Kristina Cohen
Kristina Cohen
Photo of Kristina Cohen as shared on her Facebook page.
Biography
Early Life
Cohen was born in Los Angeles County, California where she has lived for most of her life. She spent some of her childhood in Woodstock, Georgia. She has been in the Entertainment industry since she was a kid.
Acting
Cohen has been acting in small TV and film roles since she was a kid, working in the industry since 2001.
In one of her most recent projects in a YouTube series she created called Ladies Like Us, where she ** stars as an aspiring female comedian struggling to make it in Los Angeles. She also had a small appearance in two episodes of Showtime's Californication in 2013, and appeared in one episode of ABC's The Middle in 2010.
Rape Incident
Screenshot from the Facebook post of Kristina Cohen where she declares that she was raped by Ed Westwick.
On the evening of November 6th, 2017, Kristina Cohen took to Facebook to post a detailed account of the night when she was allegedly raped by British actor Ed Westwick. In the post, she reveals how on the same night she was introduced to Westwick by Australian producer, Kaine Harling, whom she was dating at the time. when the couple arrived inside of Westwick's home, the famous British actor initially became insistent on having sex with her as she was coerced by the two men to take a nap at the apartment. According to the story, Ed woke her from her nap by fingering her, and then proceeded to sexually force himself upon her. [1]
Westwick has since come forward and has denied the claims made by Kristina.
In a Twitter post, he claims that he has never met Kristina.
Investigation
On November 7th, 2017, Kristina filed a police report at the LAPD Hollywood Precinct.
They police are now investigating a sexual assault case.
Witnesses
The Twitter post by Ed Westwick in which he denies the rape allegations posed by Kristina Cohen.
Two witnesses have come forward to offer their support for Kristina's allegation against Westwick.
One of the witnesses to have come forward is Blaise Godbe Lipman, who just a week prior was also in the news for stepping forward to reveal he was also sexually assaulted by Hollywood talent agent, Tyler Grasham.
Lipman offered his testimony to Deadline and says the incident took place some time in mid February, 2014, a few days after Valentine's Day. She had parked her car at his house to leave for Westwick's home. Lipman says:
“She came over to my home the following morning and told me everything...
She was in a state of shock.
It was without a doubt a rape... I’ve known her since 2009.
We were teen actors.
We worked on a few projects over the years.
We met on the Warner Bros.
lot in 2008.”
He also reveals the name of the producer she was dating at the time:
“It was Kaine Harling.
It’s been an absolute rollercoaster going through this, but I know that I’m serving the greater good and that it’s for the collective of all of us to have a voice and to create radical change in the industry.
I want to deliver a message of restoration for all the women going through this, and to show that we can heal our relationships with men and women.”
Kristina's sister, Katalina Colgate, has also offered her own testimony to Deadline.
She said that her sister, “Very shortly after it happened, she told me that she was raped.
She told me and my other sister.
I was furious.”