In the court documents, Weinstein’s spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, forwarded an email to the disgraced movie mogul that shows a message from the National Enquirer.
“Not sure if you saw this one. Jennifer Aniston,” Hofmeister wrote.
The publication claimed that Aniston told one of her close friends that she was sexually assaulted by Weinstein during the production of the 2005 movie “Derailed.” Based on the actress’s account, Weinstein allegedly pressed her up against the wall and touched her bum.
“Through the years he would frequently stare at her cleavage/breast and move his mouth around making Jennifer uncomfortable. We also quote a source close to Jennifer who tells the Enquirer: ‘Harvey was infatuated with Jennifer Aniston — He had a massive crush on her and constantly talked about how hot she was,’” the message read.
Shortly after he read the email, Weinstein responded to his spokesperson by saying that Aniston should be killed. As of late, the allegations have never actually been published by the National Enquirer, and a spokesman for the publication said that the claims are actually false.
Publicist Stephen Huvane also denied that Aniston was sexually assaulted by Weinstein because she has never been left alone with him.
Last year, the “Friends” star spoke to Variety about Weinstein’s alleged “piggish behavior” while they were at the premiere dinner for “Derailed.” At that time, Aniston was sitting at the dinner table with Clive Owen, the producers, and one of her friends.
“And he literally came to the table and said to my friend: ‘Get up!’ And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And so, my friend got up and moved and Harvey sat down. It was just such a level of gross entitlement and piggish behavior,” Aniston said.
However, Aniston’s story about the former movie producer had no indication that she was ever sexually assaulted by him.