Seth MacFarlane explains his 2013 Oscars jab at Harvey Weinstein
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One of the numerous women who shared a story regarding alleged unwanted sexual advances from  Harvey Weinstein  in the overarching New Yorker piece Tuesday is Jessica Barth  an actress who in 2011 met the famed producer at the Golden Globes.
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Barth  like others in the article  alleges that she was invited under the guise of a business meeting to  Weinstein 's hotel room  where she says he proceeded to demand a naked massage.
After telling  Weinstein   "Thatâs not going to happen " Barth says she left the room and started crying uncontrollably.
Barth's former director and co-star for her appearances in the "Ted" films  Seth MacFarlane  took to Twitter today to explain a joke he made about  Weinstein  when the actor hosted the Oscars in 2013.
After listing off the nominees in the supporting actress category that year  MacFarlane said  âCongratulations  you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein."
Today  he elaborated  writing  "In 2011  my friend and colleague Jessica Barth  with whom I worked on the 'Ted' films  confided in me regarding her encounter with Harvey Weinstein and his attempted advances."
The "Family Guy" creator applauded Barth and the other women who spoke out about their alleged experiences with  Weinstein .
In response to the women who spoke out on Tuesday  a spokesperson for the movie executive told The New Yorker: "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by  Mr. Weinstein ."
 "Mr. Weinstein  has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing  his  advances.  Mr. Weinstein  obviously canât speak to anonymous allegations  but with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record   Mr. Weinstein  believes that all of these relationships were consensual " according to the full statement from  Weinstein 's spokesperson. " Mr. Weinstein  has begun counseling  has listened to the community and is pursuing a better path.  Mr. Weinstein  is hoping that  if  he  makes enough progress   he  will be given a second chance.â
 Weinstein  was terminated on Sunday  days after the first New York Times article came out citing years of alleged abuse and eight confidential settlements from the producer to accusers. In response to those claims   Weinstein  acknowledged that  he  has "caused a lot of pain" and apologized for  his  inappropriate behavior and added  "I so respect all women and regret what happened."
But  Weinstein 's attorney Charles Harder also told ABC News in a statement that the Times' report from last Thursday was "saturated with false and defamatory statements" about the movie mogul  and added he is currently preparing a lawsuit against the paper. A request for comment on the status of that potential lawsuit was not immediately returned to ABC News.
One of the numerous women who shared a story regarding alleged unwanted sexual advances from  [TGT] in the overarching New Yorker piece Tuesday is Jessica Barth  an actress who in 2011 met the famed producer at the Golden Globes.
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Barth  like others in the article  alleges that she was invited under the guise of a business meeting to  Weinstein 's hotel room  where she says he proceeded to demand a naked massage.
After telling  Weinstein   "Thatâs not going to happen " Barth says she left the room and started crying uncontrollably.
Barth's former director and co-star for her appearances in the "Ted" films  Seth MacFarlane  took to Twitter today to explain a joke he made about  Weinstein  when the actor hosted the Oscars in 2013.
After listing off the nominees in the supporting actress category that year  MacFarlane said  âCongratulations  you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein."
Today  he elaborated  writing  "In 2011  my friend and colleague Jessica Barth  with whom I worked on the 'Ted' films  confided in me regarding her encounter with Harvey Weinstein and his attempted advances."
The "Family Guy" creator applauded Barth and the other women who spoke out about their alleged experiences with  Weinstein .
In response to the women who spoke out on Tuesday  a spokesperson for the movie executive told The New Yorker: "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by  Mr. Weinstein ."
 "Mr. Weinstein  has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing  his  advances.  Mr. Weinstein  obviously canât speak to anonymous allegations  but with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record   Mr. Weinstein  believes that all of these relationships were consensual " according to the full statement from  Weinstein 's spokesperson. " Mr. Weinstein  has begun counseling  has listened to the community and is pursuing a better path.  Mr. Weinstein  is hoping that  if  he  makes enough progress   he  will be given a second chance.â
 Weinstein  was terminated on Sunday  days after the first New York Times article came out citing years of alleged abuse and eight confidential settlements from the producer to accusers. In response to those claims   Weinstein  acknowledged that  he  has "caused a lot of pain" and apologized for  his  inappropriate behavior and added  "I so respect all women and regret what happened."
But  Weinstein 's attorney Charles Harder also told ABC News in a statement that the Times' report from last Thursday was "saturated with false and defamatory statements" about the movie mogul  and added he is currently preparing a lawsuit against the paper. A request for comment on the status of that potential lawsuit was not immediately returned to ABC News.