Actress Uma Thurman has opened up about the allegations she made against film producer Harvey Weinstein, which she had previously hinted at.

In an article published in the New York Times, Thurman said that during the 1990s, Weinstein pushed her down and “tried to expose himself” at his hotel room in London.

She added that she managed to “wriggle away”.

A spokeswoman for Weinstein denied the claims about assault, stating that they were “untrue”.
Thurman also claimed that as a teenager she was forced into s** by an actor who was 20 years older than her.

She did not name the individual.

In November last year, Thurman had expressed anger towards Weinstein, stating: “I’m glad it’s going slowly – you don’t deserve a bullet”.

At the time, she did not make specific allegations against him.

Thurman details her claims in a 3,000 word article entitled: “This is why Uma Thurman is angry”.

The piece includes revelations such as her claim that she was s**ually assaulted at the age of 16, at the beginning of her career by an unnamed actor she met in a Manhattan nightclub.

She subsequently went to his home for a late-night drink where she was “coerced” into having s**.

Thurman told the paper: “I tried to say no, I cried, I did everything I could do.

He told me the door was locked but I never ran over and tried the knob”.
The alleged incident between Thurman and Weinstein took place after the success of Pulp Fiction, a film produced by Weinstein and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

The alleged assault took place at Weinstein’s suite in London’s Savoy Hotel.

Thurman claimed that when the incident was over, a bunch of flowers arrived with a note reading: “You have great instincts”.

Weinstein’s assistants then allegedly called regarding new film projects.
A statement was issued by a spokesperson for Weinstein, who is currently in rehab.

The statement said that his team had sent photographs to the New York Times which demonstrated “the strong relationship Mr Weinstein and Ms Thurman had”.

The newspaper confirmed that it had received “chummy photos” of the pair at premieres and parties.

The statement acknowledged that Weinstein had made an “awkward pass 25 years ago at Ms Thurman in England after misreading her signals, after a flirtatious exchange in Paris, for which he immediately apologised and deeply regrets”.

However, the spokesperson stated that Thurman’s claims regarding physical assault were “untrue”.
Thurman also discusses her relationship with Tarantino, who directed Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, two of her most successful films.

She claimed that she fell out with Tarantino after a car crash scene in Kill Bill, during which she was injured.

Thurman alleged that there were known issues with the convertible car, and that Tarantino had been “furious” when she insisted that a stunt driver should be used.

She claimed that she was persuaded to drive the car, which subsequently crashed, thus damaging the pair’s relationship.

Thurman threatened to sue Weinstein’s studio, but says that she was denied access to the footage of the crash for 15 years.