I'm sure there will now be a train of ladies going to see Gloria Allred seeking their own fame and fortune (read Harvey's money). Many will be legit of course and they should get some compensation, others will just be gold-diggers trying to cash in
Harvey Weinstein the serial sexual harasser.
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It's a pretty wavy line from "fuck me if you want to work in Hollywood" to "I'm putting my hand on your pussy and you're going to like it and fuck me if you ever want to work in Hollywood" - at least it probably was in the mind of a powerful guy with 100 lawyers and PR hacks in his pocket.
If what Cara Delevingne is saying is true, that makes Weinstein one very creepy fuck. She's not even 25 yet, she must have been much younger when he made his power play.
Well they must have had some sort of talent to turn Miramax into a $60 million company in the 14 years between 1979 and 1993, and the The Weinstein Company has been behind some very well known and good films since 2005.
But I don't readily see what that gift was.
But I don't readily see what that gift was.
Hollywood success is essentially based on what connections you have with the stars, agencies and studios. If you have that, you can hire execs and talent-spotters to pick scripts and choose directors, etc.
The difficulty in Hollywood is that there are few opportunities and huge financing challenges. So your access to people who get $$$$$$ flowing - A list stars, studios - is 99.999% of the business.
Random hangers-on have become major Hollywood producers by fucking or hanging out with the right stars. It's not that uncommon. Google Jon Peters and something should come up along those lines, for instance.
The comparison that struck history nerd oagre about Hollywood is that it operates in the same way as the court of Louis XIV or XV. If you can socialize and sleep your way to the top or close to the top, the pay-offs are immense and you don't necessarily have to have any real skill or brains, aside from a talent for shmoozing and survival.
But thats not how Miramax started. The 2 brothers started with basically nothing in some Buffalo, NY studio making independent films, and grew from there. As much as Harvey is a scumbag, you have to give the Weinsteins credit for coming from humble beginnings to make it so big in Hollywood
It’s not just Harvey Weinstein.
Weinstein is accused of using his powerful position in Hollywood to serially abuse women, particularly models and actresses. At least 20 women have now accused Weinstein, who is a major Demoratic donor and fundraiser, of sexually harassing them. The New Yorker published a bombshell report containing graphic details of Weinstein’s abuse of several women, three of whom accused him of raping them.
That Weinstein was sexually abusive is said to have been an open secret among Hollywood elites.
But Weinstein is far from alone. The entertainment industry is filled with men accused of sex abuse.
Rapper R. Kelly was accused in July of running an abusive sex cult out of his home. Kelly allegedly made teenage girls sign nondisclosure agreements, before forcing them to be his personal sex slaves.
Allen was accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter when she was as young as seven years old. Allen’s son, Ronan Farrow — who broke the bombshell New Yorker report on Weinstein — wrote a column last year describing the media’s complicity in keeping his father’s alleged abuses out of the public eye. Allen is still welcome among Hollywood elites: his upcoming movie “Wonder Wheel” will star Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake.
Director and producer Roman Polanski was accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977. He later pled guilty to the lesser charge of statutory rape but avoided prison by fleeing the country to Poland, where he has successfully fought efforts to extradite him to the United States. Four different women have now accused Polanski of sexually abusing them as teens.
Polanski’s sexual abuse scandals haven’t kept him from popularity among Hollywood elite.
An audience full of movie stars, including actress Meryl Streep, gave Polanski a standing ovation at the 2003 Academy Awards.
Polanski continues producing films today.
“The truth is that Harvey Weinstein was able to get away with what he did for so long because Hollywood, led by two-faced Ms Streep, doesn’t really give a damn about powerful men abusing young women,” Daily Mail columnist Piers Morgan wrote on Wednesday. “That’s why they cheer Polanski and still finance and star in his movies.”
Mark Salling, the former star of “Glee,” pled guilty to child porn charges earlier this month. Salling is expected to serve between four and seven years in prison. He was previously accused of rape, although police never brought charges. (RELATED: Investigate Hollywood, Mr. President)
Actor Corey Feldman has said that he and another actor, Corey Haim, were repeatedly sexually abused as child actors by men in the movie industry. Pedophilia, Feldman said, is more prominent in Hollywood than the public realizes.
Feldman said he “would love to name names” but fears getting sued if he does. At least one of his accusers, he said in 2016, is “still prominently in the business today.”
Director Victor Salva pled guilty to five felony accounts related to his abuse of a 12-year-old child actor. Salva served three years in prison but remains active today. Earlier this month, The Daily Beast described Salva as “The Pedophile Director Embraced by Hollywood.”
Actor John Travolta has faced a string of sexual abuse claims. Documents published by Gawker in 2013 revealed that Travolta’s insurer paid out $84,000 the previous year in regard to sexual assault claims against Travolta. At least seven different men have accused Travolta of sexually abusing them.
Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson has said the Department of Justice should investigate Hollywood’s culture of “systematic sexual abuse.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/i...ent-industry-filled-with-accused-sex-abusers/
Weinstein is accused of using his powerful position in Hollywood to serially abuse women, particularly models and actresses. At least 20 women have now accused Weinstein, who is a major Demoratic donor and fundraiser, of sexually harassing them. The New Yorker published a bombshell report containing graphic details of Weinstein’s abuse of several women, three of whom accused him of raping them.
That Weinstein was sexually abusive is said to have been an open secret among Hollywood elites.
But Weinstein is far from alone. The entertainment industry is filled with men accused of sex abuse.
Rapper R. Kelly was accused in July of running an abusive sex cult out of his home. Kelly allegedly made teenage girls sign nondisclosure agreements, before forcing them to be his personal sex slaves.
Allen was accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter when she was as young as seven years old. Allen’s son, Ronan Farrow — who broke the bombshell New Yorker report on Weinstein — wrote a column last year describing the media’s complicity in keeping his father’s alleged abuses out of the public eye. Allen is still welcome among Hollywood elites: his upcoming movie “Wonder Wheel” will star Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake.
Director and producer Roman Polanski was accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977. He later pled guilty to the lesser charge of statutory rape but avoided prison by fleeing the country to Poland, where he has successfully fought efforts to extradite him to the United States. Four different women have now accused Polanski of sexually abusing them as teens.
Polanski’s sexual abuse scandals haven’t kept him from popularity among Hollywood elite.
An audience full of movie stars, including actress Meryl Streep, gave Polanski a standing ovation at the 2003 Academy Awards.
Polanski continues producing films today.
“The truth is that Harvey Weinstein was able to get away with what he did for so long because Hollywood, led by two-faced Ms Streep, doesn’t really give a damn about powerful men abusing young women,” Daily Mail columnist Piers Morgan wrote on Wednesday. “That’s why they cheer Polanski and still finance and star in his movies.”
Mark Salling, the former star of “Glee,” pled guilty to child porn charges earlier this month. Salling is expected to serve between four and seven years in prison. He was previously accused of rape, although police never brought charges. (RELATED: Investigate Hollywood, Mr. President)
Actor Corey Feldman has said that he and another actor, Corey Haim, were repeatedly sexually abused as child actors by men in the movie industry. Pedophilia, Feldman said, is more prominent in Hollywood than the public realizes.
Feldman said he “would love to name names” but fears getting sued if he does. At least one of his accusers, he said in 2016, is “still prominently in the business today.”
Director Victor Salva pled guilty to five felony accounts related to his abuse of a 12-year-old child actor. Salva served three years in prison but remains active today. Earlier this month, The Daily Beast described Salva as “The Pedophile Director Embraced by Hollywood.”
Actor John Travolta has faced a string of sexual abuse claims. Documents published by Gawker in 2013 revealed that Travolta’s insurer paid out $84,000 the previous year in regard to sexual assault claims against Travolta. At least seven different men have accused Travolta of sexually abusing them.
Fox News host and Daily Caller co-founder Tucker Carlson has said the Department of Justice should investigate Hollywood’s culture of “systematic sexual abuse.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/12/i...ent-industry-filled-with-accused-sex-abusers/
Think it goes without saying anywhere in the world that has an entertainment industry has a Harvey to some degree. Wherever there's an aspiring actress, singer, journalist, dancer etc there's always that person at the top that can give them that big break...but like they say fame has a price
So you are not attracted to 22 year old dancers/ SP/ MPA's ? At what age is a woman capable of making a responsible decision on sex ? What this pervert did was reprehensible but I am confused when age women in the early 20's is made as if they just wandered out of a grade school.
Forgetting right wing / left wing rhetoric - I am curious about peoples criticism about friends response times when a sleaze bag like this is uncovered. Maybe it would be a good poll question but I'll ask it here - How long after a good friend of yours is facing sexual harassment claims do you wait before you turn on him ? I think I'd wait a couple days for proof to convince me there is no mistake. Its not a reflection of the charges, it's loyalty and the embarrassment if I turn on him just to find out that the charges were baseless.
Yeah, but Harvey has already admitted he's guilty plus he says he needs professional help.
With Ghomeshi it was different, he denied everything from the beginning
No I'm not, I haven't been to a SC in over a decade and I've never gone to an MPA. I've had massage therapy only for my injuries.
At a certain age you have to live by the George Costanza Doctrine: How can you live with yourself?
It looks to me like Cara speaking out is the straw that broke the camel's back. He's admitted to his failings, which is a start.
IM469, don't know if this was where you were going, but it is all about power disparity rather than attraction. Professor-directly supervised student, Lawyer-client, Physician-patient OR Senior Studio Executive - aspiring actress.
There is a basic inability to give informed consent when there is a power disparity like this.
There is a basic inability to give informed consent when there is a power disparity like this.
I'm just amazed at times that all the accusers say they all knew, and everyone talked about it, but nobody came forward. Then, bam, everyone comes forward at once. Like, they were all organized before as well apparently in their shared stories, seems so odd that it snowballs so suddenly. Good for them on coming forward.
The stories are probably similar because HW is pretty basic in his approach and there wasn't much variation. And now everybody comes forward because it's suddenly safe and it's a bandwagon.
Actors live and die by how much attention they can pull in. It's a tribal tendency. Many of them can't resist a "me too" moment.
I think he doesn't really get it or think that it's fair to him. He's doing the "I screwed up and I'll get counseling and get better" routine because it worked for some of his friends when they were doing too much blow and their wives and business partners gave them an ultimatum.
Scotland Yard now too.....LOL:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...investigate-Hollywood-s-Harvey-Weinstein.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...investigate-Hollywood-s-Harvey-Weinstein.html
My sentiments exactly. Any public figure that stays silent for just a bit too long will get jumped on.
