Harvey Weinstein reportedly made his assistants buy erectile dysfunction drugs for him with his company credit card

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December 6, 2017 11:26 PM

Weinstein forced assistants to facilitate his alleged encounters and procure "penile injections" for his erectile dysfunction, The New York Times reports.

Harvey Weinstein's years of alleged sexual harassment and assault were enabled by a "complicity machine" that included tabloid journalists and assistants, according to
Weinstein reportedly made his "low-level assistants" help facilitate his alleged encounters with women and procure "penile injections" for his erectile dysfunction.
One of Weinstein's former assistants, who told the Times she was forced to provide him with erectile dysfunction drugs, also told

Harvey Weinstein had an extensive network of enablers who helped him cover up years of alleged sexual harassment and assault, according to a New York Times report published Tuesday.

Weinstein reportedly sought the help of agents and tabloid journalists in an effort to undermine his accusers. He also reportedly forced some of his "low-level assistants" to help facilitate his alleged encounters with women, and even made them procure "penile injections" for his erectile dysfunction.

Two of Weinstein's former assistants, Sandeep Rehal and Michelle Franklin, told the Times that they were forced to provide Weinstein with the i

In a statement responding to the Times story, Weinstein's attorneys, Blair Berk and Ben Brafman, said Weinstein did not bill personal expenses to the company.

"At no time during his tenure at either Miramax or TWC did Mr. Weinstein ever utilize company resources for personal expenditures, and in the few instances where there was any confusion, Mr. Weinstein immediately reimbursed the company out of his own pocket," the attorneys said in their full statement, as Variety reported.

Weinstein's lawyers declined to comment further when contacted by Business Insider.

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