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Article: 'I saw Polanski try to seduce woman days after funeral of wife Sharon Tate'; DIRECTOR PUT HAND ON MY COMPANION'S THIGH, SAYING HE COULD PUT HER IN MOVIES, WRITER TELLS COURT.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2005
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Byline: PAUL CHESTON
A VETERAN American writer today told the High Court how he saw Roman Polanski "romance" a blonde model by putting his hand on her leg.
Lewis Lapham, editor of New York's Harpers magazine, said the Oscar-winning director introduced himself to her in a Manhattan restaurant after his murdered wife Sharon Tate's funeral.
Polanski allegedly told Norwegian Beatte Telle: "I can make you the next Sharon Tate."
Mr Lapham told the jury the words stuck in his mind because they were "tasteless and vulgar".