Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan: 'I could not believe what I was witnessing'
TV reporter Lauren Sivan  discussed the details of the incident Monday morning in an appearance on NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today." Kelly opened the show by declaring "He's out" as pictures of Weinstein scrolled on the talk show set's LED screens.
 Sivan  has joined a growing list of accusers who have come forward since last Thursday when the New York Times published an extensive report detailing decades of allegations that the veteran movie mogul sexually harassed women  from actresses to secretaries and script readers. Weinstein was fired Sunday night from the company he co-founded with his brother  Bob Weinstein  in 2005 as a result of the mushrooming scandal.
 Sivan  described the decade-old incident in which  she  met Weinstein at a party at a New York restaurant in which  he  was an investor. At the time  she  was an anchor for News 12 Long Island; at present  she  is an anchor for Fox O&O KTTV Los Angeles.
 Sivan  said Weinstein lured  her  to the restaurant's kitchen and tried to kiss  her . When  she  rebuffed that advance   he  allegedly blocked  her  passage in a narrow corridor while  he  masturbated  according to  Sivan .
"I just stood there dumbfounded "  Sivan  said. "I could not believe what I was witnessing."  She  recalled thinking that  he  was "disgusting and kind of pathetic." The lengthy apology that Weinstein issued in a statement after the Times report hit was "the last straw" that made  Sivan  come forward with  her  story because  she  felt  he  showed "no remorse."
Kelly said at start of the interview that she has been friendly with  Sivan  for years  and she also noted that she has known Weinstein for some time. Last year  Kelly's disclosure that she endured sexual harassment from former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes helped speed the ouster of one of the most powerful figures in media.
 Sivan  told Kelly that after she rejected  his  kiss  Weinstein told her: "Well then just stand there and be quiet." Earlier in the evening at the party   Sivan  said  she 'd enjoyed a lively conversation with the famed producer about politics and presidential history  among other topics.  He  then invited  her  to take a tour of the restaurant's kitchen.
"The most demeaning part of it all was that 20 minutes earlier  he  was having this great conversation with  me  "  she  said. "I felt so great and flattered by it. And then to be told 'stand there and be quiet' negated any warm feelings."
 Sivan  said  she  was shocked by "the casualness" of  his  actions. Amid  her  dismay   she  wondered if  she 'd managed to send  him  the wrong signal of  her  interest in  him .
"There's that feeling of shame  " Sivan  said. "Perhaps I did something to give  him  the wrong impression."
 Sivan  said  she  decided not to go public with the story because  she  was in a long-term relationship with  her  boyfriend and didn't want to disrupt  her  life. "I was lucky enough to never have to work with [Weinstein] again "  she  said.
The day after the incident   Sivan  said Weinstein called  her  at the News 12 studio and asked if  he  could see  her  again.  She  recalled telling  him  "absolutely not" and  she  quickly hung up.
Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan: 'I could not believe what I was witnessing'
TV reporter Lauren Sivan  discussed the details of the incident Monday morning in an appearance on NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today. " Kelly opened the show by declaring "He's out" as pictures of Weinstein scrolled on the talk show set's LED screens. Sivan  has joined a growing list of accusers who have come forward since last Thursday when the New York Times published an extensive report detailing decades of allegations that the veteran movie mogul sexually harassed women  from actresses to secretaries and script readers. Weinstein was fired Sunday night from the company he co-founded with his brother  Bob Weinstein  in 2005 as a result of the mushrooming scandal. Sivan  described the decade-old incident in which  she  met Weinstein at a party at a New York restaurant in which  he  was an investor. At the time  she  was an anchor for News 12 Long Island; at present  she  is an anchor for Fox O&O KTTV Los Angeles. Sivan  said Weinstein lured  her  to the restaurant's kitchen and tried to kiss  her. When  she  rebuffed that advance   he  allegedly blocked  her  passage in a narrow corridor while  he  masturbated  according to  Sivan. "I just stood there dumbfounded "  Sivan  said. "I could not believe what I was witnessing. "  She  recalled thinking that  he  was "disgusting and kind of pathetic. " The lengthy apology that Weinstein issued in a statement after the Times report hit was "the last straw" that made  Sivan  come forward with  her  story because  she  felt  he  showed "no remorse. "
Kelly said at start of the interview that she has been friendly with  Sivan  for years  and she also noted that she has known Weinstein for some time. Last year  Kelly's disclosure that she endured sexual harassment from former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes helped speed the ouster of one of the most powerful figures in media. Sivan  told Kelly that after she rejected  his  kiss  Weinstein told her: "Well then just stand there and be quiet. " Earlier in the evening at the party   Sivan  said  she 'd enjoyed a lively conversation with the famed producer about politics and presidential history  among other topics. He  then invited  her  to take a tour of the restaurant's kitchen. "The most demeaning part of it all was that 20 minutes earlier  he  was having this great conversation with  me  "  she  said. "I felt so great and flattered by it. And then to be told 'stand there and be quiet' negated any warm feelings. "
 Sivan  said  she  was shocked by "the casualness" of  his  actions. Amid  her  dismay   she  wondered if  she 'd managed to send  him  the wrong signal of  her  interest in  him. "There's that feeling of shame  " Sivan  said. "Perhaps I did something to give  him  the wrong impression. "
 Sivan  said  she  decided not to go public with the story because  she  was in a long-term relationship with  her  boyfriend and didn't want to disrupt  her  life. "I was lucky enough to never have to work with [Weinstein] again "  she  said. The day after the incident   Sivan  said Weinstein called  her  at the News 12 studio and asked if  he  could see  her  again. She  recalled telling  him  "absolutely not" and  she  quickly hung up.