Actor Uma Thurman accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault

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Actress Uma Thurman has broken her silence about the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of attacking her and threatening her career. Photo: AFP

Published: 5:00am, 4 Feb 2018Updated: 8:14pm, 4 Feb 2018

Actor Uma Thurman has accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her at a London hotel after they worked together on the 1994 hit film “Pulp Fiction.”

In a New York Times article on Saturday by columnist Maureen Dowd, Thurman broke her silence after saying in October that she would wait to speak out about inappropriate behaviour in the workplace because she did not want to say anything in anger.

Thurman became the latest of more than 70 women who have accused 65-year-old Weinstein of sexual misconduct, including rape. A spokeswoman for Weinstein said on Saturday that he had apologised to Thurman for making an “awkward pass” at her 25 years ago, but that her claims about being physically assaulted were untrue.

(From left) Director Robert Rodriguez, director Quentin Tarantino, actress Uma Thurman and Harvey Weinstein talk at the after-party for ‘Kill Bill Vol. 2’ at The Ivar in Los Angeles, California. Photo: AFP

In the Times article, Thurman, 47, said Weinstein pushed her down when she met him in his suite at London’s Savoy Hotel.

“He tried to shove himself on me. He tried to expose himself. He did all kinds of unpleasant things. But he didn’t actually put his back into it and force me,” she told the newspaper.