'It's like David and Goliath,' Ambra told 60 Minutes. 'I was so distressed, but I really want people to believe me… it was my voice of a 22-year-old model against that powerful person.' 9News
Her story could so easily have been lost among the sea of victims who have brought allegations of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct against now-disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.Speaking exclusively to 60 Minutes reporter Tom Steinfort, Ambra has broken her silence on her experience with Weinstein, violating the million dollar gag-order that was stifling her story.She has leaked a damning audio recording of Weinstein pressuring and threatening her in a New York hotel room.
Harvey Weinstein considered himself such a big shot in Hollywood that he thought he could get away with treating aspiring actresses like "complete disposables", a prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments at his New York City rape trial. She fled Weinstein's office and went straight to the police, telling them everything.
Weinstein admits to touching Ambra's breast the day before, but then threatens her and her future career. Then Weinstein turned to the dark arts, hiring a friend of the District Attorney to dig up dirt on Ambra and feed it back to the District Attorney.
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