Hollywood is speaking out after an explosive report from the New York Times detailing "decades of sexual harassment" by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
The report said Weinstein "reached at least eight settlements with women" and also included a first-hand account from actress Ashley Judd of an inappropriate interaction she had with him in a hotel room in the '90s. In a lengthy statement to the Times, Weinstein admitted to some of his behavior, though attorney/advisor Lisa Bloom said "he denies many of the accusations as patently false."
According to the report, Rose McGowan received a $100,000 settlement from Weinstein in 1997 after an incident in a hotel room. The actress, who starred in Weinstein Company's original "Scream" film, didn't mention Weinstein by name but tweeted the following after the article was published:
Women fight on. And to the men out there, stand up. We need you as allies. #bebrave
@rosemcgowan
Anyone who does business with __ is complicit. And deep down you know you are even dirtier. Cleanse yourselves.
@rosemcgowan
Lena Dunham applauded the women who came forward, as well as the NY Times investigative reporter Jodi Kantor.
The woman who chose to speak about their experience of harassment by Harvey Weinstein deserve our awe. It's not fun or easy. It's brave.
@lenadunham
Would have recommended at least 2 years as caged sub to a bunch of Bard gender studies profs before Weinstein issued that pathetic apology
@lenadunham
Thank you @jodikantor for pushing past flimsy but firm veil of secrecy. You are a hero to many.
@lenadunham
Yup yup yup yup. Every day. Even from "good guys" who brag about hiring female directors or producing POC narratives. YUP EVEN THEM.
@ConstanceWu
Amber Tamblyn, CNN's Jake Tapper and "Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson also sounded off online. We'll keep updating below as more reactions come in.
Heed the mantra and never forget: Women. Have. Nothing. To. Gain. And. Everything. To Lose. By. Coming. forward. https://t.co/ynKX1bcBkK
@ambertamblyn
Very brave of @ashleyjudd to tell her story of harassment by Harvey Weinstein to the NYT. No upside except making the world a better place.
@jaketapper
Hollywood producer I know: "Shocked it's taken so long for a Harvey Weinstein behavior expose. One of the most open secrets in Hollywood."
@jaketapper
I worked for the Weinsteins multiple times. They also sued me once.
@scottderrickson
This will be their legacy. Not all those Oscars. THIS.
30 years of covering up sexual abuse - not just in the Catholic Church but also in elite liberal Hollywood.
@scottderrickson
I expect the Hollywood elite will remain largely silent about Weinstein. Me, I give zero fucks about any repercussions for condemning him.
@scottderrickson
Damn. Harvey Weinstein just became Presidential*. https://t.co/vgZOfJJppz
@jfreewright
Weinstein's attempt to rally liberals to his side by attacking the NRA is gross and absurd and I hope people don't fall for it.
@chrislhayes
"an old dinosaur learning new ways"
@Nicole_Cliffe
Harvey Weinstein, unfrozen pterodactyl who doesn't know you can't ask assistants to watch you shower
Now the world can know what many people in entertainment/media have known for years: Harvey Weinstein is a sexual predator. https://t.co/MamSgbef7x
@yashar
.@LisaBloom - why are you defending this? This is no better than O'Reilly! https://t.co/VELzrEIzNh
@Amy_Siskind
When did you meet YOUR Harvey Weinstein? I'll go first: I was a 17-yr-old co-op student and he insisted on massaging my shoulders as I typed
@annetdonahue
Harvey Weinstein is a piece of garbage.
@tonyposnanski
Unlike the right, I blame the harrasser, not the women being harassed, no matter their politics.
Also, there are guys like Harvey Weinstein in publishing.
@rgay
Harvey Weinstein's "I'm Trying To Do Better" Guide To Redemption
@chillmage
Step 1. Sue the reporters who caught you being a sexual predator
Stop sexually harassing women. It's not hard. Can't wait for every piece of shit that does this gets exposed for the human garbage they are.
@dickfundy
Damn. Harvey Weinstein just became Presidential*. https://t.co/vgZOfJJppz
@jfreewright
There is a direct connection between Harvey Weinstein's 60s/70s excuse and all those admiring obits of Hugh Hefner
@rachelsklar
A lot of people, especially as ~wokeness~ gets more publicly rewarded, have learned what language to use to "pass." It's a thin veneer.
@AlannaBennett
I took meetings at Weinstein. With other female execs. But every single time I'd hear “as long as you aren't meeting with Harvey, you'll be fine.” That's our reality.
@smickable
I don't have any Harvey Weinstein campaign contributions to return so I'm converting our Shakespeare in Love DVD into a dog bowl coaster 🐶 pic.twitter.com/EAmqBE1Yiv
@jaketapper
Hey @jimmykimmel, you missed the Harvey Weinstein story bro, because you haven't said anything about it!
@Cernovich
Hollywood lectures America while serial sexual predator Harvey Weinstein gets a pass, silence today from Hollywood!
@Cernovich
Lena is one of the few actresses/entertainment figures to tweet about Harvey Weinstein. Hollywood is full of cowards...just like DC. https://t.co/lr0aAJSTBA
@yashar
As always, I stand with the brave survivors of sexual assault and harassment. It's not your fault. I believe you.
@brielarson
Harvey Weinstein: I feel real bad about all the harassment
@_cingraham
Also Harvey Weinstein: I'm suing you for writing about the harassment https://t.co/zuBzkahlq3
Can't wait to hear what jokes Chuck Schumer writes for Jimmy Kimmel about Harvey Weinstein
@redsteeze
Modern feminism sometimes suffers from a lack of explicit examples of sexism. Not today:
@laurenduca
Harvey Weinstein
Fearless Girl
birth control
The rot at the heart of Hollywood. https://t.co/llWFMJZxxd
@mattdpearce
Dear Hollywood, if you "all knew" about Harvey Weinstein, why didn't you fucking say something? https://t.co/790ZrhZ9tK
@maliagriggs
This isn't difficult. Normal, compassionate, rational people feel the same disgust for Weinstein as for Ailes and O'Reilly, and vice versa.
@jaketapper
Among everything else bizarre about Weinstein's statement, the implication that he could've destroyed the NRA at any time, but just wasn't facing enough sexual harassment charges to really focus, is something. https://t.co/WULvQPnpFC
@ezraklein
The Weinstein story, the Milo story, the Penn State hazing story… feel like everything I read today was about toxic masculinity
@aterkel
