The Fixer for the Fallen

“There are people who think I’m good at what I do and there are people who think that I’m a horrible human being.” Juda Engelmayer has carved out a lucrative niche defending the indefensible, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Harvey Weinstein. But there’s one client he wouldn’t represent—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor By Megan Agnew “Y es, yes, Harvey, I know,” said Juda Engelmayer as he opened the door of his office, wireless headphones in, phone in hand, rolling his eyes theatrically. “Yes, Harvey, I’ll try.” From the 72nd floor of the Empire State Building, Engelmayer has created a niche: the publicist who takes on clients so nuclear that no one else will touch them. The “Harvey” on the phone was the disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who calls him most days from prison. Taking the job was a “calculated” decision, said Engelmayer. “I thought it was a good way that I could propel myself and make myself a better-known PR person.” READ ON