Bergen County's Mira Sorvino Says Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Her: Report

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Academy Award-winning actress and Tenafly native Mira Sorvino confirmed a recent report by The New Yorker that Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed her.

"It's a travesty that this sort of behavior is normalized and accepted for decades in this industry," Sorvino told a Los Angeles news network. "And I am very pleased that this is all coming to light. These are very bad things he did."

Sorvino alleges in The New Yorker report that she was lured into Weinstein's hotel room at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1995 while she was promoting the film "Mighty Aphrodite," for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. Weinstein allegedly massaged her shoulders and tried to "get more physical," with Sorvino.

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According to the report, Sorvino "freaked out" after Weinstein later tried to come over to her apartment, but left after she said her boyfriend was coming over.

Sorvino posted on Twitter after The New Yorker's story was published.

Sorvino said on Twitter that breaking her silence was "hard to do."

The Weinstein Company fired Weinstein, its co-founder, Sunday after The New York Times uncovered allegations that he engaged in "rampant sexual harassment," according to the report.

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Photo: Mira Sorvino attends the Unbridled Eve Gala for the 143rd Kentucky Derby at the Galt House Hotel & Suites on May 5 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Unbridled Eve)