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Several people including The Director’s Wife and a one name still young actress have received random payments in the past week for supporting or at least not bashing Harvey Weinstein when they could have.

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Gretchen Mol

Gretchen Mol Breaks Silence on Harvey Weinstein and Misogynistic Rumors (Guest Column)

I am angry and disgusted about Harvey Weinstein’s abuse of power and his shameless assaults against women. This kind of abuse of women is grossly familiar, and for many of us, it’s hard to muster up surprise. I feel deeply for the women who had to deal with and navigate his incredibly entitled, bullying, revolting and inexcusable behavior. I am grateful to them and applaud their bravery in speaking out.

For 10 years or so, I’ve been aware of rumors that I had some kind of transactional relationship with Harvey Weinstein. They seemed to start on a gossip website that made money by peddling “blind” items. A few facts had been taken from my Wikipedia page, were combined with stories about a movie mogul who was known for harassing women, quotes from “reliable sources” were added and a malicious, viral rumor was born.

Over the years, it was gleefully embroidered, becoming increasingly bizarre and baroque — but the salacious, slut-shaming and misogynist message to the fable remained the same: In Hollywood, a young woman must build her career by humiliating herself and sleeping with powerful men.

Since Jodi Kantor’s New York Times piece about Harvey Weinstein was published, I’ve watched how these rumors about me have become “well-known facts” in some comment sections, shoddy blogs, and on Twitter. I’ve been challenged, as one of the silent victims, to summon the courage to speak out.

I had always taken some small comfort that the rumors about me were a very trivial needle lost in the haystack of toxic misinformation on the internet, until The New York Times called. I spoke with Ms. Kantor and, later, Ronan Farrow, whose devastating piece I just read in The New Yorker. I knew my account wouldn’t make it to print; it’s not newsworthy. But the omission would cause the rumors to persist and deepen. – Read more

 

Zendaya Responds To Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Allegations…Very Carefully

Days after news of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct in Hollywood erupted online, his longtime collaborator Zendaya is finally speaking. The producer has been accused by several A-list actresses of trying to trade sexual favors for acting jobs. The social justice warrior and rising starlet used her words very carefully to draw attention to the issue.

Harvey is credited for giving Zendaya her big break in the movie industry. He even produced the music video for her single “Neverland.” The two are known for being close as she was even his guest of honor at the 2015 Oscars.
Zendaya is no stranger to using her platform to speak out on controversial issues and usually wastes no time taking to social media to address the hard truths. This time around, however, she was a little slow to react.

The actress took to Twitter on Wednesday to address Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations, stating, “As a young woman in this industry, I am deeply grateful to all the courageous women coming forward and speaking their truth…”
Curiously enough, the actress left out Harvey’s name in her Twitter response to the scandal. – Source


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