Harvey Weinstein’s Italian Friend Is Now in the Eye of a Media Storm
Ms. Hofmeister, speaking for Mr. Weinstein, said the two met during the making of
the film "Pulp Fiction," when Mr. Lombardo was dating the actress Uma Thurman.
It’s false," Mr. Lombardo said in another interview in his lawyer’s office in Rome, a city
where he said he had done great work bringing movies and a lot of money to Miramax.
She recalled requesting a room at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc for Mr. Lombardo, and being told
that he was barred because the owner said he "brings too many girls." "That was kind of an ‘ah-ha’ moment for me," she said, recalling thinking, "I get what Fabrizio is about now.
His big break came, he said, when he brought Mr. Tornatore’s project, "Malèna," to Mr. Weinstein, who
in 1999, despite the objections of some Miramax executives, asked Mr. Lombardo to lead Miramax Italy.
Earlier this year, Mr. Lombardo accompanied Mr. Weinstein to a private screening in Rome
of the film "Perfect Strangers," leading the Weinstein Company to buy the rights.
