Uma Thurman says Harvey Weinstein assaulted her in London hotel room in new allegations

The claims came as Scotland Yard confirmed it was investigating two further allegations of assault made against the former producer.
Uma Thurman has starred in seven films produced by Harvey Weinstein, including Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill
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Chloe Chaplain3 February 2018

Kill Bill actress Uma Thurman has described how Harvey Weinstein tried to force himself on top of her in London hotel and expose himself in explosive allegations against the disgraced producer.

The US star claimed the media mogul assaulted her following the release of Weinstein-funded Pulp Fiction in a London hotel room.

In an interview with the New York Times, the actress, who had previously hinted that she had stories to tell about Weinstein, recalled a second incident in which it is alleged he threatened to derail her career.

Her allegations came as British police investigating Weinstein confirmed they are now looking at two further allegations of sexual assault.

Ms Thurman previously said she was too angry to speak about the allegations in Hollywood
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The article includes comments from Weinstein through a spokesman admitting he had propositioned Thurman but denied threatening her career.

Thurman described how Weinstein tried to push her down and shove himself on top of her whilst attempting to expose himself.

"He did all kinds of unpleasant things," she said. "But he didn't actually put his back into it and force me. You're like an animal wriggling away, like a lizard.

"I was doing anything I could to get the train back on the track. My track. Not his track."

Allegations: Uma Thurman worked with Weinstein in Pulp Fiction 
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She said that, following the assault, Weinstein sent her a “vulgar” bunch of yellow roses with a note saying she had “great instincts”.

Thurman said that, before the assault, there had been an incident in a hotel room in Paris when the pair had been discussing a script.

She said Weinstein had stripped down to a bathrobe and led her into a steam room, before she said: “This is ridiculous, what are you doing?”

“And he was getting very flustered and mad and he jumped up and ran out,” the actress said.

Weinstein: Scores of women have accused the producer of sexual harassment or assault
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Following the alleged assault, Thurman claimed she was left shaken after she attempted to confront him and he allegedly threatened her career.

The actress said she eventually told Pulp Ficttion Director Quentin Tarantino about the alleged assault. Tarantino then confronted him, she said, which led to an apology from Weinstein.

Weinstein's spokesman is quoted in the article as saying: "Mr. Weinstein acknowledges making a pass at Ms. Thurman in England after misreading her signals in Paris. He immediately apologised."

"However, her claims about being physically assaulted are untrue. And this is the first time we have heard those details.

"There was no physical contact during Mr Weinstein's awkward pass and Mr Weinstein is saddened and puzzled as to why Ms Thurman, someone he considers a colleague and a friend, waited 25 years to make these allegations public, noting that he and Ms Thurman have shared a very close and mutually beneficial working relationship where they have made several very successful film projects together.

"This is the first time we are hearing that she considered Mr Weinstein an enemy and the pictures of their history tell a completely different story."

Scores of women, including well-known actresses, have accused Weinstein of sexual assault or harassment.

The 65-year-old has "unequivocally denied" all allegations of non-consensual sex through a representative.

On Friday Bafta officially terminated Weinstein over a slew of allegations against him. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes for the Oscars, also voted to strip Weinstein of his lifetime membership.

On Saturday Scotland Yard confirmed it had received two further allegations of sexual assault against the Hollywood mogul.

A woman alleged he had assaulted her in Westminster in 2011 while a separate alleged incident took place outside the UK.

Reported to police in November but only now made public, it brings bring the total number of women who have reported Weinstein to British police to nine.

A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said: "On 13 November an allegation was received that the man sexually assaulted a woman (Victim 9) in Westminster in 2011 and outside the jurisdiction of the UK in 2010. The second allegation will be passed to the relevant police force in due course."

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