He was evidently not only indifferent to Gutierrez’s mounting distress; he was aiming to cause it, to make her accede to him. It’s not that Gutierrez’s no meant yes to Weinstein, exactly; it’s that it meant nothing—it merely being his cue to keep asking, prompting, needling. He repeatedly reminded her of who he was (“I’m a famous guy”), as well as the script from which she was deviating (“Now you’re embarrassing me”). She was refusing to take direction; she was being impossible to work with.
