A proposed settlement worth £15.34million for rapist Harvey Weinstein’s accusers has been slammed as a “complete sellout”.
The fund, set to be distributed between dozens of women, would resolve two lawsuits against the disgraced Hollywood producer.
The first one focuses on The Weinstein Company while the second is a separate class-action lawsuit brought by women who say the filmmaker assaulted them.
However, lawyers for six of Weinstein’s accusers, including British former assistants Rowena Chiu and Zelda Perkins, said the settlement “fails on so many levels”.
Attorneys Douglas Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer are set to challenge the offer.
They said: “The proposed settlement is a complete sellout of the Weinstein survivors and we are surprised that the attorney general could somehow boast about a proposal that fails on so many different levels.”
The proposed settlement will still require approval from a federal judge and bankruptcy court.
Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape. He faces further charges in LA, while police in London continue to investigate allegations made against him the UK.
