'He said he would give me a three movie deal but I had to watch him masturbate': New Harvey Weinstein accuser says he attacked her at Sundance Film Festival in 2008
- Louisette Geiss says Weinstein propositioned her in his office at the festival in 2008
- She claims she was pitching a movie to him when he emerged from the bathroom naked in an unfastened robe
- Weinstein got in a hot tub and asked her to continue pitching to him, she said
- When she was finished, he allegedly 'pleaded' with her to watch him masturbate
- Geiss refused but he chased after her and promised to greenlight her movie if she would watch him pleasure himself
- Hers are the latest in an avalanche of claims against the embattled movie mogul
- Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Asia Argento all came forward with stories about how Weinstein harassed or assaulted them on Tuesday
Another woman came forward on Tuesday afternoon to say she had been sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein.
The latest in an avalanche of accusations against the producer came from actress and screenwriter Louisette Geiss who appeared at a press conference with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred to air her claims.
She told how in 2008, a then newlywed Weinstein invited her to his office for a meeting during the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to discuss a movie she had written a script for.
Geiss said that he insisted on listening to her pitch in his hot tub after emerging from the bathroom 30 minutes in to the meeting naked in an unfastened robe.
She claims that he asked her to watch him masturbate and that when she told him she was leaving, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bathroom.
'I kept talking as he got into the hot tub. When I finished my pitch, he asked me to watch him masturbate.
'I told him I was leaving. He quickly got out of the hot tub,' she said on Tuesday.
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Louisette Geiss said on Tuesday that Weinstein asked her to watch him masturbate at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008 and promised her a 'three movie deal in exchange'
Geiss said she went to leave but that he followed her and promised her career perks, so long as she gave into his request.
'As I went to get my purse to leave, he grabbed my forearm and led me to his bathroom, pleading that I just watch him masturbate. My heart was racing and I was very scared.
'I pulled my arm away finally and headed to the door.
'He started following me and telling me that he could introduce me to Bob Weinstein and that I could get a three-picture deal and that he would greenlight my script but I had to watch him masturbate.
'I was on the verge of tears but I pulled it together and quickly exited,' she said.
Hers are the latest in a string of accusations against Weinstein made by Hollywood actresses and film industry insiders who, together, chronicle decades of sexual harassment by the producer.
Allred, who previously represented Bill Cosby and Donald Trump's accusers, said Geiss was not the first woman to contact her with complaints about Weinstein.
The attorney's daughter Lisa Bloom was working with Weinstein in the early days of the scandal last week but has since stepped away from the case.
The woman appeared with attorney Gloria Allred to speak at the press conference on Tuesday
Weinstein (pictured at Sundance in 2008, left, and in New York last week, right) faces mounting allegations of sexual harassment and assault
Allred condemned her daughter's involvement and said she would go up against her on behalf of any of Weinstein's accusers.
Geiss has worked on TV shows including Two And A Half Men, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Drew Carey Show.
Before Weinstein's advance on her, she said she had heard of Weinstein's reputation for harassment and made him promise not to touch her but that he laughed it off.
Geiss teared up as she recalled the incident on Tuesday
The following year, she 'abruptly' quit the film industry.
She is now a mother-of-three and works in real estate.
Allred said she is one of a number of women still seeking justice from the Hollywood powerhouse.
'She is speaking out today because even though Harvey Weinstein has been terminated from his employment with the Weinstein Company, she and I both feel there has not been justice for many women who allege that they were victims of sexual harassment.'
Allred suggested many of the women would be filing lawsuits against Weinstein who they were previously afraid of speaking out against.
On Tuesday, DailyMail.com revealed that Weinstein, 65, has hired Los Angeles lawyer Patty Glaser.
Their strategy was laid bare by sources who say they plan to go after and discredit his accusers.
In her statement on Tuesday, Geiss slammed the strategy and said he was trying to belittle the scandal.
'He is still saying he wants to sue the NY Times for defamation and he's pleaded with the Hollywood Elite to give him a second chance.
'He is breeding doubt about the stories that women have told and making light of his actions by stating this is such a good story, he wants to buy the movie rights.
'I do not think Harvey fully comprehends how much pain he has inflicted on me and scores of other women,' she said.
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