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Posted: 2018-01-03T16:59:41Z | Updated: 2018-01-03T17:37:57Z

Paul Sorvino said he was furious to find out that Hollywood heavy Harvey Weinstein derailed his daughters acting career because she spurned his sexual advances, and threatened, I will kill that motherfucker.

He ought to hope he goes to jail, because if we come across [each other], I think hell be lying on the floor, somehow, magically, Sorvino, a singer and Goodfellas actor, said in a TMZ video interview published Wednesday.

Sorvinos daughter, Mira Sorvino, has revealed that she rejected Weinsteins unwanted sexual advances when they worked together on the 1995 comedy Mighty Aphrodite. Two directors Terry Zwigoff of Bad Santa and Peter Jackson of the Lord of the Rings franchise recently came forward to say Weinstein and his brother Bob Weinstein orchestrated a smear campaign against Mira Sorvino to prevent her from movie roles.

Paul Sorvino said he didnt know about the blacklisting before his daughter and other actresses spoke out against Weinsteins predatory behavior last year and was furious to find out.

He predicted Weinstein will end up in jail. The Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office is considering charges against Weinstein involving two sex-crimes complaints.

Oh, yeah. That son-of-a-bitch better hope that he goes, because if he doesnt, hell have to meet me, and I will kill that motherfucker, Sorvino said in the TMZ interview. Its real simple.

Mira Sorvino told The New Yorker in an article published in October that Weinstein pursued her in a hotel room during promotions for Mighty Aphrodite. He started massaging her shoulders before trying to get more physical, sort of chasing me around, Sorvino said.

Weeks later, Sorvino said Weinstein invited himself to her New York City apartment after midnight on the pretense of work. He became dejected and left when she mentioned a fake boyfriend, according to the report.

Mira Sorvino said in a tweet that she burst out crying after Jackson apologized for going along with the Weinsteins blacklisting.

There it is, confirmation that Harvey Weinstein derailed my career, something I suspected but was unsure, she wrote.

She said in The New Yorker report that she hesitated to share her story about Weinstein because it wasnt as bad as other womens experiences, and because of the producers role in Mighty Aphrodite. Sorvino won an Oscar in 1996 for the film.

Still, Paul Sorvino told TMZ that if he had known how Weinstein treated his daughter, he would not be walking.

He would be on a wheelchair, the father said.

Hes gonna go to jail and die in jail, Paul Sorvino continued. If he doesnt, Harvey, Ive got some news for you.

He eased up at the end of the interview.

Ill just slap him around a little, I wont do anything terrible, he said.