An email penned by Harvey Weinstein, which was included in unsealed court documents, showed the Hollywood producer said that Jennifer Aniston “should be killed”.
The fallen mogul, who faces up to 29-years in prison, asked for help in emails sent to two dozen influential people, including the billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Jeff Bezos.
According to The New York Times , the 67-year-old wrote an email suggesting American actress Jennifer Aniston – who he thought had complained about his behaviour – should be killed.
In the document, he added that he wanted to “repair his reputation” and “excuse his behaviour” following the sexual assault allegations.
Jennifer Aniston’s name was reportedly mentioned in one of the emails (Image: Getty Images)
According to Stephen Huvane, Ms Aniston’s publicist, the actress denied that Mr Weinstein ever assaulted her.
“He never got close enough to her to touch her,” Mr. Huvane said in a statement this week.
“She has never been alone with him. We have no idea about the email, since it wasn’t sent to us, nor do we have any comment to make on it.”
The court papers also revealed emails from Harvey’s brother Bob Weinstein, which were written in 2017, labelling his sibling “a sexual predator”.
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two counts of criminal sexual assault along with third-degree rape (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
“F**k you Harvey Weinstein. I pray there is a real hell. That’s where you belong,” Bob Weinstein wrote on November 2, 2017.
He added: “You deserve a lifetime achievement award for the sheer savagery and immorality and inhumanness, for the acts you have perpetrated.”
The newly released records were not presented to the jury as evidence at trial.
The disgraced former movie mogul’s emails were included in unsealed court documents (Image: REUTERS)
Weinstein previously pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping Jessica Mann, a one-time aspiring actress.
Last month, he was found guilty on two counts of criminal sexual assault along with third-degree rape and found not guilty on three other counts including predatory sexual assault.
The jury of seven men and five women at the New York supreme court took five days to reach their verdict.
Weinstein was later acquitted on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, which carried a potential life sentence.
More than 80 women, including famous actresses, had accused him of sexual misconduct stretching back decades.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
