It broke Jill, who was just starting to get her life back on track. Seeing her name in headlines again and again, as part of one person’s attempt to gain more attention for her personal cause, along with Harvey’s desperate attempt to vindicate himself, was devastating for her. After a long job search, she was in negotiations to run the production division for a new entertainment company. With the help of doctors, her family and friends, Jill rebounded. Jill had fought to put her life back together. Anyone familiar with bipolar disorder knows that it is a cruel and vicious disease. Rose’s continued and embellished accusations last week, Harvey took it upon himself to release the e-mail without her consent.įive years ago, Jill suffered a manic episode. In this e-mail, Jill offered the truth based on what she remembers Rose telling her about the Sundance account. One of these was an email which Jill wrote to him months prior to the first NY Times piece coming out, and at his request. Rose’s most recent round of press to promote her book have included new stories involving Jill. The constant press attention Rose has garnered in print and on National TV led to Harvey Weinstein releasing two documents. Jill was hired based on merit and her excellent work of over two years as a young development executive working with Woods Entertainment, (prior to her time at Addis Wechsler).Īlso Read: Rose McGowan: Harvey Weinstein Denial Is a 'Sad, Pathetic' Attempt to 'Slut Shame' Ten months later, in November of 1997, Jill received a call from the Miramax exec VP of production, recruiting her for a job as an executive at Miramax Films working in production in Los Angeles. She never knew any details until recently, when Rose elected to make them public. At that time, all Jill knew was that the matter was settled and that Rose continued making films with the Weinsteins. The ensuing arrangements between Rose and Harvey were then negotiated, completely without Jill’s knowledge. They told Jill that they would take care of it. She immediately went to her bosses, the partners of Addis Wechsler, to recount Rose’s story and to insist that they address the situation. Despite this, Jill recognized that Harvey had done something untoward to Rose, if not illegal. Rose never once used the word rape in that conversation. Following the meeting, Rose told Jill what had happened – that she made the decision to remove her clothes and get in the hot tub with him - a mistake which Rose immediately regretted. One of her first clients was Rose McGowan, and one of Jill’s first duties was to set up a breakfast meeting with Harvey Weinstein during the Sundance Film Festival. In January 1997, Jill was an entry level manager at Addis Wechsler. She never chose to be a public figure, that choice was taken away from her. Now that Jill can no longer speak for herself, it’s time to set the record straight. She opted not to add to the feeding frenzy, allowing her name and her reputation to be sullied despite having done nothing wrong. One of them was Jill, who chose to remain silent in the face of Rose’s slanderous statements against her for fear of undermining the many individuals who came forward in truth. Over the past few months, many women have come out with allegations against Harvey Weinstein, including Rose McGowan, who has repeatedly spoken with the press, striking out against not only her alleged attacker, but a great many others. Jill was many things, but she was not a liar. She supported every woman finally coming forward to share their dark truths and expose those who had committed previously unspeakable deeds. She became collateral damage in an already horrific story.Īlso Read: Jill Messick's Suicide: Read Her Family's Devastating Statement The speed of disseminating information has carried mistruths about Jill as a person, which she was unable and unwilling to challenge. Jill was victimized by our new culture of unlimited information sharing and a willingness to accept statement as fact. She was also a survivor, privately battling depression which had been her nemesis for years. Jill Messick was a mother of two children, a loving wife and partner, a dear friend to many and a smart entertainment executive. Her family released a statement on Thursday blaming her death on “our new culture of unlimited information sharing and a willingness to accept statement as fact,” specifically citing the fight between Rose McGowan and Harvey Weinstein that also ensnared Messick. Producer and studio executive Jill Messick has died of suicide at age 50.
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