Harvey Weinstein gave Kate Beckinsale a nightmare and verbally abused her after a preview of the romantic comedy ‘A Love in New York’ worn by the actress and John Cusack.
Love in New Yorkwhen fate interferes
Just before playing the gunslinging vampire of the saga Underworld (since 2003), Kate Beckinsale he tried his luck in a more romantic genre with in particular Love in New York (2001). In it, she plays Sara meeting Jonathan, embodied by John Cusacco. The latter by that time had already proven himself in Hollywood for almost two decades and was not at her first romance. Highlighted by example High fedelity (2000) by Stephen Frears.
In Love in New Yorkset in 1990 in the middle of the holiday seasontherefore have the two protagonists a lightning. First they spend the night wandering the streets of Manhattan, ice skating or wondering about each other’s tastes. Everything is going great until Sara agrees to give Jonathan her number. Because right now a gust of wind blows the paper away.
Pure coincidence for Jonathan, but sign of destiny for Sara who prefer to disappear and stop there. Except that, years later, about to get married, Jonathan will find a clue to the identity of Sara and do anything to join her. And she too…
While respecting the codes of the genre and being necessarily predictable, Love in New York it has that charm of early 2000s novels, thanks in large part to the chemistry between Kate Beckinsale and John Cusak. But if the story appears idyllic in front of the camera, it was much less so for the actress at the film’s release.
Kate Beckinsale confronts Harvey Weinstein
In 2020, via an Instagram post (since deleted but shared by People), Kate Beckinsale reacted later Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for rape and sexual assault recounting a terrible event with the producer. Was in 2001, for the premiere ofLove in New Yorkwhich sadly took place just one month after the tragedy of 9/11.
She and other team members would have preferred to cancel their visit given the situation in the city. “It seemed like the most insensitive and disrespectful idea possible.she explains. But producer Harvey Weinstein didn’t feel the same way and insisted that everyone go to New York.
Kate Beckinsale then complied and appeared on the red carpet fully dressed of a white dress. An important detail, because that’s what made Harvey Weinstein react. The manufacturer then created a sordid plan to humiliate the actress.
The next morning, Harvey called me to ask if I could take my two-year-old daughter over to his house to play with one of his two-year-old daughters. I said okay. I got to her house and she called the nanny to take the kids to another room to play. I wanted to go, but he stopped me saying ‘No, you stay here’.
“Move Your Ass and Tits”
It was then that Harvey Weinstein once again revealed his true nature insulting Kate Beckinsale.
As soon as the door closed he started yelling “bitch you ruined my first”. I didn’t know what she was talking about and I started shaking. Then he said to me, “If I throw a red carpet, you put on a skintight dress, move your ass and boobs, and you don’t show up looking like a fucking lesbian, stupid bitch.
Kate Beckinsale then”burst into tearsbefore explaining that everyone thought this preview was inappropriate given what had just happened in New York and that the outfit Weinstein would have wanted would have been even more embarrassing.
She said: “I don’t care, it’s not a fucking premiere and if I want pussy on the red carpet that’s what I have. (…) I did what I could to go there with my daughter.
Kate Beckinsale’s testimony sends chills but unfortunately it’s not the only one from Harvey Weinstein since the end of 2017. Years earlier, when she was only 17, the actress had moreover already suffered his inappropriate attitude but he was out”unharmed“.
