Harvey Weinstein Emailed Quentin Tarantino, Jeff Bezos To Help Save Career Following Accusations

A set of unsealed court documents revealed that Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie producer who was recently sent to jail after being found guilty of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual acts by a New York jury, emailed a lot of famous filmmakers and entrepreneurs after the accusations surfaced, requesting them to help save his career.

In the documents obtained by Variety, the 67-year-old producer tried to revive his career by sending emails to some of the most powerful people in the world and asked them for support in the wake of the “Me Too” movement. The big names included the likes of Michael Bloomberg, Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

While writing to Apple’s CEO, Weinstein pleaded to Cook and requested him to show support by sending a “private” email to his Gmail address. Weinstein urged Cook to write that he supports him in getting “therapy” because he could not afford to get “fired” at this point. He concluded the letter by saying that he needed a second chance because everyone “deserves” a second chance in life.

“If they fire me now, it will destroy me personally and cause a huge legal battle, based on my rights with the company. But if I have support from someone like you getting me into treatment and having the shot at a second chance, it would be very helpful,” Weinstein wrote.

He wrote a similar email to Netflix’s chief and begged him to show "full support" during the rough times, asking him to write a letter to the board members of The Weinstein Company. Meanwhile, the former head of the Weinstein Company told Bezos that most of the accusations were “false” and he would like to prove that they were wrong.

“There are many false allegations and over time, we’ll prove it, but right now, I’m the poster boy for bad behavior,” Weinstein told Bezos.

On the other hand, he also sent an email to Tarantino and asked him to talk to him whenever he finds the time. However, none of the aforementioned people could help him in the matter and Weinstein was fired from his own organization.

Apart from the emails, the documents also revealed that Weinstein maintained a “red-flag list” that included people who could go out and talk about his predatory behavior. People like Ben Affleck, Jason Blum, Rose McGowan, Annabella Sciorra, Zelda Perkins, Lysette Anthony, and Rowena Chiu.

McGowan, Sciorra, Perkins, Anthony, and Chiu were among the actresses who accused Weinstein of sexual harassment.

The list also included various people who were previously working for Weinstein.

The disgraced producer is also facing sex crime charges in Los Angeles for which he has yet to submit a plea. These charges stem from rape and assault accusations that allegedly occurred in 2013. He faces up to 28 years in prison.