Weinstein Hires Harassment Lawyer To Tutor Him on Respecting Women

Lisa Bloom’s niche is fighting rapists, revenge pornography
Los Angeles attorney follows footsteps of mother Gloria Allred

Lisa Bloom
Photographer: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Edvard Pettersson

October 5, 2017 at 9:45 PM UTC

Updated on

October 6, 2017 at 5:50 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein hired women rights lawyer Lisa Bloom to help him change his ways amid allegations of sexual harassment reported by the New York Times.

It’s a new public role for the Los Angeles lawyer who’s built a reputation representing women who’ve made harassment allegations against powerful men, including former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly and President Donald Trump.