Harvey Weinstein's brother Bob Weinstein speaks out: 'I find myself in a waking nightmare'

Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein’s brother has spoken out about the claims of assault, sexual harassment and rape that have been leveled against Harvey, saying he finds himself in “a waking nightmare”. [caption id=“attachment_4146659” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein. Image from Twitter/@THR.[/caption] Bob, who co-founded The Weinstein Company with Harvey in 2005, insists that he had no idea about the “type of predator” that his brother was, admitting that he knew Harvey was not faithful to his wife Georgina Chapman. Bob claims that he felt all of Harvey’s extra-marital relations were consensual in nature. “I could not take his cheating, his lying and also his attitude towards everyone. My brother has caused unconscionable suffering. As a father of three girls, I say this with every bone in my body — I am heartbroken for the women that he has harmed. I’m a fighter. For my entire adult life, I fought for the films I want to see the light of day. I have fought for my employees, who have dedicated their lives to achieving the vision of this company that me and my brother founded. But I cannot fight what is indefensible. I have a brother that’s indefensible and crazy, I want him to get the justice that he deserves. Harvey was a bully, Harvey was arrogant, he treated people like shit all the time. That I knew." said Bob, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Bob went on to say that he although he knew his brother better than anyone, he had spoken to Harvey around 10 times on a personal level in the last five years. ( Also read - Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment row: What we need to get right about 'consent' ) Weinstein is at the center of a still-unfolding scandal in which eight women were stated in a New York Times report as having received settlements from Weinstein after levelling sexual harassment allegations at the producer. He reached at least eight settlements with women between 1990 and 2015. The Weinstein scandal came to light in early October, when The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine revealed the history of sexual harassment perpetrated for decades by one of the best-known and most powerful producers in Hollywood. Following this, a second report from The New Yorker worsened the crisis, adding three claims of rape to the allegations. The list of actresses and models who suffered sexual abuse from Weinstein continues to grow and now numbers around 40, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. All the alleged victims have spoken up about the rape, sexual assault and harassment they reportedly suffered at the hands of Harvey. When the story came out, Weinstein denied some of the allegations but also admitted that he had behaved improperly at times during his career. (With inputs from agencies)