Days after Actress Ashley Judd alleged Harvey Weinstein with sexual hara s sment; a new woman has come forward with sexual hara s sment claims against him.
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Lauren Sivan, a TV news anchor, is the new woman to lodge the claim of misconduct against the Academy Award-winning producer. Ms. Sivan alleged Weinstein cornered her in the hallway of a Manhattan restaurant, closed to the public, and masturbated in front of her.
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She also said she had rejected his attempt to kiss her while she also claims she responded him as: "Well, can you just stand and shut up."
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Ms. Sivan, who was then working with the New York Cable channel, is currently working as a reporter and host for Fox broadcast TV based in Los Angeles. Sivan agreed to the Huffington Post report about the misconduct on Twitter as:
Yeah. This happene luckily I didn't need a job or favor from him + didn't have to be polite. Others did. Keep that in mind. https://t.co/mXs2RIU5kU
— Lauren Sivan (@LaurenSivan) October 7, 2017
She later followed up her first tweet and answered to those who were asking why she remained quiet for ten long years as:
For those asking why I waited?
YOU try telling that story 10yrs ago. Only possible now because of women with bigger names far braver than me
— Lauren Sivan (@LaurenSivan) October 7, 2017
Harvey Weinstein got under pressure after the allegations were published on Thursday in NYTimes. Currently, he is on indefinite 'leave of absence' from the company.