Harvey Weinstein accused of raping actress Paz de la Huerta in new lawsuit

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Harvey Weinstein is facing another lawsuit.

Actress Paz de la Huerta, best known for roles in HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" and romantic drama "A Walk to Remember," filed a lawsuit against Weinstein Monday, alleging the disgraced movie mogul raped her on two separate occasions.

According to the suit, de la Huerta claims Weinstein offered her a ride home to New York's Tribeca neighborhood in October 2010 after they attended the same party. Weinstein reportedly pressured her to let him into her apartment for a drink, where he raped her.

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Later that month, de la Huerta alleges in the suit that Weinstein showed up at her Tribeca apartment and asked to come inside to talk, despite her insistence that she was drinking and in no state for conversation. Once inside, the actress claims he raped her again.

De la Huerta came forward with both of these allegations in November 2017. Weinstein denied any claim of nonconsensual sex.

In the suit, however, the actress details another alleged incident between the two that she did not previously report. In January 2011, de la Huerta said she crossed paths with Weinstein at the Four Seasons Hotel near Beverly Hills. A hotel concierge reportedly brought her a note from Weinstein to come to his room and de la Huerta obliged to tell the producer to stop harassing her.

When she arrived at his room, the actress said Weinstein answered the door in an opened bathrobe, exposing himself to her. De la Huerta adds that there was an undressed woman in the room and Weinstein allegedly asked her to engage in a threesome.

“Plaintiff told Defendant Weinstein to stop stalking and harassing her and quickly left the vicinity of Weinstein’s room feeling embarrassed, scared, shocked and humiliated," the suit reads. "She noted that Weinstein appeared angered by her rejection and denunciation."

The Four Seasons Hotel is also listed as a defendant in the lawsuit, accusing the establishment on "fomenting serial sexual assaults on its property." The suit quotes Courtney Love's 2005 interview, where she advised young women, "If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party at the Four Seasons, don’t go."

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The suit alleges Weinstein conspired with Martin Scorsese, director and executive producer of "Boardwalk Empire," to retaliate against her and get de la Huerta fired from the show in January 2012. Her contract was not renewed after the second season.

“Plaintiff was warned by Weinstein that any effort to take legal action against him would fail and would prompt him to interfere with her future success and career as an actress,” the suit reads.

USA TODAY reached out to Weinstein's attorney for comment.

Contributing: Jayme Deerwester

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