Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is to be sentenced today (Wednesday 11 March) following his conviction on charges of third-degree rape and forcible sexual assault of two women.
And in the leadup to today's sentencing, skeletons continue to fall out of the convicted sex offender's closet. Yesterday, in fact, The New York Times reported on a decidedly hostile email Weinstein allegedly wrote about actress Jennifer Aniston, saying she "should be killed". The email was part of the unsealed court papers obtained by Variety.
This is the moment Harvey Weinstein was brutally roasted by female comedians - while he was in the audience:
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According to the publication, the statement was made in response to a reporter who asked Weinstein to comment on a rumor that he had touched the actress inappropriately.
It seems, however, that Aniston had never even accused the 67-year-old of having touched her. A source told E! News, "The accusations that the National Enquirer launched at him are not true in regards to Jennifer. He did not harass or assault her."
Another item in the unsealed court documents was an angry email Weinstein's brother Bob sent the film producer.
"U deserve a lifetime achievement award for the sheer savagery and immorality and inhumanness [sic], for the acts u have perpetrated," Bob Weinstein is believed to have written, per The New York Times. "I pray there is a real hell…That's where u belong."
Other emails reveal how Weinstein tried to hold on to his job at Miramax.
"My board is thinking of firing me," Weinstein reportedly wrote. "All I'm asking for is, let me take a leave of absence and get into heavy therapy and counseling whether it be in a facility or somewhere." He added, "Allow me to resurrect myself with a second chance."
Last month, Weinstein was found guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the first degree. He is being held at Rikers Island jail in New York while he awaits sentencing later today. He faces up to 29 years in prison.