Hikergirl
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Can someone explain to me why they openly get away with this? Can we just admit that this part of the problem?
I don't know for sure but I'm betting it has something to do with money.
Can someone explain to me why they openly get away with this? Can we just admit that this part of the problem?
Asia Argento, Anthony Bourdain's girlfriend. Supposedly she continued to 'date' him and accepted $$$.
I love Mira in anything she is in--even that Maria Carey movie, WiseGirls. Mira's performance was heartbreaking in an otherwise lame movie!
I don't know for sure but I'm betting it has something to do with money.
I think the character was based on he head of Columbia Pictures, wasn't he?Weinstein seems reminiscent of the movie mogul character Jack Woltz in The Godfather, who also had some disgusting character flaws.
That would certainly be nice! Maybe I'll live to see that, but at this point in history it doesn't feel like a realistic expectation to me.I'm not impressed, they have no choice now that this is a PR nightmare. His behavior isn't a secret and it's been condoned for years by anyone who knew about it and never tried to speak out about it.
I'd be more impressed if they just fired him and then we (the general public) find out why, not fire him because we found out why.
His wife just left him. I never liked his politics but now knowing he is a sexual predator, well, there's certainly more for me to dislike.
I don't know for sure but I'm betting it has something to do with money.
Not to sure if I heard it correctly was listening to Curtis and Kuby, or aybe its Curtis and somebody else now. I ust happened to be in th car, but they were talking about 10k that Weinstein donated to campian of DA or someone that was involved with the decision to not prosecute him. Did not catch whole story so what I stated might not be completely accurate but money never hurts a defense.
Yes and it's not just women.
Terry Crews just recently shared an experience he had with being groped by a different Hollywood unnamed bigwig. He shared his story and thoughts on his Twitter.
Corey Feldman has been talking about the sexual abuse of children in the entertainment business for a long time. He's a bit "out there" personality wise so nobody really listens to him.
I wasn't really thinking of things in a political way, I was thinking more in terms of the money his movies make, and the money the stars in his movies make. Why would any of them want to speak out about the things they knew about him. It is like biting the hand that feeds you.
While money is probably a factor, fear of how he can run their lives is probably a big reason also. It's not just giving up being in his movies and making money. A man with his power and connections can absolutely ruin someone. He knows how to plant stories and which stories to plant. That alone can ruin someone.
He had the high powered lawyer to tie you up in lawsuits and completely season your finances.
Also, look at how people who speak up about such things are often treated for speaking up. They are ripped apart and called all kinds of names.
I don't think it's just a biting the hand the feds you thing.
Safety in numbers
While money is probably a factor, fear of how he can run their lives is probably a big reason also. It's not just giving up being in his movies and making money. A man with his power and connections can absolutely ruin someone. He knows how to plant stories and which stories to plant. That alone can ruin someone.
He had the high powered lawyer to tie you up in lawsuits and completely season your finances.
Also, look at how people who speak up about such things are often treated for speaking up. They are ripped apart and called all kinds of names.
I don't think it's just a biting the hand the feds you thing.
I just love how everyone in Hollywood is suddenly "disgusted" with him & trying to separate themselves from him. But yet, Meryl Streep called him a God in an acceptance speech & Gwynoth Paltrow thanked him first in her Oscar speech. Now she is saying she was a victim of his. Then why are you thanking him & why did you never speak up so that it wouldn't happen to anyone else? Did she truly believe she was the only victim ever? Of course not. They all just let it happen and now that the secret is out, they want no part of him.