Ambra Battilana Gutierrez (born 15 May 1992) is a Filipino-Italian

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who was a finalist for

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, and has been featured in '' GQ Italy''. She was formerly Miss

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. She was widely covered by American media for her part in exposing sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein.

Early life

Ambra Gutierrez was born in

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to an Italian father and a Filipino mother. She received her high school diploma at ITPG Guarino Guarini school, where her degree was in land surveying.

Career

In 2010, just after she turned 18-years old, Ambra Battilana was brought by her manager to a bunga bunga party associated with

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after her manager lied to her and told her they were going to celebrate her achievement of making the Miss Italy beauty pageant finals. She later became one of the key witness in the

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against Berlusconi and reported her experience to Italian

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s. Gutierrez was widely covered by the news after she alleged that

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sexually assaulted her in 2015 while they were reviewing her portfolio. She said she barely spoke English at the time. She filed a police report that night, collaborated with the police, 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. 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 ''

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'' following the incident after the recording was published. She stopped receiving modelling jobs. 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 and her family was threatened.

Activism

Gutierrez is a member of the Model Alliance’s Leadership Council, which aims to help create a safe and fair work environment for other models, and works with closely with organizations like Eek Media, Safe Horizon, and Humanility. Gutierrez was the first artist that supported the

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in Iran. She spoke about her story for Iranian women in a video created by an Iranian legal institute and an American media company.breaking the silence
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References

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