Harvey Weinstein
 

Question:

Are those who knew about his alleged sexual conduct towards many female actors over the years and not speak out, complicit in keeping his sexual harassment allegations secret for years, and I am talking mainly about male actors, who knew, but said nothing?

http://news.sky.com/story/harvey-wei...epens-11075467

Warning: Listen with caution, very disturbing audio of Weinstein up to perverted sexual conduct with female that is strongly not consenting to his advances

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Seems like he had a lot of power over people who were worried he could ruin their careers. I also suspect many of those who knew only knew of part of the story and without the larger picture it wouldn't have been enough to bring him down. We've seen what happens before when women makes accusations, they in turn get accused of lying to win cash. You need a lot of testimony to make such an accusation stick and until someone investigates, as someone now has, then everyone is too afraid.

There could also be an element of the Saville about it too. People knew of the rumors without the accusations. It was clearly an open secret. Look at this joke:



Probably many more out there in Hollywood too. I mean Polański still gets jobs.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Apparently MacFarlane did that in the video above because Weinstein tried it on with one of his freinds :
From the stories that are coming out Weinstein seems to be a bit delusional. He's wanting to go to 'sex rehab' then come back and get a second chance, as if a few months at something like that gives him a clean slate.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Apparently, News network NBC tried to quash this story....

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0eb18af059685

I have no issue with freedom of the press to report on anything they choose, but to side step a major story of such allegations, I do have an issue with and again it is all about balance.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

That's the problem. And apparently Rosanna Arquette has blamed the fact she rejected his advances for her career faltering. She rejected his advances at around the time Pulp Fiction was released, and that *should* have boosted her career. All of a sudden, the job offers stopped.

As with Jimmy Saville, it was an open secret, but he made a lot of money for a lot of people. Some people are quite happy to forgive or forget most things if the money coming in is enough.

Regarding the actors involved, they had a choice. Risk the shame and emotional distress of abuse, possibly even rape, or risk having the career they have (in some cases) spent most of their lives building up destroyed because they said no.

I am not defending Weinstein, those who actively helped him, or those who were in a position to do something and merely turned a blind eye. In fact, I have nothing but contempt for them. He should have stopped, or have been stopped. It's useless wittering on about sex addiction now he has been caught. That's an excuse. That's so he can say "I'm ill, I'm seeking help" and hoping we forgive him before his career is totally destroyed. If he was ill, he should have sought treatment years ago.

Not that I believe he is a sex addict. If you are inferring to someone that their job hangs on performing certain favors to you, that's not a sexual thing. That is exerting power over them.

Oh, and blaming the victims because they didn't speak up earlier, that's not on.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Further stuff here: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/nbc-...ed-1202586648/ Lots of recriminations going on.

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Weinstein is also alleged to have been very litigious so anyone making any public claim would have to be very careful and ready to go to court. Really any one person speaking out would have been risking a lot. It took 10 months of reporting, a great legal department, the testimony of several different people and a organisation ready to take the risk even with all they had to break the story.

You're right that people are being unfair in asking why any specific person didn't come out. Everyone knows part of the story, or just what happened to them, or the rumors they've heard. All of which doesn't amount to lot it isolation if you're going up against one of the most powerful people in your industry who also has lawyers he isn't afraid to use.

Again same with Saville. Everyone 'knew' but very few people actually knew and then even didn't know the extent. When that story first came out some people were saying the women were lying trying to get rich! You have to be very brave to make such allegations as it is, let alone when the person in question is famous and you can be publically attacked.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

He's not a sex addict. He's a sexual predator.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

A question me and my mum want to know is "why are the famous women comeing out of the wood word now?"

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Evening drinks bit too strong? :beer: :)

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Safety in numbers?

Whilst each victim thinks they're the only one they can be dominated or bribed into silence.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

I guess a lot of them didn't want to harm their career any further. For example Rosanna Arquette, a lot of actors did very well out of Pulp Fiction, it helped John Travolta etc a lot, but her career didn't pick up, there is speculation why that may be :(

Also, at the time a lot would have been rumours, so "big name actress A" couldn't speak out without knowing for sure others would back up her story :(

Some victims unfortunately feel shame, think it's their own fault, when his is the monster, not them :(

Reminds me of Mike Tyson years ago, some of these celebs are probably so used to some people throwing themselves at them as they want to bang a celeb, they don't expect a refusal to their advances :(

Recently it emerged that Carrie Fisher gave Daisy Ridley advice to be wary of ppl who just want to "have sex with Princess Leia".

Jessica Hynes as well another example, always seemed strange the lads she worked with did so well in Hollywood, now we know why she was "stuck" here.

Some ppl want to gloat they had sex with a famous, some famouses like to add notches to their bedposts.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

Did he actually hamper any of their careers? Or was it just an idle threat?

Too much bleating "he harmed my career", when for the most part there was no career at that stage to harm.

Just because some others involved in a particular project went on to greater things is irrelevant. Heaven forbid it is because they are more talented. Others also involved in a project may not go to greater things, so what was the reason for them?

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

He was a powerful figure in the industry and could have impacted their career. Never heard of the Hollywood casting couch? It's been going on for decades and he is just the tip of the iceberg. Expect more names to be exposed.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

"Could have" is meaningless. He just as easily "could have not bothered". To actively harm what little careers they had at the time, would have meant involving other people. Is there any sign of that happening? There is no automatic right to a stellar career based on one success that would likely be down to ability of others. Most of them are completely replaceable by others. They largely have no unique or intrinsic ability. They should stop whinging the nonsense about harmed careers.

Re: Harvey Weinstein
 

why did these people wait until they where famous and well off before complaining .