It’s been a little over two weeks since disgraced movie mogul and
convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was sent to prison, but stories of the reported real-life horror he caused continue to come to light. Especially now that newly unsealed court documents have surfaced to give everyone a bigger picture of who this guy really was. According to the
New York Times, Weinstein had a lot of bizarre correspondence that revealed he was not only becoming desperate as he fought to maintain his power, but that at one point he even… wanted to kill Jennifer Aniston?Apparently when Weinstein heard a rumour that the
Friends star had accused him of groping her, he wrote to his rep that “Jen Aniston should be killed.” That email, as well as the original accusation, is news to Aniston though. Her rep
told the publication that, “He never got close enough to touch her. “She has never been alone with him,” the rep added. “We have no idea about the email, since it wasn’t sent to us, nor do we have any comment to make on it.”[video_embed id='1908385']RELATED: Our hosts react to Harvey Weinstein's guilty verdict[/video_embed]To be fair, Aniston is probably too busy making crazy cash ($2 million an episode) for starring in her new TV series,
The Morning Show alongside Reese Witherspoon, plotting out her now-confirmed
Friends revival, and bringing joy to her fans across the globe with her
new-ish Instagram account. Weinstein, meanwhile, hasn’t been faring so well. He was
redirected to a hospital following his conviction at the end of February, where he stayed until after a heart surgery. He was
officially transferred to Rikers Island jail in New York City in early March and now his reps confirm that the soon-to-be 68-year-old will
probably die in jail if sentenced to more than five years. This morning, he was handed down a
23-year sentence by Judge James Burke after emotional testimony from his alleged victims.Some other strange tidbits were revealed from the unsealed documents, including the fact that Weinstein turned to some Hollywood bigwigs for help before he was tossed from the company he co-founded. Apparently he reached out to people like Netflix boss Ted Sarandos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and billionaire Mike Bloomberg for their help. “My board is thinking of firing me,” Weinstein wrote in an email. “All I’m asking for is, let me take a leave of absence and get into heavy therapy and counselling whether it be in a facility or somewhere. Allow me to resurrect myself with a second chance.”There’s no indication that any of those men wrote back, but someone who did respond to Weinstein’s pleas was Joe Biden’s top advisor, Anita Dunn. The democrat wasn’t exactly helpful, writing to him that he should, “Accept your fate graciously, and not seek to deny or discredit those who your behaviour has affected.” (Don’t you love it when women lift other women up?)The documents also revealed that Weinstein may have been abused himself when he was younger. He insinuated to former
New York Daily News gossip columnist A.J. Benza that there was an, “incident when I was a very young boy,” but he later told Benza to delete the text message. Whether he was abused or not, the jury’s February 24 decision stands and women everywhere
remain affected by Weinstein’s actions. Now the man’s fate is in the court’s hands as he waits word on his official sentencing, which takes place on March 11.[video_embed id='1918598']BEFORE YOU GO: Billie Eilish delivers powerful anti-body shaming message during concert[/video_embed]
