Ambra Gutierrez

Ambra Battilana Gutierrez (born 15 May 1992) is an Italian model who was a finalist for Miss Italy, and has been featured in GQ Italy.[1][2] She was formerly Miss Piedmont.[3] She was widely covered by American media for her part in exposing sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein.[4]

Ambra Gutierrez
Born
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez

(1992-05-15) 15 May 1992
Turin, Italy
Modeling information
Eye colorBrown

Biography

Born in Turin, Gutierrez has an Italian father and a Filipina mother.[5]

In 2010, when 18 and known as Ambra Battilana, she attended a bunga bunga party associated with Silvio Berlusconi after she was spotted in a beauty contest and told she would be guaranteed a job as a weather girl for attending.[6] She later became one of the key witness in the legal proceeding against Berlusconi[7] and reported her experience to Italian magistrates.[3][8]

Gutierrez was widely covered by the news after she alleged that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her in 2015 while they were reviewing her portfolio. She said she barely spoke English at the time.[9] She filed a police report that night, and the next day wore a wire while speaking with Weinstein. In the recording, he repeatedly asks her to come into his room while Gutierrez says things like, "I want to leave," "I don’t want to," and "I want to go downstairs." When she asked why he tried to assault her the day before, he said, "Oh, please, I’m sorry, just come on in," continuing, "I’m used to that. Come on. Please." When Gutierrez asks if he's used to groping people against their will, he responded with, "Yes." When asked why he grabbed her breast against her will, he said, "I won’t do it again." The recording has since been made public.[4]

Despite the audio confession, the District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. decided not to press charges due to lack of evidence. In the following months, Gutierrez received widespread negative press in tabloids including several stories from "anonymous sources" in the New York Post following the incident after the recording was published.[10] She stopped receiving modelling jobs.[11] Gutierrez eventually signed a strict NDA with Weinstein, though she has stated she did not really understand what she was signing at the time, and was trying to protect herself and her family from Weinstein since no one believed her.[1][9][4]

Civil Rights Activism

Ambra Gutierrez engages in humanitarian activities. She is a member of Model Alliance’s Leadership Council, this organization aims to help create a safe and fair work environment for other models[12] and works with organizations like Humanility, and Safe Horizon.[13]

Gutierrez was the first artist that supported the Me Too movement in Iran. She speaks about her story for Iranian women in a video created by an Iranian legal institute and an American media company.[14]


References
  1. Farrow, Ronan (10 October 2017). "From Aggressive Overtures to Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein's Accusers Tell Their Stories". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "In cucina con Ambra Gutierrez, fotografata da Marco Leonardi". GQ Italia (in Italian). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  3. Squires, Nick (13 October 2017). "Italian beauty queen says her life was made a misery after claiming harassment by Harvey Weinstein". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  4. "Model Ambra Gutierrez says she was 'forced into exile' after trying to take down Harvey Weinstein". The Independent. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. Ronan Farrow (2019). Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators. Fleet. p. 56.
  6. Guasco, Claudia (16 December 2019). "Ruby ter, Ambra Battilana e le notti di Arcore: «Minetti ballava nuda. Fede ci disse: "Se ve ne andate..."»". Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. "Ruby ter, Ambra Battilana: Al Bunga Bunga la Minetti ballava nuda. Fede ci disse: 'Se ve ne andate, carriera finita'". Huffington Post. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. Squires, Nick (13 April 2011). "Silvio Berlusconi 'encouraged indecent game at bunga-bunga party'". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. Farrow, Ronan (21 November 2017). "Harvey Weinstein's Secret Settlements". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. Amatulli, Jenna (10 October 2017). "How Gossip Media Smeared Weinstein Accuser Ambra Battilana Gutierrez". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  11. "Ambra Battilana Gutierrez 'weighted' for Harvey Weinstein justice". NY Daily News. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. model alliance Leadership Council Model Alliance website
  13. Ambra Gutierrez, the Fil-Italian model who exposed Harvey Weinstein, and her life after #MeToo CNN
  14. breaking the silence Global Datikan Website
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