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Rose McGowan's Bombshell Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein and Lisa Bloom Dismissed

Rose McGowan accused Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom and more defendants of hiring spies, attempted theft and more in a 2019 lawsuit. A federal judge dismissed the suit on Dec. 6, 2021.

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UPDATE: A federal judge dismissed Rose McGowan's lawsuit, accusing Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom and more defendants of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. According to the documents obtained by E! News, McGowan's claim was "dismissed on the merits and with prejudice" against all defendants on Monday, Dec. 6. 

"As of today's date, Plaintiff has not filed any brief in response to the Court's Order and Minute Order," according to the civil minutes. "Accordingly, Plaintiff is deemed to have conceded the two points the Court gave her opportunity to argue in the supplemental brief. Accordingly, the Court concludes that Plaintiff is unable to sufficiently plead a RICO claim." 

McGowan previously submitted a motion to withdraw her legal representation on Nov. 24, filing to terminate the attorney-client relationship. E! News has reached out to her rep for comment and has not heard back.

Following the lawsuit's dismissal, a spokesperson for Weinstein stated, "Out of the public glare, with proper time, legal work, evidence and facts, this is the way we believe they ultimately will all go. A chapter is put behind as Mr. Weinstein keeps going forward to demonstrate the truth."

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Rose McGowan is accusing Harvey WeinsteinLisa Bloom and David Boies of waging a "diabolical and illegal effort" to suppress her 1997 rape allegations in a new lawsuit filed on Wednesday. 

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According to court documents obtained by E! News, the star alleges that Weinstein, Bloom, Boies and the intelligence firm Black Cube took actions to "ensure that McGowan's story never saw the light of day, and—if it did—that no one would believe her." These actions allegedly include racketeering, violations of the Federal Wiretap Act, invasion of privacy, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress. 

All of this was allegedly done to "protect Weinstein's reputation, suppress negative information about him, and silence and discredit his users."

McGowan claims she was one of the many women he targeted because she attempted to detail her 1997 rape allegations in her 2018 book, Brave

Because of these alleged efforts, the star's lawyers claim she "has suffered tremendously."

And in a statement issued by McGowan she asserts that her "life was upended" by Weinstein and his associates. "Harvey Weinstein was able to perpetrate and cover up decades of violence and control over women because he had a sophisticated team working on his behalf to systematically silence and discredit his victims," she claims.

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In response to the lawsuit, Phyllis Kupferstein, who is representing Weinstein, told NBC News, "Once and for all, Rose McGowan will be shown to be what she is; a publicity seeker looking for money. From the moment she sought a multi-million dollar payout in return for not making these baseless allegations, which we rejected, we knew that she was waiting for an opportune time to begin this. We will demonstrate that this case has no legal merit."

Likewise, Bloom's attorney Eric George told The Hollywood Reporter that Rose's case has no legal standing. "It is inexcusable that Ms. McGowan chose to include my client in her lawsuit," he says. "Facts matter. There is simply no credible factual or legal basis for her claims against my client. We look forward to our day in court to set the record straight."

Boies has not yet commented in response to the suit.

This article was first published on Oct. 23, 2019 at 3:11 p.m. PT. It was last updated on Dec. 7, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. PT following the case's dismissal.