Model Accuses Harvey Weinstein’s Alleged ‘Fixer’ of Rape in NYC Hotel Suite
Model and activist Sara Ziff filed a suit in New York civil court Thursday, alleging that she was raped as a teen by Fabrizio Lombardo, a former Miramax executive once described as Harvey Weinstein’s “hustler.”
The lawsuit was filed under new New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which allows allows survivors of sexual violence to sue, regardless of how long ago the alleged crime was committed.
Ziff was a 19-year-old model and aspiring actress when she met Lombardo in 2001, according to her suit. Her agent recommended she attend a New York City screening of Black Hawk Down with Lombardo, who was then an executive at Miramax. Lombardo told her that at the screening he could introduce her to Harvey Weinstein, who could potentially help her acting career.
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