Simone Sheffield, who claims herself as Aishwarya Rai's former manager says the controversial Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had tried to make advances at Indian actress Aishwarya Rai.

In a comment posted in response to a news story, Simone Sheffield wrote: "I used to manage Indian actress Aishwarya Rai. While dealing with Harvey, I found it comical how hard he tried to get Aishwarya alone. But he was a pig. Looked and acted like a 'big bully pig'. He asked me to leave the meeting numerous times, and I politely declined."

Sheffield is said to have managed  Aishwarya's international projects at one point, added, "When we were leaving his (Weinstein's) office, he cornered me and said, 'What do I have to do to get her alone?' I told him to 'kiss my black ass'. When Ash and I returned to our hotel, I sent Harvey a steel pig trough filled with diet coke as a thank you gift for the meeting. Yes, we did do business, and yes, he eventually threatened me."