Harvey Weinstein

[EddieSteadyGo]

wc98 said:

a good look into the morals ,or lack of them by a certain group of people whose lives are incredibly shallow . very unusual for those of a self centred persuasion to be able to recognise their failings so an interesting read.

Completely agree.

[jimPH]

John145 said:

jimPH said:

No doubt every woman he ever slept with will cry rape now, even the ones that threw themselves at him.

Especially the ones that didn't make it.

I should imagine this will end up being a right cluster. I hope the real victims get their stories heard.

Exhibit A of why victims don't come forward.

"You obviously threw yourself at him."

Like you'd have a fking clue if any of these women threw theirselves at him.

You've completely misread me there.

I wrote that after reading his partner had left him, ok, maybe understandable, I don't know. It occurred to me though that he may have had a few normal relationships, or dates, or women that actually wanted to sleep with him, money does that, despite how damn ugly he is.

It doesn't take away how bad his deeds were and I hope all the victims get their closure. But at the same time, it wouldn't surprise me to see a Hollywood money grabbing session from the gold digging fraternity, diluting the plight of the real victims.

[hyphen]

jimPH said:

No doubt every woman he ever slept with will cry rape now, even the ones that threw themselves at him.

Especially the ones that didn't make it.

I should imagine this will end up being a right cluster. I hope the real victims get their stories heard.

The Peter Thiel funded Legal startup 'Legalist' has offered a $100k bounty to any woman who has a legal case against Weinstein...

[Troubleatmill]

I hate to say this - but I suspect he will top himself.

He clearly states that he has not broken the law.
I'll wait for the courts to decide whether he is innocent or guilty.

However - the floodgates are open - and even he doesn't have the means to fight off all of the cases.


On an aside - I think we all know that in every industry there are sexual predators.
This is going to be the next big thing in cleaning out industry.... and not a moment too soon.

[robm3]

Interesting to see Corey Feldman's claims now gaining some credibility.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/10/17/co...

Especially when Denise Richard's divorce papers were published, strongly alluding to an 'enabler' who's relationships Corey also talks about.

And there's a ring of them:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3115792/Pe...

I hope the momentum of the Weinstein story continues into the outing of this nasty group of individuals....

[Smiler.]

Troubleatmill said:

.........I suspect he will top himself..........

Was thinking the same.

Desperate state to be in but he made his own bed.

[liner33]

I doubt he is that bothered about what he has done to top himself just that he has lost the company he built up and his wife/family

He will end up somewhere sunny on a beach enjoying his $300m i reckon

[jmorgan]

Wonder who else is looking over his shoulder in tinsel town.

[hyphen]

liner33 said:

I doubt he is that bothered about what he has done to top himself just that he has lost the company he built up and his wife/family

He will end up somewhere sunny on a beach enjoying his $300m i reckon

The industry is full of people desperate to get their films made, and studios desperate not to go bankrupt, Harvey is by all accounts brilliant at his actual job so there will always be someone willing to work with him.

He will probably work behind the scenes and not be named in the credits - a modern day Dalton Trumbo.

[Thorodin]

Leithen said:

Scott Rosenberg - Everybody knew.

If ever there was an over-the-top pitch for film finance that was the best. Blatant, exploitative, typical of the Hollywood style half sentence Mickey Spillane drivel, dripping with cynicism and couched in base terms. Millions will fall for it. It's Show-Biz folks!

[Cotty]

Everyone seems to be at it, I wonder how many more.
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney says she was victim of sexual abuse
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/201...

[zygalski]

Cotty said:

Everyone seems to be at it, I wonder how many more.
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney says she was victim of sexual abuse
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/201...

One guy allegedly assaulting 140 people.
Seems more like a small % of people committing many, many offences.

[Cotty]

I suppose I ment its not just Hollywood

[Murcielago_Boy]

Smiler. said:

Was thinking the same.

Desperate state to be in but he made his own bed.

People like this NEVER top themselves...... the most disgusting in society have a certain "robustness" that means they survive and even go on to prosper again - like cockroaches.

[Randy Winkman]

Cotty said:

Everyone seems to be at it, I wonder how many more.
Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney says she was victim of sexual abuse
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/201...

I'm sure that sport is full of it. Let's not forget there is currently an FA investigation going on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_footb...

[Winky151]

I'd like to hear a bit more in depth of some of the allegations as the latest one I heard was that he invited an actress up to his hotel suite. If that in itself is classed as sexual harassment then every woman that's ever been asked if they can be bought a drink or asked out for a date has a case.

He definitely sounded as though he thought himself guilty the other day when saying 'everybody makes mistakes, I'm not a bad person, give me a second chance'.

[bstb3]

Winky151 said:

I'd like to hear a bit more in depth of some of the allegations as the latest one I heard was that he invited an actress up to his hotel suite. If that in itself is classed as sexual harassment then every woman that's ever been asked if they can be bought a drink or asked out for a date has a case.

He definitely sounded as though he thought himself guilty the other day when saying 'everybody makes mistakes, I'm not a bad person, give me a second chance'.

As of a few days ago..

https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/20...

[Ayahuasca]

bstb3 said:

Winky151 said:

I'd like to hear a bit more in depth of some of the allegations as the latest one I heard was that he invited an actress up to his hotel suite. If that in itself is classed as sexual harassment then every woman that's ever been asked if they can be bought a drink or asked out for a date has a case.

He definitely sounded as though he thought himself guilty the other day when saying 'everybody makes mistakes, I'm not a bad person, give me a second chance'.

As of a few days ago..

https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/20...

I wonder if we will hear from any actresses who met HW but he did NOT attempt to try it on?


Can they sue for mental distress now it is public knowledge that HW did not fancy them?

[williamp]

It cant be too long (it has been too long) until the Model industry wakes up and strts naming names. I dont doubt it happened and still does happen to young aspiring models. But I dont have evidence

[popeyewhite]

Ayahuasca said:

I wonder if we will hear from any actresses who met HW but he did NOT attempt to try it on?

Well he must have met thousands over the years. Unlikely any will come forward right now while the public is hungry for a lynching.