Philippine Showbiz Today
October 22 - November 7, 2017
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
Pinay model in raging Weinstein Hollywood sex scandal
Her Facebook fan page de-
scribes her as a mix of different
nationalities: Filipino, Italian,
Spanish and Greek.
Meet Ambra Battilana Gutier-
rez, the Filipino Italian model who
had accused American film exec-
utive Harvey Weinstein of sexual
harassment.
Weinstein was a high-profile
producer and executive, and now
facing several allegations of sex-
ual assault and harassment from
women, including some of the
biggest names in Hollywood.
In October 2017, following
numerous allegations of sexual
harassment and sexual assault
against him, Weinstein was fired
by his company’s board of direc-
tors, and expelled from the Acad-
emy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
The New York Times earlier
ran a story about detailed allega-
tions of sexual harassment and
unwanted physical contact with
women going back decades,
and at least eight separate settle-
ments. The roster of on-the-re-
cord quotes included actress
Ashley Judd.
Back to Gutierrez, the model
was also instrumental in the con-
viction of three people for “induc-
ing” young women to become
“prostitutes” for former Italian
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Gutierrez had accused Wein-
stein of groping her breasts in
2015. She also accused the ex-
studio head of trying to put his
hand up her skirt. She was among
the many women who accused
the film executive of sexual as-
sault.
According to the New Yorker
article, the former Miss Italy con-
testant met Weinstein in the show
“New York Spring Spectacular”
that he produced in New York in
2015.
Following that first meeting,
then 22-year-old Gutierrez met
Weinstein at his Tribeca office for
a business meeting that turned