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The New Yorker said Weinstein had hired Black
Cube, which markets itself as a group of ex-members of Israeli
intelligence units specializing in business and litigation
challenges, to help stop the publication of abuse allegations
against him.
"Of course we apologize to whoever was hurt by this," said Asher
Tishler, who is listed as a member of Black Cube's advisory
board, during a TV interview on Israel's The News. "In
retrospect, it's a shame we took the job."
Tishler said he was not familiar with all the details of the
work Black Cube carried out for Weinstein.
One account in The New Yorker article described two private
investigators from Black Cube, using false identities, meeting
with the actress Rose McGowan to extract information from her.
McGowan has accused Weinstein of sexual assault.
"I think the job was taken in a justified manner. When it was
discovered there was a problem, they stopped," he said.
He added that any money the company made would be given to
women's groups.
More than 50 women have alleged that Weinstein sexually harassed
or assaulted them over the past three decades. Weinstein has
denied having non-consensual sex with anyone. Reuters has been
unable to independently confirm any of the allegations.
(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; editing by Andrew Roche)
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