Harvey
Weinstein had secret hitlist of names to _____ sex scandal
Harvey Weinstein
highlight targeted unequivocally denies had broken
come forward apparently quash secret high-profile appears
to compiled misconduct
undisclosed on
condition allegedly covertly pestered
tranche
It is unclear whether settlements It is
a fiction
relayed
Producer hired team to investigate 91 film
industry figures in attempt to stop harassment claims going public
The Observer has
gained access to a secret hitlist of almost 100 prominent individuals targeted
by Harvey Weinstein in an extraordinary
attempt to discover what they knew about sexual misconduct claims against him
and whether they were intending to go public.
The previously ________ list contains a total of 91 actors,
publicists, producers, financiers and others working in the film industry, all
of whom Weinstein _______ identified as part of a strategy to prevent accusers from going
public with sexual _______ claims
against him.
The names, ________ drawn up by Weinstein himself, were
distributed to a team hired by the film producer to suppress claims that he had
sexually harassed or assaulted numerous women.
An extract from
Harvey Weinstein’s hitlist.
The document was _________ in early 2017, around nine months
before the storm that blew up on 5 October when the New York Times published
a series of sexual harassment allegations against Weinstein.
Individuals named on the
list were to be targeted by investigators who would ________ extract and accumulate information
from those who might know of claims or who might come forward with allegations
against the film producer. Feedback was then to be _______ to Weinstein and his lawyers.
The size of the list – 85
names appear on one document, with an addendum identifying another six
individuals – __________ corroborate claims that sexual misconduct allegations
against the 65-year-old were an open _______ throughout Hollywood.
Prominent stars were among
the first _______ of individuals on the
list to testify publicly against Weinstein. Among those named were the actress
Rose McGowan, who days after speaking out accused the producer of raping her.
Another was Laura Madden, who told how Weinstein _______ her for massages at hotels in Dublin
and London, beginning in 1991. McGowan and Madden were among the first to speak
out against Weinstein last month.
A typed note on the
document appears to suggest that by February 2016, Madden had already been _________ by one of Weinstein’s hired
investigators. Her view of the producer is, says the note, “very bitter”.
Another name is Zelda Perkins,
a London-based production assistant for Weinstein’s Miramax film company, who
left the firm’s London offices on Brewer Street in Soho in 1998 after, she
says, enduring years of sexual harassment by her boss. Last month Perkins
revealed that she _______ a
confidentiality agreement to describe alleged sexual harassment
by the Hollywood producer.
Also on the list is
the English actress Sophie Dix, who has described
how her career trajectory was “massively cut down” after an alleged sexual
assault by Weinstein in a London hotel and who was among the first to ________.
Sophie Dix
More than 50 of the names
have been coloured red to ______ those who should be prioritised by investigators
– individuals Weinstein most keenly wanted to target. The names of the
actresses McGowan, Dix and Madden are all coloured red.
________ Weinstein intended
subsequently to approach any of the individuals on the list with a
non-disclosure agreement. Evidence has emerged which shows that over the past
three decades Weinstein reached at least eight ________ with women, according
to two company officials speaking _______ of anonymity, after he was confronted
with allegations including sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact.
Weinstein “_________” all
claims of non-consensual sex, a spokesman for the producer has said. The
spokesman dismissed reports that the producer hired spies to stop claims,
saying: “_________ to suggest that any individuals were targeted or suppressed
at any time.”
The producer’s alleged
targets were often young, aspiring actresses. Among the _______ names who have
spoken out against Weinstein are Angelina Jolie, Cara Delevingne and Kate
Beckinsale.
(extracts from the Observer)
Back to the board
Scandal
High-profile
Fiction
Unclear
Misconduct
Harass
Supress
Numerous
Allegation
Bitter
Subsequent
Non-consensual
To dismiss
Priority
Aspiring
