Disgraced Harvey Weinstein's been telling what friends he has left that there's a bigger reason he's embroiled in his ever-widening sexual harassment scandal: to "change the world," sources tell Page Six.
"Harvey believes he is a savior," a Hollywood insider says.
The source adds that the pervy former Weinstein Co. and Miramax macher has been telling confidantes "that he was born to take the fall for his behavior in order to 'change the world.' He is resigned to his punishment - as a martyr for social change."
A rep for Weinstein commented, "That's absurd."
More than 80 women so far have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault and rape - and the list kept growing this week.
Italian actress/director Asia Argento, who claimed in Ronan Farrow's explosive New Yorker piece that she was raped by Weinstein, tweeted a list of alleged victims on Saturday, saying, "This is the list of all the 82 women who were sexually assaulted/raped/molested by #HarveyWeinstein. We, the victims, have compiled this list."
But more accusers emerged Monday in yet another New York Times piece alleging Weinstein's behavior goes back to the '70s.
His rep has repeatedly said in a statement that "any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein."
Comment: Psychopaths are callous, deceptive, promiscuous, and egocentric - they never apologize or take responsibility for their actions, because they can never feel guilt. Weinstein is only endeavoring to save his own skin; changing the world has nothing to do with this posturing. This is how committed he is to change: Report says Weinstein is treating treatment as a joke - still insists all encounters were "consensual"