British actress Kadian Noble is accusing disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her in a hotel room in Cannes, France, according to a lawsuit she filed against Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein.
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Noble said she met Harvey Weinstein in London and was allegedly told he could help her career. Her lawsuit claims Harvey Weinstein asked her to his Le Majestic hotel room in Cannes in 2014 “to review her reel with her and discuss further steps in securing the role he had previously targeted for her.”
Once there, the lawsuit said Harvey Weinstein “began massaging Kadian and then gripped her shoulders.”
The lawsuit claims Harvey Weinstein told Noble that for “audition purposes” she needed to walk up and down the room for him, which she did.
Harvey Weinstein then allegedly called an unnamed Weinstein Company producer in the United States and put him on the phone with Noble, the lawsuit said. The Weinstein Company producer allegedly told Noble that she needed to be “a good girl and do whatever he wished,” and if she did, then “they would work” with her further, the lawsuit said.
Harvey Weinstein then allegedly pulled her closer and groped her breasts. She resisted, exclaiming, “No, Harvey, no," the suit said.
However, at the same time, Noble felt compelled to comply with Harvey Weinstein's demands because of the tangible and intangible benefits he offered to advance her career, according to the suit.
Weinstein allegedly pulled Noble into the bathroom and told her to relax while he gripped her firmly. He then started to rub her breast and buttocks, according to the suit. Noble allegedly told him to stop and tried to leave the bathroom, but Weinstein blocked her exit, according to the suit.
Weinstein then pulled down Noble’s shirt and forced his leg between her legs, and rubbed her genitals and began masturbating, the suit said.
Noble again implored him to stop, and struggled against him physically, trying to escape the bathroom, according to the suit. Weinstein then continued to sexually assault her, the suit said.
Neither a representative for Harvey Weinstein nor The Weinstein Company immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment. Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.
Noble's lawsuit, filed in Manhattan, accuses The Weinstein Company of violating federal sex trafficking laws, arguing it was “common practice” of Harvey Weinstein and “well-known” to his brother Bob Weinstein that Harvey Weinstein would travel abroad and to different states to recruit, solicit and entice young female actresses with promises of film roles only to then use force, fraud or coercion to engage them in sex.
Noble and her attorney are expected to hold a news conference in New York City today.