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Chapter 559 Lost Contact
"What? Domestic violence? Almost beating someone to death?"

When the police officer came to his door, Harvey denied it flatly: "No, absolutely not! I didn't..."

Upstairs, Georgina ran downstairs with tears streaming down her face: "You are finally here, finally here! Save me, I am almost beaten to death!"

The slap marks on her face were clearly visible, and the purple scars on her arms were shocking.

Harvey turned to look at Georgina, his face full of disbelief.

Whether she continues to be married to Harvey in the future or makes other plans, Georgina believes that it is very necessary to call the police, which will protect her interests.

The officer saw injuries on Georgina's face.

Georgina hid behind the police officer while Harvey was still not reacting, crying: "I want a physical examination, take me away from here quickly, or I will be beaten to death, really beaten to death! Officer, he is committing a crime!"

When it comes to wealthy celebrities, things are particularly troublesome. The police officer checked Georgina's injuries and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Weinstein, according to normal procedures, you and Ms. Chapman need to go back with us."

There is still a boss to deal with when I go back.

Harvey stared at Georgina with burning eyes, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.

The police officer stopped between the two men and reminded them, "Mr. Weinstein, please don't make things difficult for us!"

"Let me make a call first." Harvey called his lawyer.

Georgina notified her lawyer as she came downstairs.

Two LAPD officers took the two men out of the house and back to the police station.

Lombardo didn't know what to do for a moment.

When Georgina arrived at the Beverly police station, a lawyer was already waiting for her.

Women can be scary when they act up. Georgina did it on purpose and immediately accused Harvey of intentional injury. She also presented photos and videos she had taken as evidence and asked the police to take more severe measures against Harvey to prevent him from colluding with others in his testimony.

The lawyer will follow up immediately according to the client's request.

The head of the Beverly Police Department received a call and briefly inquired about the specific situation. It involved violent injury, so according to normal procedures, the police were asked to temporarily detain Harvey for 24 hours.

Harvey's cell phone and other items were also temporarily confiscated.

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Robert Rodriguez rushed to Quentin's neighboring home and asked, "What should we do?"

Quentin didn't want to get involved in the muddy water, but he was brought up by Harvey, and the situation was still unclear, so he said, "I'll call Harvey first."

He called the cell phone number, but no one answered.

I called the home landline again, and the maid said she wasn't home.

Quentin called several times in half an hour, but couldn't get through. He said, "Robert, let's not do anything for now. Let's see what happens."

Rodriguez also didn't want to get involved in muddy waters, so he said, "Then let's wait."

Quentin said, "Let's go drink."

At home in Brentwood, Matt Damon was making frantic phone calls.

Without Xavi, he wouldn't be able to rescue his good friend Ben on his own.

Damon called the editor-in-chief of a familiar media and said, "The content about Harvey on your website is seriously inaccurate. It was fabricated by someone. You should fully verify it before publishing it, instead of publishing it casually. You are hurting an outstanding film artist and entrepreneur. This is irresponsible behavior."

The refusal was clearly expressed over there.

Damon raised his voice: "If you do this, you will lose more. You will never get all the inside information about me, Weinstein Company, and even more crew information again."

Similar pressure tactics were used by Ben Affleck in the past, and Matt Damon did it less often, but Ben Affleck is not persuasive now, so he has to do it himself.

In just one hour, Damon made more than a dozen calls, and some media, under his pressure, temporarily agreed to delete the news about Harvey.

But more media are reprinting it crazily.

The two teams led by Emily and Jessica under Martin have been working hard to increase popularity and create eye-catching effects in recent years, and they are very adept at doing it.

By mid-afternoon in Los Angeles, related news had already topped Google’s trending searches!
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San Francisco, City Hall.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom parked her car and walked toward the entrance of City Hall.

As is often the case, there were protesters gathered near City Hall.

No matter what the policy is, there will always be people who are dissatisfied. Many people express their dissatisfaction in a simple and direct way, by holding posters and banners and protesting at the city hall.

This round of Teamsters protests may have lasted too long, with protesters becoming listless and gathering together to chat.

The old drivers generally had loud voices, and their vulgar words kept falling into Jennifer's ears.

Jennifer was indifferent and walked straight to the city hall.

Suddenly, a name came into her ears - Harvey Weinstein!

"Hollywood is going to be fun again." A fat truck driver holding a BlackBerry showed the people next to him: "TMZ revealed the video of Harvey Weinstein forcing an actress. It's a real video. Weinstein is really too much. He is so tall and fat, but he just presses on people like this. Isn't he afraid of breaking bones..."

Ordinary people were watching the fun, and another person came over and exclaimed: "It's really Harvey Weinstein! I've seen him in newspapers and on TV, and he's surprisingly strong!"

The fat truck driver said, "Isn't Harvey Weinstein the boss of a film company? Doesn't he want to play with any female star he wants? Why do you do this?"

Another person added: "Maybe he likes this style. Celebrities always have some special quirks."

These words fell into Jennifer's ears. She paused slightly, said nothing, and left quickly.

When Jennifer entered the city hall, the fat driver said to his companion, "I'm going to the bathroom."

He turned to the nearby roadside and said to an ordinary-looking man, "I did as you said."

The man saw everything and took out an envelope and handed it to him: "This is the balance." The fat driver then opened it and took a look, then prepared to return the BlackBerry.

The man waved his hand casually: "I give it to you."

Jennifer entered the town hall, looking up to avoid tears that would smudge her eyeshadow.

The words just now reminded her of 2005, when she was just an unknown little actor who had only played minor roles in a few movies, but she met Harvey Weinstein.

Jennifer went to a nearby lounge, turned on the lounge computer, and logged into the TMZ website.

The news and videos about Harvey Weinstein were extremely eye-catching. When Jennifer saw the actresses in them, she couldn't help but think of herself in the past.

But she is no longer a child actress, she is already a mother of several children.

In the past, she had to endure it for the sake of her husband's election campaign.

Now, it’s time to settle the account!

Jennifer picked up her phone and dialed her husband's number: "Can you come over for a minute?"

Gavin came over here quickly: "Honey, what's wrong with you?"

Jennifer pointed to the computer screen and said, "Do you remember? I told you that I had a misfortune. You asked me who it was, but I never told you because I was worried that it would affect your career."

Gavin saw it clearly: "Harvey Weinstein?"

"It was him! Someone exposed him, someone rushed out first!" Jennifer closed her eyes and said in a deep voice: "In 2005, he invited me to the Four Seasons Hotel to discuss his acting career and raped me!"

She faced the pain head-on: "He could ruin my career. After the incident, I didn't call the police or tell anyone else."

"This is not your fault, he should pay the price for this!" Gavin comforted his wife first, then picked up the phone and dialed a number: "It's me, Gavin. There is a news video about Harvey Weinstein on the front page of TMZ. Contact the media that support us and ask them to help forward it. Don't mention any political connections to me. I won't listen to these now. Push it hard and create public opinion!"

Seeing her husband hang up the phone, Jennifer said: "Thank you, thank you for doing this for me. I heard that he has supporters in Washington..."

Gavin said very seriously: "You must get a fair and just result!"

He smelled something in it that Jennifer couldn't even detect. Perhaps this was a good opportunity to skyrocket his own fame.

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The front room of Davis Studio in Burbank.

A girl handed a box to Martin and said, "This is what Georgina Chapman asked me to give to you. She said if you still can't contact her by 8 o'clock in the evening, you should find a way to save her."

Martin took it and said, "I know."

The girl then left.

Martin took his things back upstairs, and only Thomas and Bruce were left in the office.

He took out the memory disk from the box, connected it to the computer, and played the video.

It was a video of Harvey abusing Georgina, and a recording of Georgina calling the police.

Thomas asked, "Harvey is in police custody?"

"He is being detained by LAPD for suspected violent assault." Martin said slowly, "I have had a brief discussion with McClane. LAPD will detain Harvey for no more than 24 hours, making him, a core member of the Foot Gang, temporarily out of contact. Also, this is a domestic violence case between a couple, so it is not appropriate for others to intervene rashly."

Bruce added: "Some TV news will definitely follow up tonight. Warner TV and Fox News have confirmed that they will report it. Once public opinion becomes a trend, most newspapers across the United States will definitely report it tomorrow."

Thomas reminded: "You forgot that Weinstein Pictures has another core figure, Harvey's brother, Bob Weinstein."

Martin said: "Brothers may not be of one mind..."

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Washington, after finishing her chat with Erica and Kelly Gray, Hillary took a bus straight home.

She was very satisfied with the outcome of the interview.

In the car, the assistant sitting in the passenger seat reminded her: "Madam, something happened today. Many online media are reporting crazily about Harvey Weinstein and the actress."

"Isn't this normal in Hollywood?" Hillary didn't care. The political circle is more fun than Hollywood.

The assistant handed over the phone: "He forced the actress."

Xilali took the phone, clicked play, and her face became extremely ugly.

What Harvey did was completely contrary to what she insisted on!
In fact, this is no big deal. Politicians always say one thing and do another. The problem is that Harvey has been exposed!
Xilali thought about it and decided not to give up so quickly, so she said, "Call him."

The assistant called the mobile phone, landline and office phone, but just like when she first got the news, no one answered.

“I can’t get through…” The assistant described the situations of the previous two phone calls.

"Bob's," said Hilary.

The assistant called Bob Weinstein to inquire about the details, quickly hung up the phone, and said to Hillary: "Bob said the situation is under control and their brothers can handle it."

Xilali didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, so she put it behind her mind.

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The Weinstein Company, New York.

Bob sat in his brother Harvey's office and hung up his cell phone. On the TV opposite, Warner TV News Channel was reporting on Harvey's story.

This Weinstein kid, Harvey’s shadow, opens a phone book with a list of Weinstein Films’ board members, and he can call a board meeting with a few allies.

Bob closed the phone book anyway, thinking it was a bit early now and they could talk later.

He took out two mobile phones and turned them off. After leaving the company, he did not go home, but went to his apartment in the Upper East Side alone. After entering, he unplugged the landline phone line first.

Like Harvey, Bob was also temporarily out of touch.

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