaggerated their stories. He specifically named Rosanna Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie as having fabricated accounts to join a supposed exclusive club. Weinstein acknowledged overplaying his hand but refused to apologize for actions he claims he didn't commit, insisting he will be proven innocent. He attributed his character flaws to father and uncle issues while complaining about prison conditions and discussing his favorite films from his career.
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