Harvey Weinstein gave his first interview in eight years to conservative podcaster Candace Owens on Tuesday, defending himself over a videoconference link from Rikers Island prison where the disgraced movie mogul is being held as he undergoes retrial for rape and sexual assault.

Addressing Gwyneth Paltrow’s accusations that he came on to her after casting her in 1996’s “Emma,” Weinstein said, “It’s a complete fabrication, you know, about my re