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In a rare move, Harvey Weinstein has responded to Lupita Nyong'o's allegations against him.

Over the past couple of weeks, as allegations of Harvey Weinstein’s long, sinister history of sexually harassing and abusing women finally becomes public, the Hollywood producer has – in the most part – remained silent.

Until now.

Weinstein has publicly responded to actress Lupita Nyong’o’s allegations against him.

On Thursday, in a piece for the New York Times, Nyong’o wrote about her own experience with Weinstein.

Nyong’o alleges that she was once invited to Weinstein’s home and then pressured into giving him a massage. The producer then removed his pants and propositioned her, all while his two young children were in the house.

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"He got up anyway to do so and I headed for the door, saying that I was not at all comfortable with that." Image via Getty.
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"Before long he said he wanted to take off his pants. I told him not to do that and informed him that it would make me extremely uncomfortable," she wrote.

"He got up anyway to do so and I headed for the door, saying that I was not at all comfortable with that."

The now 34-year-old also wrote about another incident in which Weinstein allegedly invited her up to his hotel room.

When she declined his offer, Weinstein listed a number of famous actresses he had slept with.

"I told him I preferred to eat in the restaurant. He told me not to be so naïve. If I wanted to be an actress, then I had to be willing to do this sort of thing. He said he had dated Famous Actress X and Y and look where that had gotten them."

A spokesperson for Weinstein has responded to the allegations in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.

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“Mr. Weinstein has a different recollection of the events, but believes Lupita is a brilliant actress and a major force for the industry. Last year, she sent a personal invitation to Mr. Weinstein to see her in her Broadway show, Eclipsed,” the statement read.

Weinstein is yet to respond to any of the other countless allegations against him.