Harvey Weinstein Raped 'Marco Polo' Producer, Lawsuit Claims

TRIBECA, NY — A former associate producer of the Netflix show “Marco Polo” is accusing the disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of raping, abusing and threatening her on multiple occasions in the the last seven years, according to a new lawsuit.

Alexandra Canosa, a longtime employee of The Weinstein Company, filed a complaint in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday accusing Weinstein of years of sexual violence, harassment and threats. Canosa said that Weinstein sexually assaulted her on at least three occasions at the high-end Tribeca Grand Hotel at 2 Sixth Ave., according to her suit. In one incident, he forced her to perform oral sex, she said.

Weinstein raped and threatened her on additional occasions in different cities, Canosa said. The New York Post first reported on Canosa's lawsuit on Tuesday.

“Over the course of his misconduct, up to September 2017, Harvey Weinstein threatened Plaintiff and made it clear that if she did not succumb to his demands or if she exposed his unwanted conduct there would be retaliation, including humiliation, the loss of her job and any ability to work in the entertainment business,” the lawsuit says.

Canosa said in her suit that she worked for Weinstein in various capacities since 2010, and the International Movie Database lists her as an associate producer on “Marco Polo,” the Netflix Series that was produced by The Weinstein Company.

Canosa is also accusing other executives at The Weinstein Company of failing to act despite knowledge of years of accusations against Weinstein. Canosa names at least eight people within the Weinstein empire who know about Weinstein’s “pattern and practice of predatory sexual conduct toward women.”

The Tribeca Grand Hotel, now named the Roxy Hotel Tribeca, was one of a number of Manhattan haunts that Weinstein was known to frequent before reporters for the New York Times and the New Yorker exposed years of accusations against him.

Weinstein was also known to bring women to the Tribeca Grill, where servers said he would ply his female dining companions with drinks before inviting them to his private office upstairs.

Patch could not immediately contact Weinstein's attorney for comment. The former movie mogul has previously denied allegations of rape after dozens of women came forward to accuse him of years of harassment and sexual violence last year.

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