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Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:46 PM Oct 2017

Show biz news - Harvey Weinstein lawyers up:

Harvey Weinstein has hired a high-powered team of attorneys to push back on soon-to-be-published bombshell stories from the New York Times and the New Yorker detailing sexual allegations and improper workplace behavior against him. Some women making the charges are believed to be on the record.

Weinstein, the indie mogul and founder of the Weinstein Company, has retained star litigator David Boies, as well as attorneys Lisa Bloom and Charles Harder in an effort to rebut the claims. Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter who wrote about harsh working conditions at Amazon, is working on the story for the Times, along with Megan Twohey, who wrote a piece about Weinstein’s questionable charitable work for amfAR, a charity involved with AIDS research. Ronan Farrow, the former MSNBC host, is doing the story for the New Yorker, according to multiple individuals with knowledge of the situation. One individual said that at least one of the stories could be published as early as this week.

In a brief interview on Wednesday, Weinstein declined to comment on the charges.

more:
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/harvey-weinstein-sexual-new-york-times-1202580605/amp/

I have not heard swell comments about this guy over the years, but hmmm

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SaschaHM

(2,897 posts)
3. There's been whispers about "Harvey's Girls" and casting couch allegations for years.
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:53 PM
Oct 2017

It's odd that Lisa Bloom took him on as a client though as I'd expect her and her mother to represent the accusers in this scenario.

Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
4. Apparently so, Sasha - I just got educated on that via the comment section of this piece -
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 07:05 PM
Oct 2017

we shall see (as usual)

Thanks!

TexasBushwhacker

(20,214 posts)
6. Rose McGowan once said "My boyfriend sold our film to my rapist".
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 07:24 PM
Oct 2017

Film - Grindhouse
Boyfriend - Robert Rodriquez
Rapist - Harvey Weinstein

Her career has been pretty much dead ever since.

Blue_Adept

(6,402 posts)
8. I suspect her career is struggling for a variety of reasons
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 06:20 PM
Oct 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_McGowan#Controversy

McGowan caused controversy for some of her remarks, which have been characterized as homophobic or transphobic.[48][49][50] Her controversial statements include branding gay men as more misogynistic than straight men,[51] claiming gay people "fought for right to wear speedos" and take MDMA,[52] and her criticism of Caitlyn Jenner for stating that "the hardest part about being a woman is figuring out what to wear," after Jenner was named "Woman of the year" by Glamour.[49][53] McGowan also held a defiant party in support of the Brunei-owned Beverly Hills Hotel, despite a boycott over Brunei's anti-gay laws, which prescribes death by stoning for same-sex activities.[53] She later apologized for generalizing gay men as misogynistic, but defended the rest of her comments.[54] With regard to Jenner, she stated, "Let me take this moment to point out that I am not, nor will I ever be, transphobic. The idea is laughable. Disliking something a trans person has said is no different than disliking something a man has said or that a woman has said. Being trans doesn't make one immune from criticism."[55]

McGowan caused controversy during the making of Fifty Dead Men Walking when she stated: "I imagine, had I grown up in Belfast, I would 100% have been in the IRA. My heart just broke for the cause. Violence is not to be played out daily and provide an answer to problems, but I understand it."[56]
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
11. He isn't denying it
Fri Oct 6, 2017, 12:30 PM
Oct 2017
"I came of age in the 60's and 70's, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then.
I have since learned it's not an excuse, in the office - or out of it. To anyone.
I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person and my interactions with the people I work with have changed.
I appreciate the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it..."

Seeking Serenity

(2,840 posts)
9. Apparently, Lanny Davis, presidential special counsel for Bill Clinton
Thu Oct 5, 2017, 06:43 PM
Oct 2017

Is heading up Weinstein's "damage control" team.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
10. Glad the truth is finally coming out
Fri Oct 6, 2017, 12:29 PM
Oct 2017

Shame he had been able to get away with this behavior for so long.

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