Weinstein attorney: McGowan's rape allegations ' a bold lie'

Los Angeles • A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday called actress Rose McGowan’s claims of rape against the former Hollywood producer “a bold lie.”

Attorney Ben Brafman wrote in a statement that McGowan is trying to smear Weinstein to promote her new book “Brave.”

McGowan details her allegations against Weinstein in the memoir released Tuesday. She said in the book that the producer forced himself on her during what began as a business meeting at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997.

Brafman’s statement says Weinstein and his attorneys “have refrained from publicly criticizing any of the women who have made allegations of sexual assault against Mr. Weinstein despite a wealth of evidence that…