The Hollywood Reporter published their exclusive on Wednesday afternoon/evening – they said that the New York Times and the New Yorker were both working on Harvey Weinstein stories, deep dives into his decades of shadiness towards employees, towards actresses, towards anyone and everyone. THR said that Weinstein had hired an army of lawyers and crisis managers to help him handle the upcoming stories. I still believed that it was more than possible that no stories would even be published, that Weinstein would find a way to shut it down or minimize the crisis somehow. I also believed that if the stories were published, we were still weeks or months away. Not so. The New York Times just dropped their story this afternoon:
You can read the New York Times article here. It’s called “Decades of Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Harvey Weinstein.” The lede names Ashley Judd, and it’s clear Judd spoke to the NYT. It’s clear many of Weinstein’s victims spoke to the NYT, some on the record. Good for them. The NYT’s article spoke to women harassed by Weinstein over the course of three decades, at the Weinstein Company and Miramax. Weinstein has settled EIGHT different harassment lawsuits over the years. One of those settlements was with Rose McGowan.
Harvey knew this piece was coming out today. He offered a comment, on the record, for the New York Times: “I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go.” He says he is working with therapists to “deal with this issue.” His lawyer, Lisa Bloom, comes out swinging, saying that “many of the accusations” are false. Weinstein has also announced that he’s taking a “leave of absence” from the Weinstein Company. It might be better if he just steps down entirely. This really does feel like the Bill Cosby situation – now that the first round of names are there, I sincerely hope more women come forward and tell their stories. We will believe you, ladies. Please speak.
Update: I didn’t include the full text of Weinstein’s statement because I thought it was a joke. It’s not a joke. He issued this statement in full and yes, he sounds like a complete psycho.
Wow. Harvey Weinstein is a psychopath. pic.twitter.com/V5ee1Cpz7W
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 5, 2017
Photos courtesy of WENN.
seems to be more than years of harassment, groping women, coercion? beyond sickening. read that article. very disturbing. calling it mere harassment (still very serious offense) doesn’t quite do it justice according to what these women dealt with
et tu, Lisa Bloom? I thought she was a defender of women 🙁
His strategy is so obvious (and lame), trot out Lisa Bloom–“See, I can’t be that bad, I have Lisa Bloom on my side.” I wonder how much money he threw at her to get her to take the gig? I hope she gets a lot of blow back for it. #selloutlisabloom
Rowan farrow’s boyfriend tweeted that more shoes will drop soon. I think he has an even bigger scoop in his upcoming article
Hope there is. Cos we know this is just a piece of the story and he will get away with this. And who else is involved? We are talking about decades in Hollyweird.
Omg I didn’t even know Ronan was gay so I googled it and he’s dating Jon Lovett!! How did I not know this?! New favorite celebrity couple. Hands down.
I keep hearing the word “harassment” and the inclusion of Rose McGowan’s name. But she didn’t say that a studio head harassed her. She said she was raped. If her case is a part of this story, I hope it is depicted accurately.
That’s what I thinking about too. Poor Rose. Having to watch her industry peers gush about her rapist for years. Damn that’s horrible. I don’t mean to play down sexual harassment. I’ve experienced it too. But damn, rape is a whole other level of destruction. I find it hard to imagine Weinstein being redeemed with me as it is. But If he’s a rapist? It’s near impossible for me to imagine it happening.
Keaton, you know what’s worse she had to pose with him at the grindhouse premiere. Hollywood is just so nasty and phony- all about image.
Wow @Sad I just looked it up. That was a good 10 years after she settled a lawsuit against Weinstein. She must have really loved Robert Rodriguez to go through that.
Does NRA mean the National Rifle Association? Maybe it is some other organization?
Finally!
I know, finally!!! His behavior is loathsome. What a creep.
So sweet of Lisa Bloom to write that nice apology letter for him. I guess since he is going to take on the NRA we are supposed to forgive his sexual predator ways because you can always buy your way out of a bad situation, right?
But that will change nothing for Weinstein.(Maybe the victims of sexual harassment in showbiz will talk more)
Many actors continue to work with Singer,Polanski or Allen despite the accusations for ex
i’m just surprised at how quickly this is all going down. he already took a leave of absence? i thought he’d refuse to step down or even address this
That’s what happens when there are too many receipts and you can’t make them go away.
He is getting A+++ level advice (and paying for it, natch.) Those PR/media handlers/ mediation counselors are telling him this is the way to handle it:
a) Apologize
b) appear to ‘take Responsibility’
c) Retreat from public life while
d) Atoning by
c) (distracting with) Charitable works which oppose a greater evil.
Meanwhile, any heavy-duty negative damage control will be handled by Lisa Bloom and other legal pros….who will just be ‘doing their job’.
He just seems like the quintessential disgusting man who used his power to get women into bed–because he couldn’t get them any other way.
Why is Lisa Bloom, who helped bring about the vanquishing of lecherous Bill O’Reilly, defending him?
I guess for her it’s all about the money.
I was puzzled by this too.
Her book rights are owned by his company right now or something. Standing up for rights only goes as far as the dollar you pay….
yep, weinstein and jay z are producing the film adaptation of her book about trayvon martin
She and her mom always rubbed me the wrong way. Portraying themselves about fighting for women (and they did fight for women, no doubt about it) but most of the times its more about press conferences and themselves than the victims.
Also Harvey bought book rights or something from her. So yeah…
She takes on a certain amount of high paying clients so that she can represent others pro bono (just like her mom did); but I’m definitely surprised to see her representing Harvey
Precisely. Has Miss Bloom no moral compass? I’ve always felt the same about her mother, ambulance chasers disguised as protectors of marginalized women. Weinstein is disgusting, I cannot imagine aligning myself with someone of his ilk, not even for millions. He as much as admitted his guilt in his statement. I hope his leave of absence becomes permanent.
She’s after the almighty dollar. Someone on twitter put her two statements (one from today and one defending a victim) and the hypocrisy was disgusting frankly.
Yeah always be careful of lawyers using feminist talking points when they defend victims. They usually are the first to victim blame the moment they represent a rapist.
Lisa Bloom is only about the dollar and will do anything to raise her profile. I find her proclamations that she is an ardent feminist and defender of the faith utterly offensive. She’s appeared outside the court with Mischa Barton several times now and invited TV crews, plus TV spots and press conferences, and any time journalists have asked questions about the facts of the case, she rebuts them with ridiculous declarations of “victory” over male oppressors. Any lawyer who invites the press but won’t take basic questions about a case is insincere and on the make. Harassment and violence against women is so very serious; and greedy, disingenuous lawyers only feed the beast.
Just read this on HuffPo. Anyone who has a kid wanting to act – this is what you are up against. As he is a rich white dude, I won’t hold my hand on my ass waiting for justice.
I am a woman who wanted to work in production and came up against this. It’s systemic in the industry at large.
I worked in production for years, of the harassment i was subjected to, the most blatant was my boss promising to raise my daily rate if i promised to wear skirts to work. I did. I took the money and bought some skirts down to my ankles.
So disgusting-I’m glad it’s finally out in the open. But too late for all of those young women he attacked. I know Hollywood always had a casting couch-but it’s so hard to believe that he’s gotten away with it all these years.
One would have thought this behavior faded away years ago, but apparently not.
Finally. I remember reading the leaked emails about the way he abused Gretchen Mol and how she just went along with it because of desperate she was to make it in Hollywood. I remember reading some of the abuse took place with Terry Winter as well (in exchange for a role on Boardwalk Empire. Or maybe just a chance to audition I don’t remember the details).
Either way he is not the only power player in the business abusing his position. Many do the same. Hopefully more woman will start speaking out.
Gretchen Mol said to a journalist of French Premiere Mag that her lower moment of her career was 3:10 for Yuma filming because nobody on set talked her because of her reputation (only Mangold,Crowe and Bale were polite with her) and during this filming,she understood her reputation.When Weinstein dropped her,he killed her career and her reputation by circulating some bad rumors about her( gold digger/homewecker/whore/nymphomaniac)
Wow that’s a name I haven’t heard in ages. I remember she came out of no where and go the cover of Vanity Fair. She was listed as the next hot actress in town. Now it all makes sense.
When I write “ she understood her reputation “,I want to say she knew her reputation but it is on this filming,she understood that her reputation was the problem of her career.Nobody wanted to talk her or work with her because nobody wanted to do something with her because of Weinstein’s connection and her reputation
@holly hobby
I remember that Vanity Fair cover. It must have been at least 8 years ago but yes, it was strange, and especially so in hindsight. It does all click now.
Damn sad. We aren’t really giving Gretchen enough credit but she can really act. Yeah, she was great even in that Bettie Page movie where she appears to be a miscast. We always associate her with that casting couch gossip involving Weinstein.
Poor little Harvey with his “I’m sorry” message doesn’t understand the full scope of his actions and that he is a predator, a sociopath, a monster who used very young women and other people because he had power.
And I think that released was worded for a couple of reasons: 1.) He does not have the power that he use to. 2.) Charges can be coming his way very soon.
Too little, too late. He gets the same pass Bill Cosby and Nate Parker do….which is to say, none. This needs to not go away.
I. Am. Shocked.
Said no one.
Ahh, and so it finally happens. I’d watch out for the New Yorker’s story (nothing against the Times – I’m a loyal subscriber to both publications, but the New Yorker is peerless these days when it comes to investigative reporting).
I think we all knew this was going to happen sooner or later. I’m wondering what Georgina Chapman is thinking right now. She’s got to have a plan for this, right?
ETA:….that statement. Wow. Has he gone off his meds recently? Because that is some wacky rambling.
Re: Georgina Chapman – I hope she does have a plan, because I have a feeling we’re going to see a lot less actors wearing Marchesa on the red carpet.
Oooh, I forgot about her. Interesting…
Thank god-because they’re mainly hideous.
@teacakes
Oh, definitely less Marchesa on the red carpet (although I have a feeling we won’t miss it much).
II wonder if Georgina is going to go straight for a divorce and try and play the guileless/innocent card or if she’ll stick by his side for fiscal reasons. I would love to know the details of that pre-nup – I have a feeling their relationship has always been quite openly transactional, and she doesn’t seem dumb either. Also, I have no doubt she knew what he was up to.
“I’d watch out for the New Yorker’s story ”
Ronan Farrows boyfriend tweeted this:
Watch your heads, other shoes will be dropping.
I mean there must be more. Not just from the way Weinstein reacted to this but they wouldnt write the same things.
I’m very interested to see what they have. I’m guessing they spoke to Judd as well, but they presumably have some sources of their own who may have additional information.
You mean Jon Lovett, co founder of Pod Save America, host of Lovett or Leave it and owner of the angel dog known as Pundit?
Who is Farrow’s boyfriend?
Yep, there’s more to come for sure. The New Yorker digs deep, and you can bet they’ve gotten very close access to some major sources. On the record, probably.
The New Yorker is also notorious for their stringent fact checking, BUT I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll see this story in next week’s issue. It’s definitely been a long time in the works and the most damming facts have now been established by the NYT.
The quote from Ronan Farrow’s boyfriend is very interesting. I’ll have to look up who he is.
Complicity is a terrible thing. GC has her own issues.
Oh definitely, I’m sure Georgina knew what was going on, and I highly doubt any of these revelations are a surprise to her. What I do wonder about is her long-term plan. Stick by him or get out quick. I have a gut feeling she’s going to play the loyal wife. She’s thrown in her lot with him completely, and her name is stained for sure.
There was something about her that I am trying to remember and will share it when I do but she isn’t the dutiful oh golly gee wife. I just remember being repulsed by it.
It would be unreasonable to believe we know all this stuff about him and she doesn’t. I do wonder how she will spin this.
@Emily
+100000 on The NewYorker. Peerless.
He quoted Jay Z?????? Okay, whatever. The piece claims that Rose McGowan received a settlement and she didn’t just accuse a Hollywood executive of assault, she accused him of rape. I wonder if her new book will flat out name him as her attacker.
Curious how this will affect the “Harvey girls” who we all know also have had this behavior done to them. I’m curious if anything will come about Gywenth or J-Law.
He and Jay Z are producing the film adaptation of Lisa Bloom’s book so they’re business partners but I bet Jay isn’t happy Weinstein dragged his name into this crazy statement
Yea I bet Jay Z is pissed but really is he any different. Didn’t he and Beyonce start up when she was underage. I don’t mind his name being attached to this. IDK why Beyonce stays with him.
She was underage when they started up, but of age when it went public. They weren’t friends. I am surprised anyone believes that PR spin? The talk was there, and it was known and then boom it was scrubbed away.
That is why she can’t leave because she knows nothing else. When the chance came up to get rid of her father, he did.
Jay Z and Harvey are cut from the same cloth. He isn’t a good person either.
Yeah, I side-eyed the choice to quote Jay. Especially when you remember all the rumors of his repeated infidelities and his relationship with Rihanna when she was up in coming with his label. Perhaps they were just rumors, but I still wouldn’t have quoted Jay for a statement of this nature.
No Beyoncé was in her early twenties when she began dating Jay. He was in his late twenties/early thirties during the time.
yeah, exactly. she was like 20/21 and he’s 12 years older, which yes it’s an age difference, but you’re not a kid at 20.
She was 19. Might be old enough to live on her own, but definitely preyed on by someone at their 30s.
If he could, he would have moved in earlier. They were friends for years, they knew each other well due to being in the music business. However Beyoncé is very traditional, she only had 1 boyfriend prior to Jay. Add to the fact that she was depressed during her teen years at one point due to the amount of pressure that DC fans put on her shoulder (blaming her for former members leaving).
Her father was also a shark when it came to protecting his daughter and the brand. Never in a million years would he have allowed an R Kelly-Aaliyah type of situation. Her momma would have shown Jay the door too.
Her and Jay became more serious when she was about to go solo. No doubt she was more vulnerable taking a big risky leap as a black female solo artist. It’s sad how Jay divulged how they got together, Beyoncé seemed very naive as many young women are in their early 20s. Jay rapped how he saw the innocence leave her eyes too. No doubt if B’s family was not so protective, he would have moved in sooner to control and manipulate her like he did. They should have stayed broken up in 2006 tbh, the smartest thing she did was to put her career before this a-hole.
Everybody in the industry (film and TV) knows Weinstein is POS predator. EVERYBODY. If people reading blogs know, how in the hell would industry people not know??? It’s an open secret. We all know Hollywood destroys young women or ignores them after they turn 30.
Jay doesn’t care, like many people he only cares about coins and staying relevant. That’s the price of fame above everything else, sacrificing your soul for the coins. And I feel like many young women (like Jlaw, Emma Stone…) who are not seen often when not working do this to stay sane and maintain a level of humanity.
She was 16 when Jay told her father he wanted to date her.
The way he admits it is obviously disgusting but it also seems like something bigger may be revealed. Like he needs to get ahead of something. I dont think he would have admitted it if it was only the women in the NYT article.
I have a feeling Rose McGowan might end up naming him as her rapist in her new book. They were very vague about her situation. They made it clear she got a settlement but not for what. She claimed a Hollywood executive, a powerful one, raped her given who she got a settlement from I have a feeling that might be something happening next.
NYT article and Rose McGowan’s tweet confirm
I think you are right about something more coming out.
I’m wondering if JLaw or Catherine Zeta Jones have stated something.
The name drops in the article were interesting, and I’m not sure if they were pointed because of info, or pointed because of name recognition.
I think he knows after this article more women will start publicly speaking up, like it happened to Bill Cosby. When one victim dares to put a name and face to an accusation, others always feel brave enough to join. So I hope everyone who’s ever been in the path of this disgusting guy comes forward.
Also, his apology is pathetic. Saying that that was the old ways… I could even understand if he just meant behaviors like sweet talk to women in the office (I see it in old guys in mine too), but it has NEVER been appropriate to invite a woman to your hotel room and tell her to watch you shower. What? The fact he’s even using that excuse makes it worse!
Daaaayum. NYT is the one who came out swinging. They got their ducks in a row and came for Harvey. I’m sure Trump has the senate investigating this Fake News as we speak. He’s one man, but this must feel good for so many victimized by him and others that he’s enabled.
Weinstein was clearly on Clintons side. If Trump says something it will be about that.
It’s beyond cynical to exploit the recent tragedy to try to reaffirm his liberal credentials. What’s the NRA got to do with it? Go after it if you want to, but maybe don’t mention it in the context of answering accusations of harassment, because it’s irrelevant? So so cynical, it’s disgusting.
Agreed. I am pissed he is using legitimate causes as some kind of shield.
This is just the beginning I think. And I feel like most people were aware of his history of assault or general sketchiness towards women. There’s more to come
I hope so.
And I hope to see male and female celebs re-tweeting and sharing the hell out of this article–although I realize that may not happen. I’m sure there’s more victims out there who are too afraid to speak, seeing some celebs stand up to HW might inspire them.
JHC, my husband came of age in the 60s and 70s, as did my man friends, and this is NOT how most men behave.
i concur. my grandfather was born in ’31 age/era are no excuse
My Dad was a manager in the 1960s-early 2000s and knew far better than to so much as make a sexist comment to the women in their plant (workplace). He and his fellow managers were simply better humans than that.
A lecherous person blaming a certain timeframe is indeed a weak excuse.
Yes-my dad was a sales manager in the 60s-80s. He always knew right from wrong. He does tell stories of other guys he worked with though . . . A creep is a creep.
strategy 1. blame the era 2. deflect to another important issue (NRA) to detract from your actions 3. appear remorseful #predatorsplaybook
4. quote Jay Z
I always guessed that a lot of these young starlets who pop out of nowhere and manage to get on the cover of Vanity Fair, or an Oscar, had to get down and dirty with Weinstein first. It’s sickening, and it’s amazing that he hasn’t been exposed sooner, but I imagine everyone in Hollywood knows his poorly kept secrets. It’s simply accepted as part of the games young actresses have to play to become rich and famous.
2/3 years ago,an Italian starlet accused him of sexual harassment/assault http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3020883/Italian-model-22-accusing-Harvey-Weinstein-groping-not-afraid-big-shot-film-producer-say-sources.html
That also says something about the starlets who are fine to sacrifice self respect (they probably don’t have any) for one role, where there is no guarantee of a follow up career. Hollywood has always been predatory. This is not new, but a person with integrity will not accept such debasement for one film role or job. They will find another job.
Remember Hollywood it’s not about one night of ‘sex’ for these moguls, it’s about their perversions, not mere groping. Threesomes, bestiality, sadism, you think about the worst and this is what some starlets will accept. Those who walk away, fade away from the publicity, those who have risen have endured it in the beginning of their careers. There are many horror stories about the type of a sex some starlets will engage in to please a mogul. Stuff a regular person would never engage in – which indicates that some ambitious starlets will do anything for a role – they enable these moguls to continue this behaviour.
What do most actors answer- when asked in interviews about whether they’ll allow their children to enter the industry? They mostly respond with, “I’ll never allow my child to enter this industry.” They know the reason why, because they’ve either experienced the couch or know about it/turned a blind eye to it (i.e. actors who bypassed it due to having Hollywood connections). It’s not just moguls who are ‘casting couch types’, but lead actors/actresses as well.
One of the creepiest things I’ve read is about the disappearance of starlet Jean Spangler and her connection to Kirk Douglas.
Nice of you to go and blame the women suffering the abuse. As is expected on this website …can’t believe Ka!ser lets these comments frequently or is to slow to clean them up.
@Monica
Yes Emau’s comment is all sorts of wrong but give me a break about the moderating!. Kaiser and the CB crew work their butts off on this site and do a pretty good job of keeping the total trash out.
What Monica said…
Things that make my jaw drop reading your comment:
1. victim blaming
2. sexual perversion = threesomes
3. victim blaming
4. overestimating chances of an unknown actress if she shuts down a man of Weinstein’s status
You put so much blame on the women. Are you also blaming women who go out at night wearing tight clothes, dancing, drinking and flirting if they get raped? If a woman gets sexually harassed by her boss and she is too afraid to tell anyone, is this her fault as well? Please listen to women who have gone through harassment/abuse/rape. To quote Lady Gaga at this point ‘Til it happens to you, you don’t know how it feels’. And until you don’t know how it feels to be absolute powerless and/or desperate, please don’t judge others who have been in that position.
@Emau. Did you just slut shame Harvey’s victims?
You don’t say. Newsflash: Harvey is one of the best-known perps in the Casting Couch Universe.
The Guardian had an article on the pervasiveness of casting couch culture in Hollywood a couple of months ago. Recommend looking it up on their site. The miracle would be if HW was the only one.
SCott Rudin,Brian Singer,Michael bay,Gus van sant,Joel Schumacher and Larry Clark are rumored very involved in casting couch
Didn’t Megan Fox say that her “audition” for the Transformers movies was to wash a car in a skimpy bikini, in front of Michael Bay? Me thinks that’s probably the sanitized version of what Megan has told the public.
@Don’t kill me I am French says – the number of Blind Items about HW and the casting couch on CDAN over the years could sink the Queen Mary. And it is not just directors/producers, either: certain actors with a great deal of economic pull insist that someone in the cast be designated as their, er, entertainment during filming. And this isn’t just a straight issue, either: it cuts across all sexual orientations/colors/ages.
And IMO, the only reason it’s getting any real play now re HW is because he’s had a series of failures, particularly with his Oscar contenders. His own star is dimming and his past is now coming back to bite him where it hurts.
I just named the persons about who I heard some rumors on their casting couch habits.One of my neighbors is movie journalist so he says me some stories that he heard or saw.He went to many festivals and press junkets
please don’t believe CDAN losers literally makeup tips to email them and they make up blinds as if they were real.
Seesittellsit–thank you. I was wondering why the media _finally_ went after this guy.
Rose McGowan’s just tweeted this @rosemcgowan 7m7 minutes ago
Anyone who does business with __ is complicit. And deep down you know you are even dirtier. Cleanse yourselves.
She’s doing amazing….
That’s literally everybody though. Harvey Weinstein IS Hollywood. Harvey Weinstein IS showbusiness. It’s a seedy, greedy and selfish world and Harvey is its human symbol. The most sane and sensible have worked with him in some capacity directly or indirectly, it’s impossible to avoid him. Whether or not all his ‘girls’ have been on the couch, is another debate but being on friendly terms with him is the least these women have to do as so much is about networking and being liked by these big wigs. It all comes down to financing so no matter how great you are and how many people knock on your door to work in a project, if the financing/producing person doesn’t want you , you can kiss the role goodbye.
He’s scum that should be punished but you cannot take down Weinstein down without realising that means dismantling the whole system which will sadly never happen. Hollywood is the pinnacle of a culture of extreme hedonism, opulence and vanity which both attracts and repulses people for all the right and wrong reasons.
Artemis is 100% percent correct. The Weinstein brothers have produced and distributed a ridiculous amount of films and TV shows.
Also, I’ve seen reporters saying this story took this many years because they could not get any evidence of the allegations, so even if someone on Harvey’s level–other high powered producer, not an actor or screenwriter–wanted to out them, I’m not sure how they could. Just spilling rumors to a paper with no backup wouldn’t do a thing.
[Also…as much as I’d like to forget this, McGowan worked with a known pedo director–Victor Salva–just a few years ago.]
That is the thing with this story it is so murky and ugly with some gray areas about the people involved except for HW. We know he is a skeevey lecher.
Ok since he admitted to improper behavior, then why is Lisa Bloom suing? Can you sue if your client pretty much said, “yep, I did it and I’m sorry?”
You can sue anyone for any reason. The catch is, can you prove your case?
Pour encourager les autres. Doesn’t matter if it’s legit; some people will be scared away from raising their own voices.
Exactly. Legal bullying 101 Tangerine 45 style. Her role in this disappoints me but it doesn’t surprise me.
I’m completely unsurprised. Good riddance to bad rubbish, and I hope it sticks and he doesn’t slime his way back into the industry like that film blogger Faraci or whatever.
How long has he “been trying to do better,” ffs? The last accusation is from 2015. Dude, the 1960s were FIFTY years ago.
I think its going to come out that a BIG name (bigger than Rose Mcgowan or Ashley Judd) was paid off and thats why he tried to get ahead of this with his statement. This is the tip of the iceberg
also hes trying to sue the NYT but they arent gawker, they would never write this without getting everything verified and locked up tight
Well he does sound like a psycho but at least it is refreshing to get an admission and not a usual crap of “she is after me for fame and money” every other male celebrlty has pulled
Is he still married? If so, I wonder how much longer that will last.
His victims have been wearing his wife’s designs for a long time. It’s the only reason Marchesa is on so many red carpets.
He’s currently marred to Georgina Chapman, has been since 2007, and will continue to be until he’s tired of her. She knew who he was when she married him.
Thank you! She knows and has her own twisted way of dealing with it.
Talk about complicit. Starlets have been wearing her ugly dresses for years. She got what she wanted out of him.
Being a fashion designer isn’t cheap. He probably finances/bank rolls her so she turns a blind eye whilst engaging in shopping or valium or whatever takes the edge off, like all women in her position do. They can never return to their previous lives of lesser financial means.
Ashley Judd and all those other women who spoke with the NYT for the win.
As a former reporter, I can’t tell you how important it was for those (amazing) Times reporters to have someone of Judd’s stature come forward on the record to say what she said. It gives every editor and NYT lawyer more confidence in publishing, especially when they found other women who spoke on the record about their experiences. Kudos all around. I hope he crawls into a hole and doesn’t come out.
I’m glad those women were willing to go on record. I’m waiting to read the NYT story and the New Yorker as well, but this was one of the worst kept secret in Hollywood (can we even call it a secret?)
This is why we always question actresses who get too close to Harvey! Everyone cried sexism but I knew he was a pig who exploited women. His whole obsession with JLaw and Alicia Vikander, and their sporadic rise to fame was questioning. Not saying they aren’t talented but men like Harvey don’t latch on to beautiful young actresses bc their simply talented. His wife probably knew about his nasty ways too. Disgusting 🤢
Don’t forget Nicole Kidman a very good friend of his
Nicole Kidman (and Hugh Jackman) are BFFs with human sh*tstain Rupert Murdoch (thanks to Wendi Deng no doubt). These people are all the same once you see through their brand and well-crafted personas.
Oh please, Jennifer was an oscar nominee with a leading role in a huge franchise when she started working with Weinstein.
Also, there’s a world of difference between “He’s a vile, sleazy piece of shit who uses his position to coerce women into sleeping with him/worse” & “She’s a whore who’s f***ed her way to the top”.
thank you. i don’t even like jlaw or rate her acting particularly, but the victim blaming is really not needed.
^^^^THIS.
Yeah exactly – people need to stop lumping in all these actresses together – they are not ALL Harvey’s girls. I saw on one gossip blog that those naked photos of JLaw that were stolen and put online were initially for Harvey – like WHAT??
THANK YOU! Its depressing that these comments frequently come up from people on this site.
The Hunger Games is produced by the Weinstein Company. That huge franchise is his. Silver Linings Playbook was produced by the Weinstein Company and Harvey was active in J. Law’s campaign for the first Oscar she won. When she won her Golden Globe for that role she thanked Harvey for “killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here.” And in the subsequent campaigns that she had no business doing (she couldn’t hold her accent for shiz and was completely miscast in American Boredom).
@Sara
No, The Hunger Games is produced by Lionsgate and not The Weinstein Company. America Hustle was produced by Megan Ellison, Sony and Annapurna.
JLaw made only SLP with Harvey, she was already an Oscar nominee for Winter’s Bone and made XMen with Fox. Yor sexist comment is disgusting
I can’t take the defenders of JLaw acting like she is some babe in the woods. The girl is not and is famous for liaisons. Whenever someone is pushed that hard there are reasons beyond talent that has helped them along. Some women do it and think it is worth it. Don’t make someone a victim who isn’t because it is not fair for true victims.
Gwenyth comes to mind. She was all in for quite a long time, but she comes from a different world. She is not desperate and was born with plenty of options but wanted more.
I could never do that and have no regrets even if it meant losing out but again I am not desperate and have the luxury of choice. Women in many professions are confronted with this every single day, and it just needs to stop.
@magnoliarose: Whether or not JLaw is a “babe in the woods” is not the point. If she did sleep w Weinstein to be able to work, she is still a victim of the man, and of the hideously misogynistic patriarchy that is Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe, in her later life, talked of the ubiquitous “casting couch”–she confessed to having been on it but only so that she could work in a career she considered her vocation. She didn’t *choose* to have that huge, ugly impediment to her ability to work, so she *was* one of Hollywood’s victims, just as JLaw has allegedly been–and dozens of others. To dismiss them as non victims b/c your own self vaunted sense of morality would not allow *you* to land on a casting couch is in this case irrelevant; some young women have a deep rooted desire to work in entertainment, and the “casting couch” is so numbingly prevalent that it’s something that many of them are willing to grimly endure to reach their life’s goals and dreams. Isn’t that something ALL women should be able to do, freely, w/out having to play by the “boy’s rules?” Aren’t all women being ruled by the same manipulators, no matter how differently we sometimes try to fight them? Shouldn’t we be united, not divided? To say that women like JLaw are not “true victims” is dangerous, sexist, and unfair; they are very much the victims of the ugly patriarchy of Hollywood and of society at large—only in a magnified, enlarged, exaggerated world. So your condemningly stating such things as “JLaw is famous for liaisons” (and thus, should garner none of our sympathy?) is outright victim blaming, And to then add about sexual harassment “it just needs to stop”, while blaming some of the very women who are subjugated to such terrible manipulation, is not only uncompassionate, it’s absurd, for you’ve broadly condemned some of the actual victims of the actions you say need to end.
Powerful, wealthy white man feels entitled to abuse the people around him? *gasp* Who could imagine such a thing?
Because you think that it only white people engage in this type of behaviour?
You see these comments around the internet quite a lot about privileged white boys. I never realised sexual assault was restricted by race.
abuse is not about race…it is about domination and power. It’s about the sick twisted games men in power play with people they consider disposable.
A couple weeks ago usweekly had an article about celebrities gearing up to defend him against some shady charity deal he made with amfar- George Clooney, Heidi klum, Naomi Campbell, Ryan gosling and johnny depp were names. Will they defend him against this or stay quiet because they know it’s true and they’ve known for years 🤔
LMAO, how many of them work and defend with Woody Allen or signed that petition for Roman Polanski?These people are not shy showing their true colours when they think the long-term benefits for their career and bank account are worth more than short-term disadvantages i.e. public scrutiny. Just wait for it, you’ll see soon who is working with him for a new project. I’ve given up on having ‘faves’. Once you’re in Hollywood, there’s no way you come out of it without sacrificing part or your whole soul for that fame and money.
That has to be one of the most juvenile, pathetic, white boy excuses I have ever read. “Be patient with me on my journey.” Bitch, a journey to what? NOT ABUSING PEOPLE? It’s not a journey. Keep your fucking hands to yourself, don’t sexually harass people, and be a god damn professional.
What a loser.
This is not about skin colour. Anyone can be a predator. It’s a personality issue. Weinstein is making it about himself now, because he is a psychopath. Being a psychopath is not about ethnicity or race.
If Weinstein worked at the top of any other industry, he would be the same.
If he worked in a mid-level job, he would be just as predatory.
But race does have something to do with it. Do you think a black guy could get away with this? And say please bear with me while I’m on my journey? Uh no! That’s the part I think OP is referring to.
Yeah, this idea of ‘white’ men being the only/worst predators is really dangerous. It’s not about ethnicity, there are violent men of every skin colour.
bill cosby got away with it and then some..
What about Bill Cosby’s “we were in a relationship” / they wanted it excuse? Is that “black boy” excuse for raping? No, right. Race has nothing to do with it.
I’m wondering who Harvey pissed off, because the times has been dropping a lot of receipts on him lately. I find it hard to believe this is the first amfar event that is shady, and his dealings with women were an open industry secret for years.
Jlaw is successful enough to dodge this, but Alicia vikander is toast.
LMAO What has Harvey done for Vikander?! I’m appalled at some comments here. Do you realize that none of her high-profile movies are linked to him in any way? And it’s even more baffling when her only movie released by his company has been dumped for three years and she didn’t even promote it. What should Lawrence dodge?!
Wow what a grossly misogynistic statement @Moon. So you’re saying Lawrence will need to dodge this because Weinstein bought her her Oscar? Or do you assume her nude pictures were meant for him? If she’s a victim she’s a victim and should continue to work regardless. What’s with the Vikander obsession? (God I don’t even like her, you people are making me defend Alicia Vikander! 🙄). He didn’t produce her Oscar movie. So if she’s toast I assume you think Zendaya is too? Jessica Chastain? Emma Watson? Not Weinstein Oscar winners (just like Vikander is not) but all worked for or seen in his company. Are they all toast? Why are you putting this on the women?
It’s amazing how people pick and choose who supposedly benefited from the ‘casting couch’ (read: coerced sex) and who didn’t.
It always just ends up being a list of actresses people here don’t like or think are overrated (GOOP, Vikander, JLaw), while the many, many other likely victims are never mentioned. Amy Adams for example. Weinstein has worked with her and supported her Oscar campaigns repeatedly. He even did a huge Oscar push for her for Big Eyes a few years ago, even though the film sucked and she obviously had no chance. No raised eyebrows about that, because people like her.
It says a lot about how people are viewing the actresses as complicit, rather than as victims of a predator. People are only happy to speculate and spread rumours about those they don’t like, as though it’s a stain on their character.
How do you think JLaw got the roles she got – from the beginning? I’m not saying she went through Weinstein, but it had to be someone else.
She is nothing special as an actress. Hollywood or any film industry (for newbie actors to make it) is about three things: money, nepotism or casting couch. If one doesn’t have the connections, the money, if one doesn’t have either of those two, the casting couch. Moguls don’t care for acting talent.
Actors don’t actually have to be ‘in films’ produced by moguls to ‘go through the moguls’ (for want of a better term).
Lawrence was an Oscar nominee at 20 for Winter’s Bone. The idea she could only have got where she is now because of Weinstein is grotesquely sexist.
She worked her away and started in shitty shows and then got supporting parts in movies before her lead breakout in Winter’s Bone. Now stop accusing women of the casting couch its nagl
Cassie I’m not linking her to Weinstein, but this industry is the way it is.
I had a friend who had an acting ambition. She ‘auditioned’ for a director for some unknown film, a really minor work of no consequence. Experimental.
What he did? He plied her with alcohol, had the camera running, and sat there with her and started groping her. Now I don’t know if she was roofied, but what she said the following day was that she was hazy on the details.
And this is for an independent film that would probably not see the light of day. Imagine bigger films?
Quit bringing women into the downfall of a man. Man what is wrong with you people? Speaks volumes that you guys always do this to women on this site…
Yep, people really hate women and some will take any opportunity to bring them down. Successful women especially.
The NYT story seemed oddly restrained to me; punches seem to be pulled here. Not that what is admitted isn’t terrible, but I too suspect that something more is coming.
That’s what i thought. This is kindergarten tales. Doesn’t scratch the surface of his bad behaviour.
No it doesn’t but I doubt it will all be exposed.
He’ll be back and he’ll be just fine.
Men like him always are.
Yep.
One became President so what message does that send to anyone?
I hope there were no children/underage teenagers involved. That won’t surprise me, from Hollywood.. after polanski and allen.
Bryan Singer and his parties pimping out young aspirng male actors comes to mind.
As much as I love the X-Men franchise (comic book geek), Singer disgusts me as much as Harvey. Both are predators.
Not only did Weinstein abuse Gretchen Mol, I also heard that he had other big wigs in Hollywood abuse her too. That she was his “toy” to do what he wanted with because she was so desperate to make it in the business. That he passed her around. Pretty sick to do that to her and I’m sure to others.
I heard these rumors years ago when her career was almost gone and I remember not many papers believed this. I guess it was true.
Wasn’t Monica Potter abused by him too? I also remembers rumors about her too.
Italian actress Asia Argento too. She currently dating Anthony Bordain.
Yup Asia replied to Rose McGowan’s tweet when this story broke basically confirming this.
Wait, Asia Argento SIGNED the Roman Polanski petition. Who the hell is she to talk about sexual abuse when she signed on public paper defending one.
The Harvey Factor would explain why there were a fair amount of hot actresses like McGowan and Potter who were everywhere–then vanished career-wise for no good reason. When McGowan appeared on a L&O: SVU ep. a while back after being gone for a while, I was genuinely shocked. It didn’t seem like the GRINDHOUSE scandal would have derailed her career that much.
He is a rich predator. I was sad when he was not prosecuted but not surprised.
Alicia Vikander’s career is over. She owes everything to him. JLaw at least has a talent and charisma, she won’t be tainted by this.
What in the world are you on about? He had nothing to do with the Danish Girl. He did however procure Oscars and was the architect of the campaigns for Jennifer Lawrence, Gwenyth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellwegger, and some other very big names. Sadly that’s why I doubt any of those women will speak against him. In Hollywood terms they “owe” him.
If he had a hand in her career, so what? Both Emma Watson and Zendaya were seen in his wife’s designs and at his table at events/restaurants. Jessica Chastain has done numerous films he produced. Name an actress and she has a connection; and then stop this misogynistic BULL about anyone’s career being “over”. His career and his career alone should suffer.
ugh thank you depressing that this story is about a man who is a sexual predator and women still come and tear women who might have suffered abuse at his hands.
Whatever about the rest, I find it a stretch to suggest that someone who wore his wife’s gowns was somehow complicit.
What about HW paying her bills?
1. Article in Vulture – “At Cannes this year, Harvey Weinstein said he was so enamored of you that he asked you to play a part in Bradley Cooper’s chef movie, Burnt. What is it like to get that call from Harvey?” – http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/alicia-vikander-talks-man-from-uncle.html
2. Article in Dujour Magazine – “That may be, but if there’s any question left as to whether or not Vikander has arrived, it’s unquestionably quashed when we signal the waiter for our check. “There’s no bill to pay,” he swings by to tell us. “Harvey put it on his tab.” – http://dujour.com/culture/alicia-vikander-the-danish-girl-interview-pictures/
3. Attending many of his parties (search both their names on gettyimages or google) – Party of August Osage County in 2013, his post-BAFTA party in 2013 and 2014, the private screening of Escape From Planet Earth in 2014.
– http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/cannes-2015-thr-swarovskis-carlton-795748/1-harvey-weinstein-and-alicia-vikander
– http://www.gettyimages.ca/event/burnt-european-film-premiere-after-party-589039457?#-picture-id494745620
@L 1- Vikander was cast in Burnt by Nina Gold ,who was thanked in her Oscar speech. And that was literally a 2-minutes cameo. Great role.. The journalist,who wanted to be complimentary,was merely (semi)quoting what Harvey said at his Cannes showreel when he introduced the Tulip Fever footage. The irony considering how it has been on the shelf for three years. Facts: he doesn’t have anything to do with her films and it’s blatantly obvious looking at the producers involved. Weinstein says many things about everyone to sell his films. Didn’t he say that Cotillard and Fassbender gave the best performances of the year during the same event? lol You’re a fan of him and you should remember it! He didn’t care about that film at all. The irony.
2- He was at another table with other people. He would have paid the bill for every actor he knew. It doesn’t mean anything LOL.
3- This is the best part. She didn’t attend “many parties”. One or two TWC premieres where many other actors were invited. And she was literally invited with her Tulip Fever co-stars. Everything is on gettyimages lol. It’s pretty normal to invite people involved in the company’s films. Are all these people Harvey’s girls and Harvey’s boys? She was with Waltz,her co-star,at the BAFTAs after party with a lot of actors that aren’t being scrutinized by you. Ridiculous.
I think she will be fine, she already had a name for herself in European non English speaking movies.
She is really good in a royal affair with Mads Mikkelsen, some taint will no doubt remain attached in Hollywood though.
There’s no reason why her image should be “tainted” when she can’t be even associated with him.
Everyone in Hollywood worked for Weinstein Company.Everyone worked directly or indirectly for Weinstein .Harvey W has more 340 credits as producer or executive producer.
This. Weinstein is the establishment, good luck getting rid of him. He represents both Old and New Hollywood. It used to be the studios holding their actors ransom, now it’s the producers.
At the end of the day, the actors aren’t paying for everything, where the money flow comes from, that is the source of the real power as that is where the projects starts and/or ends. So without these abusive a-holes getting the projects made, Hollywood will cease to exist but so will its glamour and faux-prestige. I think deep down, lots of stars would be unwilling to admit they rather stay stars than speak out about ALL the evils (Woody, Polanski, all the friggin’ producers in that town etc…). Men run that town, men run the Oscars, they run everything. And there’s always a desperate girl or boy trying to make it and be something to sustain this seedy system that thrives on power imbalances. It it fair? No, but a lot of things in life aren’t fair.
I just hope that Harvey’s ‘girls’ aren’t scrutinized more than he is but I feel when somebody needs to be thrown under a bus, it will always be the youngwomen connected to him. Much easier than trying to correct the system by putting the blame where it belongs.
This statement comes straight out of the nonsense that has surrounded Vikander since she began dating Fassbender. It doesn’t matter to this group that Danish Girl is not a Weinstein film. Sad that anyone would see an attack on Vikander or any actress as an appropriate response to Weinstein’s behavior.
Yes,and it’s sad and pathetic. He has never done anything for her career. The Danish Girl is a Focus Features film. Everyone know they campaigned for her. Ex Machina is A24 and the awards attention she got for that movie was fueled by critics’ support. With the exception of Tulip Fever,which was shot after her critically acclaimed performances in Anna Karenina and A Royal Affair,none of her films have connections with his company. But if an actress is invited to present her own film (Tulip Fever),she becomes a “Harvey’s girl”. Appalling. It’s almost grotesque considering that it has been on the shelf for three years.
Oh my god is this still the Fassbender thing? I’m really surprised he has Twihards, his work just seemed a bit too “out there” for that. Is it from X-Men?
Here’s the rub folks: Fassbender’s been sleeping with this Alicia chick for several years now. Yes they will probably get married next month or whatever the reports say. Yes she’ll probably have his baby. It happens. Build a bridge, get over it.
Yet another thing to thank a Hollywood misogynists for: I’m stuck defending boring Alicia Vikander! Oh joy.
thank you. i can’t believe actresses are being dragged into HIS mess.
“Sad that anyone would see an attack on Vikander or any actress as an appropriate response to Weinstein’s behavior. ”
Yes, this x 100000000
Wow some people are really desperate to see women fail.
I’m curious to see if actresses will come out and publicly support him.
He’s suing the NYT and donating the proceeds to Women’s organisations.
“I’m sorry for what did. I’m going to sue you for reporting it”
You couldn’t make this up………
More actresses will support Woody Allen in comparison. Though I don’t know why. Allen is the most overrated film maker there is.
Some actresses won awards in acting for him
Ironically they probably feel safer around Woody Allen than Harvey Weinstein, particularly in past 20 years or so. And doesn’t that just say it all about Hollywood!
They win awards not for the film quality, but as a result of the schmoozing. E.g the ‘Academy’ is peer based. Take Blanchett in Woody’s film, watch her portrayal in Blue Jasmine, then go and watch a few older films (1990 and before) with another Australian actress that predates Blanchett (who has also been in Allen films later in her career) – Judy Davis and you will see where Blanchett (or mimicked) got her ‘award winning performance from’ – mannerisms, etc.
The schmoozing is exactly why nobody wants to be that person who tips over the first domino and get the conversation going. Nobody in their right mind would go rogue and ruin their career essentially when it’s much easier to move on like they always do (the next big divorce, the Oscars, new couples). Keep the real drama hidden and manufacture the same old storylines for the public to gobble up. Hollywood stars need to shine darling *sigh*
a predator helping out another predator:
‘who cares if he sexually abuses children – miramax doesn’t care! he’s a comedic genius!’
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/harvey-weinstein-woody-allen_us_59d6842ae4b046f5ad96ecdc
pathetic.
@EMAu Judy Davis is amazing! Blanchett did do a total Judy Davis impression in Blue Jasmine!
What a surprise, said no one.
The casting couch is alive and thriving in Hollywood. Now I’m betting there are other male moguls/producers who won’t make some male actors stars or give them projects unless they too ‘engage’ favourably with them.
yep, and they are Bryan Singer, Lee Daniels, Tyler Perry…the list goes on and on. Taylor Lautner was one of Singer’s boys
I mean, people forget this but there were stories that Brad Pitt was a cabana boy living with some rich old producer at the beginning of his career…
Lisa Bloom’s statement is such sniveling BS from a craven publicity hound.
I know a lot of old dinosaurs. I work with plenty of men in their 60s, 70s or beyond, even. None of them have ever sexually harassed me. They are, on average, quite gentlemanly. Age is not, and never has been, an excuse. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that exposing oneself, or groping, is not nice behavior. What has changed is that women are more likely today to report, or speak out, largely due to cultural changes. He has no excuses for his actions, and Bloom’s inane defense of him reeks of somebody who stands to lose a lot if Harvey goes down in flames.
I do have to think how this will impact Hollywood and politics too – Harvey was a massive donor and big time facilitator for the Democratic party. Plenty of Dems have gotten donations from him or one of the organizations he promotes. I wonder, especially after the party went hard against Trump on his own sexual harassment issues, how many of them will shun Harvey and his money (up to including returning donations they’ve already received)? The Left shouldn’t be open to being made to look like hypocrites on this one – if we were willing to come down hard on Trump for this stuff, the same needs to happen now, even if the guy is on our “side.”
Yup agreed. Just like Roger Alies, Harvey needs to go down.
she’s like an ambulance chaser: faux-feminism edition.
His harassment was so well known that I thought this was already out? Is this officially exposing him for the first time? Wow.
I don’t know how these actresses and other women dealt with it. My god what a filthy swine.
The part about being a better man for his children is quite rich. One of his kids lives next door and she is a bit odd, nothing wrong with that, just makes for a strange neighbor situation. I’m curious how this is going to impact her, how his behavior in the past has impacted her for that matter. I know that she’s proud of him but she must be going through some major mental gymnastics to make his behavior toward her and her sisters gel with how horribly he has treated other females.
None of this is new or shocking, which is why it was surprising that the Obamas let their precious daughter Malia intern with his company.
This! They have to have known what he was like if we all had heard the rumors. Not that I think he was going to be assaulting Malia-but why in the world would you want her in that environment??
Thats what I dont get. If us gossip mongers knew the rumors, they have the intel to really know what was going on. Hell, he was accused as recently as 2015! What were they thinking….
I’m shocked by this too. I don’t believe for a second that someone didn’t brief them up on Weinstein. It’s the most open secret around. It’s very, very strange that they let Malia intern for him. I’m not suggesting that Malia might have been a target for Weinstein. It’s how careful the Obamas have been/are about their reputation – keeping it scandal free and squeaky clean. (I don’t think there were ever any scandals to hide tbh but it’s how careful they were in how they conveyed themselves to the public). It just doesn’t add up for me.
I’m glad this finally came up publicly, but it’s definitely NOT news. Everyone who works in the industry and the media has been hearing about this for ages. Weinstein is the guy that always comes up in blind items about producers harassing women. He’s the Trump of the liberals, except more careful with his words in public. And also, Hillary Clinton was perfectly aware of his reputation and still let him do fundraisers for her because like every other politician out there, she doesn’t do what she says.
Jake Tapper just tweeted the same – this was common knowledge among the A-list and Hollywood “elite.” Nothing about this is news. And it does such awful damage, because, any celebrity who tries to speak out on issues threatened by the GOP can just basically have it thrown back in their faces that they probably knew about Harvey and did/said nothing. The whole of the film industry looks like a bunch of rank, gross hypocrites (and that’s kind of deserved, if we’re being honest). The Right of Twitter is going BONKERS over this – and it’s not wholly unjustified. If you spoke out against Trump but knew about this, you are kind of a hypocrite. This is going to have massive repercussions for a lot of people, I think.
I just mentioned this above—do what, exactly? Without any victims willing to come forward publicly–not that I blame them–you can’t do anything as a third party with what amounts to rumors.
@Anna what about staying away from guys who treat women like that and not use their money when you’re championing women rights? But I guess when you stay married to Bill you really learn to close your eyes and pretend nothing is happening.
Anna – this was not “rumor” in the industry. It was known facts. It was rumors for the average person, but not for people in the industry. They KNEW. The Gretchen Mol story has been out for ages – they knew.
And people had choices – to work with him or not. To be friends with him or not. Especially A-listers, who didn’t need him to get by. He traded on his social connections and friends for a long time. Or, oh, at the very least, don’t be hypocrites – if you’re going to bash Trump for his sexual harassment and assaults, make sure none of your liberal besties is doing the same stuff – because that makes you look like a nasty little hypocrite and fuels the right-wing fire.
I get what you mean, Sam the Pink, but it was essentially rumor. It’s nothing more than rumor until someone backs it up, if that makes sense. If you weren’t on the same power level of him–few were–you would need to go to the press, and you couldn’t without substantiating. That’s why this story took so long; the press was having trouble getting any evidence for years.
I do agree A-listers didn’t need to work with him but will note that as a distributor too, he could always just buy their movies anyway. It is just a mess.
I guess irony is lost on the right. It isn’t just HW it is all over and in the White House. In Congress.
The old joke is politics is Hollywood for ugly people. There are plenty of lechers running around DC doing the same thing. Religious leaders or Pro-life Congressmen. The latest is the 3rd very conservative Congressman to be exposed for forcing abortions on mistresses.
No one is clean. No one needs to feel vindicated because it should be about protecting women not right or left.
@magnoliarose I don’t know why you’re making this about left and right politics. It’s not an irony, and everyone knows Hollywood and politics are full of this BS. The point here is the hypocrisy of people who condemn someone for a behavior while being close with others who do the same thing. In this blog some people defend Hillary to death, and I assure you she was well aware of Harvey’s misdeeds. Being a person in power, she could have done more to stop him than his vulnerable victims, yet there she is, hugging him in pictures. It really bugs me when a woman who claims to be a champion of women turns a blind eye when it’s convenient. There’s a female president in a South American country who has buried all the sexual harassment complaints inside her government while making speeches about violence against women. It’s disgusting. And you’re right, no one is clean. Then stay quiet and don’t show your hypocrisy to the world.
I’m glad this finally came up publicly, but it’s definitely NOT news. Everyone who works in the industry and the media has been hearing about this for ages. Weinstein is the guy that always comes up in blind items about producers harassing women. He’s the Trump of the liberals, except more careful with his words in public. And also, Hillary Clinton was perfectly aware of his reputation and still let him do fundraisers for her because like every other politician out there, she doesn’t do what she says.
Snow is cold, rain is wet and Harvey says oink, oink. Disgusting pig.
These rumors have been around for decades. I wondered when the pig you know what was going to hit the fan.
Just go on the Google machine and type “Harvey’s Girls.”
Guys, would you call actresses who slept with him to further their carriers victims? the names will start to drop,it’s going to get messy, it’s terrible!
what a gross man i feel bad for his kids, the wife not so much! she gave up her dignity, so her dresses will be worn by his mistresses
umm yes? There is a power imbalance and he took advantage of them. Read the article–some didn’t even know what he was doing was wrong b/c of our f-cked up culture
Yes and no.
It is up to the woman to define her situation but on a larger scale Yes because he held enormous power over quality projects and awards. Then No because other choices could be made and then Yes…on and on.
But there are loads of women involved, and there is no question whatsoever, but some of these will be women without fame and got nothing for their degradation but lies.
People have known about this for ages. People have known about Gretchen Mol for ages. Maybe finally we’ve reached the tipping point for people like Harvey Weinstein, Roger Ailes, Bill O’Reilly, Bill Cosby, and every other powerful man in the film and television industry who felt his job description included sexually molesting any female employee. I hope they all come tumbling down like dominoes. I hope it stops. I am doubtful it will but would be thrilled if it did. Too bad no one cared about 45’s inclusion in that list.
45’s election says it all. SOCIETY DOES NOT CARE. As long as its not their daughter/wife/mother/sister/etc, they’re not caring–also this includes women. See the women who voted for Trump
Shut up already about Trump. People had to choose between Trump and Clinton for President. Not much of a choice. They picked the lesser evil. Clinton is a traitor and the most anti women person of the last century in the country. She laughed about getting a little girls rapist off for Heavens sake. The election is over – Get over it! Your obsession with throwing his name in anything anytime you can is questionable and quite frankly pathetic!
@Sandy
He is a dishonest businessman who has betrayed this country, has numerous bankruptcies and no American bank will loan to him anymore because he doesn’t pay his bills. He is a million times worse than every single accusation you make against the Clintons, and there is plenty of proof as in court documents.
The story about Hilary is a lie and a stupid conspiracy theory. She is imperfect and wasn’t my first choice but at least I based it on policies and not lies, and when it came down to it I knew not to vote for one of the biggest con artist thugs in New York who is also a failed businessman and an actual rapist.
I know I am wasting my time but one day you will wake up and realize the mistake you made and you will see what he is and what he has done.
We won’t shut up and have a right to say what we think and know. If it bothers you maybe you should ask yourself why. You might also want to add up how much taxpayer money he and his administration have cost us since January.
I just hope Woody Allen/Polanski/Bryan Singer are next.
Let’s not forget another Bill, Bill Clinton.
Nope. Stop with that. If he is or was the right went about exposing him in such a hypocritical and unhinged way there can be no including him since the motives are questionable.
Where there’s rape, there’s fire. I hope the other women he did that to take this golden opportunity to come forward. Don’t take the money he offers, nail the psychopath. And we will be behind them 100%, no more victim blaming. Women like Bloom and Chapman put us right back behind the 8 ball for supporting misogynistic beasts like this.
I wonder when Hollywood pedophiles will be taken down.
Corey Haim and Feldman need their day in the sun on this issue.
This. I read Feldman’s book and cried. Corey Haim’s abuse wrecked his life. Hopefully, the next jerk they take down is Bryan Singer. His ‘famous’ pool parties are vile.
Singer’s pool parties are not different of Playboy parties
Don’t kill me I am French: Yes they are. Singer is known for inviting underage people, at Playboy parties the women are at least of age. Both gross but definitely not the same.
Charlie Sheen allegedly raped Haim on set multiple times and pimped him out to other closeted hollywood friends. It put him on a downward spiral. The fact that Bryan Singer is making the new Queen movie w/Rami Malek LITERALLY makes me sick to my stomach. There are so many young men’s lives that have been ruined because of Bryan Singer.
Yes! Their time must be coming? I love Spielberg movies but I’m worried there’s dirt on him and he’ll be the next one to disappoint us…
Magnoliarose you seem to have info on Georgina, mind spilling? How does she deal with this in her own twisted way?
In other obvious news, the sky is blue.
Crisis mgt 101, offer vague apologies for “hurt” caused and acknowledge that you’re working on being a bit nicer. No specific mention of what you’re actually accused of, namely rape and monstrous sexual harassment. Fuck you Harvey, throwing out this idea of making movies you assume will make progressive people ignore your crimes against women.
PS – folks please stop using the word starlet, good rule of thumb, if there’s no male equivalent to a word it’s a gender insult
I’ve liked georgina based on project runway and some interviews. She must really be a great actress because I can’t reconcile that’s personality with the one who married Harvey and is staying with him.
I hope she leaves, takes the kids and tell all.,
She’s not a great actress. She’s just very ambitious and has some “stomach”
I feel like sadly the industry powers to be will end up protecting him, because he’s not the only one who’s a predator: a huge amount of men in showbiz: actors, producers directors execs…all of them, as soon as they get a small amount of power they will use it to get pussy, that’s sadly the majority. Some of them will be harmless some of them won’t, but they all end up using that power to some extent, small or big they get, to get laid. So Harvey will pull of for sure a “If I go down you all come with me” type of BS. Is men’s mentality as predators and their use of power and women’s low standards of dignity and self-esteem what it needs to change. Specially in showbiz, of course that’s just a mirror of society.
I didn’t get the statement at all (lost me at the last paragraph) until someone else’s comment explained the formula. Thanks!
This guy’s game is so transparent. First, he quotes Jay-Z trying to create some symbolic similarities between them. Secondly, he issues some half ass apology & hires Lisa Bloom who is symbolic to women’s causes. Finally, he throws in a threat to go after the NRA hoping that gets him some points to align himself with those in his circles.
He’s a manipulator & a liar. He can shade it however he wants, but no one should buy his “apology”.
Also, Lisa Bloom demanded Bill O’Reilly be held accountable (which I totally agree with) but somehow Harvey should get to skate on his actions. Lisa Bloom needs to be cancelled too.
The fact that he spends the majority of his statement talking about himself is so, so telling. Narcissistic predators will only ever feel sorry for themselves – they’ll prostrate themselves and go on about their “demons” and how they want to be better, but they get so caught up in the performance of remorse that they completely forget about all those they’ve violated. HW doesn’t give a sh*t about the women he’s abused, only about himself and his status. May he and all those complicit in his violence rot in hell.
Also: I noticed yesterday that Chloe Sevigny posted an excerpt from his statement on her IG story and added a little statuette emoji (as in, Oscars) – but she’s since taken it down. I wonder what she knows or has experienced at his hands?
Whose the pedo that molested kids like Cory Feldman? Cory was going to write a book but stopped because he didn’t want to be sued
@ Pam, Yes I wish he would expose the person, but I don’t think Feldman ever named names.
The pedo who molested Feldman was a manager of sorts. However, the pervert who molested Corey Haim and wrecked his life was probably Charlie Sheen. Feldman alluded to it in his book but didn’t name names for fear of being sued.
Yep, Charlie Sheen is Haim’s rapist
Source? That isn’t some dirty tabloid like Radar online.