Rose McGowan Wants Lisa Bloom Disbarred – Variety, Variety.com

“She Said, ”Jodi KantorandMegan Twohey‘s account of reporting theirNew York Times investigation ofHarvey Weinsteinthat helped reignite the #MeToo movement, will be published on Tuesday – but a story about the book in theNew York Times on Sundayhas already set off afirestormon theinternet.

In an interview withVariety,Rose McGowansaid that the revelations about her from the news story were “deeply wounding.”

The story, byAlexandra Alter, revealed previously unreported details about how the orginal Weinstein investigation was sourced, and included the duplicitous ways the famous executive and his representatives tried to kill it.

Some of the most shocking instances involve a plan to smear McGowan, who has alleged that Weinstein raped her at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, and who received a $ 100, 00 0 settlement from him afterward.

McGowan, an activist and firebrand, was one of Weinstein’s first public accusers.

“What these people have done to my standing in the world has been systematic – it’s been evil,” McGowan said.“It’s one of the worst cases of gaslighting I’ve ever heard, and it’s starring me . ”

In “She Said,” whichVarietyhas obtained, lawyersLisa Bloomand David Boies emerge as ruthless advocates on behalf of Weinstein. Kantor and Twohey include a damning memo from Bloom to Weinstein from December 2016 that is a six-point plan for him to fight McGowan, and also to repair his reputation.

Toward the end of the memo, Bloom wrote, “A reminder: would you please connect me with David Boies so that I can get retained?”

McGowan was the first person Kantor interviewed off the record, as is revealed in the book.

Weinstein knew McGowan was writing a memoir, and was positive she was going to expose him, which is why Bloom focused on undermining the actor.

Alter’s story quotes from Bloom’s memo: “I feel equipped to help you against the Roses of the world, because I have represented so many of them. ”Bloom also adds:“ We can place an article re her becoming increasingly unglued, so that when someone Googles her this is what pops up and she’s discredited. ”

Bloom, the daughter of feminist attorney Gloria Allred, had made a name for herself before representing Weinstein as a victim’s right’s advocate.

But inSusan Faludi’s New York Times reviewof “She Said,” also published on Sunday, she wrote, “Maybe the most appalling figure in this constellation of collaborators and enablers isLisa Bloom, Allred’s daughter. ”

“Her email is staggering. Staggering! ”McGowan said. “This woman should never work again.”

“Lisa Bloom should be disbarred. So should David Boies, ”McGowan added.

Bloom and a representative for Boies did not immediately respond toVariety‘s request for comment. Bloom didtweet in response to the story, and apologized: “To those who missed my 2017 apology, and especially to the women: I am sorry. ”

McGowan now lives in London, and feels she is still blacklisted in Hollywood – even though it was the disgraced Weinstein who instigated the blacklist. She has been working on her “Planet 9” art / music project, and recently performed atEdinburgh Festival Fringe.

She looks forward to the publication of “She Said.”

“I hope this book will go a long way to exonerating me and the other victims who’ve dealt with slander and mental assault for years now, “McGowan said. “As for me, in Hollywood I suppose I’ll continue not working. It doesn’t make any sense, and it’s really hurtful.

“But in my own life, I’m incredibly happy now and feeling very balanced. And that’s something they can’t take from me. ”