Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, 63, married with 5 kids, is accused of groping Ambra Battilana, a stunning 22-year-old model and former Miss Italy contestant, with ties to former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, also known for big time groping.
Battilana told police she was groped during an audition in Weinstein’s office in the Tribeca Film Center on Greenwich Street at around 6 PM last Friday. She went to the cops immediately after leaving the office.
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She told the NYPD that Weinstein asked if her breasts were real, according to the NY Post, then he grabbed her breast, which is when she said, “No, stop.” So he put his hand under her skirt and asked for a kiss.
Allegedly.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. will decide whether or not to file charges. Weinstein was questioned by police on Saturday.
A source close to Weinstein told the Post: “We believe this is a blackmail attempt, and he did nothing wrong.”
Battilana’s attorney says his client was not blackmailing Weinstein.
In 2011 Battilana and beauty queen Chiara Danese gave pretty lurid testimony about a Berlusconi “bunga-bunga” orgy in Milan, where, they said, Berlusconi showed them a statue with a large penis and asked them to kiss it.
I never get that continental sense of humor.
