Weinstein Assistant Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Sandeep Rehal, a former personal assistant to movie producer Harvey Weinstein, says the former movie mogul created “a pervasive and severe sexually hostile work environment” during her two years on the job.

Rehal was 26 in 2013 when she started working for Weinstein at the company he helped to establish. Weinstein dictated e-mails to her while he was naked and regularly touched her thigh when they rode in his chauffeured Lexus SUV, she said in a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York Jan. 25. He frequently referred to her as “cunt” or “pussy,” according to the complaint. Rehal ...