On Saturday, as Weinstein was expelled from the Motion Picture Academy over allegations he sexually abused women in Hollywood for two decades, Sheffield recounted their meeting in a post to Variety.com. She said that Weinstein had, in an official meeting with them, requested Sheffield to leave Aishwarya and him alone in the room. The manager politely refused, but Weinstein cornered her again while they were leaving and asked for ways to get to meet Aishwarya alone. Sheffield said she told him, "Kiss my black a**".
Harvey Weinstein wanted to spend time alone with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan!


The scandal broke out after a New York Times expose, after which the entire Hollywood is talking about it. Simone Sheffield told Variety, "I use(d) to manage Indian actress Aishwarya Rai. While dealing with Harvey I found it comical how hard he tried to get Aishwarya alone. But he was a pig… looked and acted like a “big bully pig”….He asked me to leave the meeting numerous times and I politely declined. When we were leaving his office he cornered me and said “what do I have to do to get her alone?” I told him to “kiss my black ass”. When Ash and I returned to our hotel, I sent Harvey a steel pig trough filled with DIET COKE as a thank you gift for the meeting. Yes, we did do business and Yes, he eventually threatened me. Told me I’d never work in this business, blah blah blah….what I said to him I can’t print. But you can be sure, I never gave him the opportunity to even breathe on my client."

She added, "Fox News. Weinstein. The President. Such abuses have gone on way before these creeps and will sadly continue until women feel empowered and protected enough to speak out. They say there’s strength in numbers…perhaps. BUT it takes only one brave soul to take the first stand. With social media as your platform, that one brave soul will lead an army, in no time. Brava Ladies….don’t hold back – THE TRUTH. Protect one another. Support one another. Love one another."
There has been no statement from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's India manager on Simone Sheffield's claims.