Harvey Weinstein Will Challenge His Firing at Next Board Meeting, Because, Well, His Contract <i>Did</i> Say That Sexual Harassment Was Not a Firing Offense

Harvey Weinstein Will Challenge His Firing at Next Board Meeting, Because, Well, His Contract Did Say That Sexual Harassment Was Not a Firing Offense

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— James Hasson (@JamesHasson20) October 12, 2017

As disclosed yesterday, The Weinstein Company's contract with Harvey Weinstein made sexual harassment a non-firable offense -- all Harvey Weinstein had to do was pay the company for any money damages his harassment caused them, plus an escalating penalty ($250,000 for the first offense, $500,000 for the second, $750,000 for the third, $1,000,000 for the fourth). So long as he paid the Weinstein Company its actual settlement costs plus some money to make them feel good about permitting sexual harassment, everything was cool.

To be fired, he'd have to be indicted or convicted of a crime. Which he hasn't been. So far.

But... in the aftermath of the rape claims, the company did fire him.

Which doesn't seem like they're allowed to do. Given that they wrote him a contract specifically allowing him to molest to his heart's content, so long as he didn't get arrested for it and kept paying off the company for the hassle.

So Weinstein might challenge his firing -- and he might actually be in the right, as far as that goes.

We're told Weinstein's position -- he did not violate his current contract, which he signed in October 2015. He maintains no sexual harassment complaints were lodged after he signed the contract. We're told TWC never gave Weinstein it's reason for the firing.
What's more, we're told Glaser will argue Weinstein could only be terminated after mediation and arbitration.
We're told the company's position is that it had a right to fire Weinstein immediately and he has a right to challenge the decision in mediation and arbitration.

That last part makes no sense to me, but who knows. This is a very special kind of contract.

Here's the thing, though: There may not be a Weinstein Company even in existence within a few weeks.

The company is likely to become bankrupt due to creative types refusing to work with them, and talent agencies barring their own roster of creatives from working with them.

Agents did not want to be on record, but reactions ranged from not wanting to risk the wrath of clients in the event of more fallout by putting them into TWC projects, and others said that if there was evidence of Weinstein benefiting directly or indirectly in projects, the agencies wanted no part of it. They felt even a re-branded company will carry a tarnish, and hoped that projects would be sold off.

Some writers are demanding that projects currently being developed by The Weinstein Company be released back to them, so they can take them somewhere that isn't associated with institutional molestation.

An employee of TWC reached by Deadline would not speak on the record, but described an office environment where already flagging morale has curdled into anger at Weinstein for acting without a thought to the consequences for the many troops charged with executing his vision. The growing consensus is that job security is tenuous at best.
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A second chance seems highly unlikely, at least in any version of the company that has existed over the past 12 years. One high-level media executive likens the situation to "a run on the bank." The person expounded to Deadline, "Banks aren’t going to continue to lend to them. You have agencies saying they will not allow talent to appear in their movies even if they re-brand. The equity is likely to get wiped out."

Bob and Harvey Weinstein together have a 42% stake in the company, so they'll get 42% of whatever assets remain in the company if it dissolves, but as far as a salaried job, I don't think the company is going to be providing salaried jobs for anyone for much longer, let alone the guy who blew it all up.

Update: Just reported: Weinstein Company facing either a sale or a shutdown.

The Weinstein Company is exploring a sale or shutdown as it reels from the fallout of allegations of serial sexual misconduct by its ousted co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The film and television studio is unlikely to continue as an independent entity, the Journal said, citing a person close to the firm.

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1 So, about Vegas...

Posted by: Moron Robbie, With an IQ Higher Than Michael Obama but Lower Than Most Birds at October 13, 2017 04:14 PM (rjrh3)

2 Is his contract "exhibit A" at the rapey-rape trial?

Posted by: Roy at October 13, 2017 04:15 PM (7n4KQ)

3 High Standards in Hollywood.

Posted by: Caliban at October 13, 2017 04:16 PM (DrC22)

4 Wow, that was an old sock.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:16 PM (rjrh3)

5 Goerge Clooney stars in

The Rape Clause

Posted by: garrett at October 13, 2017 04:16 PM (KUNfx)

6 Its always a good idea to put your perv rights in writing.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (Mouru)

7 Looks like Harvey has f*cked everyone at the company.

Posted by: Roy at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (7n4KQ)

8 Oh please yes, litigate this.

Discovery will be epic.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/7 at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (z3Hmr)

9 There are times when you just simply disappear from public life, knowing that it's over.

Apparently Harvey Weinstein is a fucking idiot.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (X+Lmq)

10 wow

Posted by: Bored383 at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (70HTk)

11 I wonder if the birds can't pass IQ tests because they can't read and the "collective guilt" guy were the same dude?

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (rjrh3)

12 Turn those Starlets back On!

Get those Potted Plants back in here!!!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (KUNfx)

13 I'd love to see the Powerpoint presentation on this one.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (Mouru)

14 Willowed: 383 LAT - "Everyone knew [about Weinstein's alleged behavior], just as they know about other high-profile people with power in the industry who get away with the exact same things," said screenwriter and producer Kelly Marcel ("Saving Mr. Banks" and the upcoming "Venom.") "This is far-reaching, it is endemic, and we have to believe that the toppling of this mogul will lead to the toppling of others.... This is a bigger issue than taking down one person."
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at October 13, 2017 04:13 PM (pHWYK)

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I love movies, but they're a medium, not an industry or Hollywood.

I'm borderline gleeful at the pain being induced on Hollywood right now. Hollywood is largely boring, producing product instead of art (accidentally making some occasionally).

Better to have no center to American filmmaking that controls the American version of the medium.

I watch it suffer happily.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (X+Lmq)

15 Let it burn. Let the fire catch on to all of Hollywood.

Posted by: josephistan at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (7HtZB)

16 Burn

Burn

Burn

Posted by: John Marston at October 13, 2017 04:19 PM (SkuXa)

17
Name recognition is key. HW is in no trouble. It will all blow over if ignored.

Posted by: The NFL at October 13, 2017 04:19 PM (EgwCt)

18 Weinstein Company to be bought out by Miracle-Gro

Posted by: wooga at October 13, 2017 04:19 PM (43VTL)

19 "Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief. The issue here is not whether I broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female clients - I did."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (Mouru)

20 >>We're told the company's position is that it had a right to fire Weinstein immediately and he has a right to challenge the decision in mediation and arbitration.

We're gonna need some penetrating legal insight.

Posted by: garrett at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (KUNfx)

21 If only Lena Dunham could be destroyed so spectacularly.

Posted by: bicentennialguy at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (vg8iE)

22 And to make his point, Harvey will don a bathrobe at the next board meeting, disrobe and wag his dick at the attendees.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (WyGP6)

23 Weinstein family members are going to become very familiar with the term "fraudulent conveyance" I'll bet you. How fast the mighty fall.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (ylUqT)

24 19 "Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief. The issue here is not whether I broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female clients - I did."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (Mouru)

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"The issue is how the NRA is literally murdering children."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (X+Lmq)

25 Did this really all happen in the space of a week?

Life comes at you fast...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (AM1GF)

26 20 >>We're told the company's position is that it had a right to fire Weinstein immediately and he has a right to challenge the decision in mediation and arbitration.

We're gonna need some penetrating legal insight.
Posted by: garrett at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (KUNfx)

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Are you calling for Gabe?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:21 PM (X+Lmq)

27 Kind of puts paid to my theory that it was his brother outed him.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:21 PM (kuFbc)

28 15 Let it burn. Let the fire catch on to all of Hollywood.
Posted by: josephistan at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (7HtZB)

I hope everything comes out into the open. I also hope the IRS or someone looks into their accounting practices.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:21 PM (Ri/rl)

29 The only way to save yourself Harvey is to tell the truth, that everyone else in Hollywood is involved too. Every detail.

Do it. Do it.

Posted by: Jihadi at October 13, 2017 04:21 PM (+cDgX)

30 I'm waiting for Jimmy Kimmel to tell me what to think about all this

Posted by: Batterup at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (mtGE/)

31 Some writers are demanding that projects currently being developed by The Weinstein Company be released back to them, so they can take them somewhere that isn't associated with institutional molestation.

This is probably the only reason they fired him.

1.They can be seen as having fired him.
2. The world gets to watch Hurricane Harvey fight for his job.
3. With luck ( or news that hasn't surfaced yet), he'll be under indictment soon.

Posted by: Hooray for Hollywood at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (326rv)

32 >>Some writers are demanding that projects currently being developed by The Weinstein Company be released back to them, so they can take them somewhere that isn't associated with institutional molestation.

Good luck with that.

Posted by: garrett at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (KUNfx)

33 Yeah, seriously, the NRA stuff from Weinstein looks even more pathological in retrospect.

He must have been panicked something awful, and genuinely thought a political deflection in the wake of Las Vegas would be irresistible catnip to his comrades in the industry.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (3Vlkn)

34 29 The only way to save yourself Harvey is to tell the truth, that everyone else in Hollywood is involved too. Every detail.

Do it. Do it.
Posted by: Jihadi at October 13, 2017 04:21 PM (+cDgX)

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Here's the thing, this will blow over.

The time to bring out accusation is right now. They'll be believed by everyone.

It leaves open a lot of space for fakers, but it really couldn't happen to a bunch of nicer "women must be believed about rape" creeps.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (X+Lmq)

35 You know one prestigious film that high-brow Oscar-winner Harvey "The Wang" Weinstein produced?

'Who's Your Caddy?' (2.1/10 on IMDB).

Seriously, for all the talk about his artsy films, he's also produced an amazing volume of absolute shit.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (oVJmc)

36 Harvey Hedgesplooge is under formal investigation for criminal acts in several jurisdictions and indictments are coming.

Since IANAL and, also, am not a lawyer, does the investigation count?

Meh, probably not. And it's moot anyway because Harvey's going to be sneaking wanks in his bunk in a California prison.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (pHWYK)

37 His whole family and an entire industry wants him dead, I bet you, in hopes this scandal will die with him.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (ylUqT)

38 'selling the company' would just be a way to launder it (probably back to the same guys who own it now)

Posted by: Jihadi at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (+cDgX)

39 But it wasn't sexual-sexual harassment.

Posted by: Whoopie Goldberg at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (mtGE/)

40 They should hire one of those companies that consults on brand management.

Posted by: Weasel at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (Sfs6o)

41 >>You know one prestigious film that high-brow Oscar-winner Harvey "The Wang" Weinstein produced?

Tulip Love

Posted by: garrett at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (KUNfx)

42 33 Yeah, seriously, the NRA stuff from Weinstein looks even more pathological in retrospect.

He must have been panicked something awful, and genuinely thought a political deflection in the wake of Las Vegas would be irresistible catnip to his comrades in the industry.
Posted by: Walter Freeman at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (3Vlkn)

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I do not believe he had a hand in writing that document at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (X+Lmq)

43 12
Turn those Starlets back On!

Get those Potted Plants back in here!!!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:18 PM (KUNfx)

Early contender. Can you can beat it?

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (tbOMB)

44 30 I'm waiting for Jimmy Kimmel to tell me what to think about all this
Posted by: Batterup at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (mtGE/)

Aarp! Aarp! Aarp! Aarp!

Posted by: Clappy the seal at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (7n4KQ)

45 Harvey should announce that his memoir is safely in a bank vault someplace.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:23 PM (ylUqT)

46 Seems he got legal advice from the Clinton's

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (6Ll1u)

47 George Clooney stars in

The Potted Plant

Posted by: Fritz at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (3ubcI)

48 I wish I had had a contract like that.

Posted by: John Wayne Bobbit at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (9tO1t)

49 22 And to make his point, Harvey will don a bathrobe at the next board meeting, disrobe and wag his dick at the attendees.
Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:20 PM (WyGP6)

He's having arrangements brought in especially for the meeting so the board can see what all the fuss is about.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (Ri/rl)

50 The last time I went to a movie I remember distinctly a big slam against Republicans spoken by one of the supporting actors in the film.

I hate Hollywood. Burn the place down and scatter the stones.

Posted by: ALH at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (tlC78)

51 @42: "I do not believe he had a hand in writing that document at all."

Coulda been Lanny Davis, but whoever wrote it, surely, Weinstein signed off.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (3Vlkn)

52 38 'selling the company' would just be a way to launder it (probably back to the same guys who own it now)
Posted by: Jihadi at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (+cDgX)

Exactly. This and his wife's divorce is just a way to preserve/shelter cash before the lawsuits are filed.

Posted by: WisRich at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (G0vdT)

53 Name recognition is key. HW is in no trouble. It will all blow over if ignored.
Posted by: The NFL at October 13, 2017 04:19 PM (EgwCt)

Now there's a thought: Harvey should line up with the other guys at the next NFL game and take a knee. Well, he fancies himself a "player," doesn't he?

Posted by: Basement Cat at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (3C9q2)

54 >>>>>I'm waiting for Jimmy Kimmel to tell me what to think about all this
.
.
.He is busy trying to scrub everything about the Man Show from the bowels of the internet.

That plus there are a few dozen women who are approaching him with offers to settle sexual harassment claims.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (+Dllb)

55 Liberal Democrats, saving or creating jobs...always.

//

Posted by: dananjcon at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (WLK0w)

56 Weinstein family members are going to become very familiar with the term "fraudulent conveyance" I'll bet you. How fast the mighty fall.

Oh come on. It's not like they snookered 1000s of people to attend a Rock Concert in the Caribbean that didn't happen!

Posted by: Adriane the Music Festival Logistics Critic ... at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (AoK0a)

57 I read that Bannon let slip the dogs of war against Weinstein. Personally I hope it was DJT. Because #WAR.

Posted by: Jmel at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (SI/EM)

58 Gregg Jarret is talking about this now on FBN and says the contract was illegal. You can't contract about something that is illegal.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (Enq6K)

59 So contracts that a in violation of public policy are void. And incentivizing the company to overlook his illegal actions is not going to be an enforceable contract. It is anathema.

The lawyers involved in writing this contract should be sanctioned.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (3ScwK)

60 I agreed to that? Woah! What was I thinking!

Posted by: Lionel Hutz: Weinstein Co. Legal Council at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (O5Q3r)

61 Maybe they can leverage this and make an entry into the porn industry. This wouldn't be such an outrage there. More like the usual auditions.

Er, I read that somewhere.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (WyGP6)

62 54 >>>>>I'm waiting for Jimmy Kimmel to tell me what to think about all this
.
.
.He is busy trying to scrub everything about the Man Show from the bowels of the internet.

That plus there are a few dozen women who are approaching him with offers to settle sexual harassment claims.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 13, 2017 04:24 PM (+Dllb)

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Apparently his excuse for not talking about Weinstein is that he's not the conscience of America.

Why are you laughing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (X+Lmq)

63 MOAR CASUALTIES, IF YOU PLEASE!

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (NWiLs)

64 And it is NOT blowing over. Roy Price from Amazon has been "put on a leave of absence". And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (pHWYK)

65 I still say Weinstein is getting off on this in an way that is inconceivable to us. He does not want these things to bubble up, but he's probably more excited about the thought of getting away with it than he's been about any Paltrow or Damon.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (rjrh3)

66 58 Gregg Jarret is talking about this now on FBN and says the contract was illegal. You can't contract about something that is illegal.
Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (Enq6K)

heh.

Posted by: Luca Brasi at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (7n4KQ)

67 Harvey should announce that his memoir is safely in a bank vault someplace.
Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man

Unless he left a key with someone not related to him, announcing that will get him killed.

Posted by: Hooray for Hollywood at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (326rv)

68 I hope this bloated ficus diddler keeps this story going forever.

Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (53MZt)

69 Board is saying they had no knowledge of the contract.

Bwahahahahahaha!

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (Enq6K)

70 He's having arrangements brought in especially for the meeting so the board can see what all the fuss is about.

Posted by: CaliGirl
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*golf clap*

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (6SKxL)

71 So. Football seems to be right out. When does the boycott of Hollywood movies begin?

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (lwiT4)

72 Culture of corruption.

This provision will likely be void as offensive to public policy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (Nwg0u)

73 64 And it is NOT blowing over. Roy Price from Amazon has been "put on a leave of absence". And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (pHWYK)

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It's not blowing over now, but if women don't keep coming out, it will.

Now's the time, ladies of Hollywood! Bring down all the creeps!

And the other men of Hollywood, because they let it happen, too!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (X+Lmq)

74 Thanks Daily Sun for the Lena Dunham photos. Good god, that is definitely NOT "cleavage."

Posted by: MSTisdale at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (xHVD5)

75 9 There are times when you just simply disappear from public life, knowing that it's over.

Apparently Harvey Weinstein is a fucking idiot.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:17 PM (X+Lmq)

Thank God for that. Because it'll keep the story from fading away and we'll find out a lot more about the Hollywood cesspool.

Hollywood idiots will continue to try to lecture us at awards shows - the reply from the rest of America should be laughter...

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (ZM2xo)

76 Honestly, I would rather Clinton keep his campaign contributions.

If the dems do start returning funds to him, I hope the Right has the brains to claim they are "pitching in to pay for his defense lawyers."

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (LWu6U)

77 59 So contracts that a in violation of public policy are void. And incentivizing the company to overlook his illegal actions is not going to be an enforceable contract. It is anathema.

The lawyers involved in writing this contract should be sanctioned.
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (3ScwK)

This seems to go way beyond mutual indemnity provisions for E&O stuff. They KNEW what he was, contracted him anyway, and gave him a path to buy his way out of it. If this exposed any of their people to Weinstein's predations, then they could be looking at punitive damages from a plaintiff.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (NWiLs)

78 Harvey Weinstein Will Challenge His Firing at Next Board Meeting, Because, Well, His Contract Did Say That Sexual Harassment Was Not a Firing Offense

This is what it looks like with no laws.

The Wild, Wild, Wild West.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (fceHP)

79 75
Hollywood idiots will continue to try to lecture us at awards shows - the reply from the rest of America should be laughter...
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (ZM2xo)

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First of all, who looks to movie stars for moral guidance?

Second, those that do seem to be a shrinking population.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (X+Lmq)

80 The lawyers involved in writing this contract should be sanctioned.
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (3ScwK)

Who reads the fine print?

Posted by: Dewey at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (mtGE/)

81 69 Board is saying they had no knowledge of the contract.

Bwahahahahahaha!
Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (Enq6K)

Bullshit. Bull. Fucking. Shit. Contracts this big go to the Board for approval.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (NWiLs)

82
It's not blowing over now, but if women don't keep coming out, it will.

Now's the time, ladies of Hollywood! Bring down all the creeps!

And the other men of Hollywood, because they let it happen, too!

Especially the men. Hollywood is 93% ghey, so they have baggage too.

Posted by: Roy at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (7n4KQ)

83 Why is this allowed to come out? Why aren't they protecting one of their own? Is it to use to try and connect this with Trump? Is that their plan? To compare this to Trumps "pussy grabbing" tape?

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (O2RFr)

84

He had that written into his contracts knowing himself as a sick bastard.

This will only get worse, the more we know.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (fceHP)

85 And it is NOT blowing over. Roy Price from Amazon has been "put on a leave of absence". And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.
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what is going on at Nickelodeon?

Serious question.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (87hc0)

86 Charlie Sheen just called and said he's very disgusted with Harvey's lack of impulse control.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (oVJmc)

87 The lawyers involved in writing this contract should be sanctioned.
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:25 PM (3ScwK)

Are you kidding - Harvey wrote that part in splooge, that is forever

Posted by: Cheatam at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (mtGE/)

88 Harvey Weinstein Will Challenge His Firing at Next Board Meeting, Because, Well, His Contract Did Say That Sexual Harassment Was Not a Firing Offense

And there had better be donuts!

Posted by: H. Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (Mouru)

89 Weinstein/Disney: Now pay particular attention to this first clause, because it's most
important. It says, 'The party of the first part shall be known in this
contract as the party of the first part.' How do you like that? That's
pretty neat, eh?

Harvey Weinstein:
No, that's no good.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (QLvwG)

90 And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo

Interesting Fox has this on their web site:

http://tinyurl.com/ydfbjuov

I think it's not just /pol/ that smells blood there...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (AM1GF)

91 83 Why is this allowed to come out? Why aren't they protecting one of their own? Is it to use to try and connect this with Trump? Is that their plan? To compare this to Trumps "pussy grabbing" tape?
Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (O2RFr)

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I buy the Bob Weinstein did it, theory.

Of course, he bet badly and now the company and his last name are complete garbage, but it still makes sense.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (X+Lmq)

92 Seriously, for all the talk about his artsy films, he's also produced an amazing volume of absolute shit.

Tax write offs baby! Ain't Hollywood grand? Now would you mind standing next to this potted plant?

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (SkuXa)

93 33. Team Klintoon likely advised that tactic.

Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (53MZt)

94 He is fired for being found out, not for the actual harassment.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (/aIFg)

95 The only way to save yourself Harvey is to tell the truth

-
The truth will set you free! Well, not so much free free.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (Nwg0u)

96 85 what is going on at Nickelodeon?

Serious question.

Somebody got slimed.

Posted by: Anachronda at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (sGtp+)

97 Ok, that's one down. Who's next?

Posted by: IP at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (UmSfZ)

98 Blowing over. *heh heh heh*

So. Weinstein goes gay? Affords him some protection cause then he can scream discrimination and stuff.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (FggAv)

99 Board is saying they had no knowledge of the contract.

WTF not? It worked for Jon Corzine.

Posted by: Hooray for Hollywood at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (326rv)

100 Harvey Weinstein Will Challenge His Firing at Next Board Meeting,
Because, Well, His Contract Did Say That Sexual Harassment Was Not a
Firing Offense

America is a nation of laws, not men! And I am not going to stand here and listen to you bad mouth the United States of America! Good day to you all!!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (O5Q3r)

101 It's not blowing over now, but if women don't keep coming out, it will.

Now's the time, ladies of Hollywood! Bring down all the creeps!

And the other men of Hollywood, because they let it happen, too!

Especially the men. Hollywood is 93% ghey, so they have baggage too.
Posted by: Roy at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (7n4KQ)

The left will figure out how to use this to promote their "women" agenda. Their "woman as potus" agenda.

The Girl Power of all of these women coming out!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (fceHP)

102 Say, if the Vegas shooter had no motives and they're checking his brain for microscopic abnormalities (instead of just checking his hard drives), shouldn't Weinstein be eligible for the same?

He wasn't driven by anything. He just has microscopic abnormalities in his brain, guys. Case closed.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (rjrh3)

103 >>>>And it is NOT blowing over. Roy Price from Amazon has been "put on a
leave of absence". And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in
Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.
.
.
.
.Gonna be a whole bunch of pedophiles outed when the Nick at Night stuff breaks loose.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (+Dllb)

104 But seriously, isn't this how the porn industry develops its product? Who knew Miramax and Weinstein were so hoity-toity?

Posted by: Fritz at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (3ubcI)

105 Especially the men. Hollywood is 93% ghey, so they have baggage too.
Posted by: Roy at October 13, 2017 04:28 PM (7n4KQ)

Yes and plenty of women hold powerful positions now too, and are not above using a casting couch themselves.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (kuFbc)

106 101
The left will figure out how to use this to promote their "women" agenda. Their "woman as potus" agenda.

The Girl Power of all of these women coming out!
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (fceHP)

============

The pedophile stuff will probably stay quiet.

Makes gay people look bad.

Think of the tribes. Female > Gay > Hollywood Men.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (X+Lmq)

107 Well, I guess we won't have to worry anymore about Hollywood telling us how to live.

Academia is next.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (ylUqT)

108 Yes, it's the Weakly Standard but there is an excellent article in it about why this shit about Weinstein only surfaced now.

It's called "The Human Stain." Bing it.

Basically, the author says two things have changed: the power of the media which protected HW and the power of the Clintons.

And yeah, if Hill had been elected Harv would still be happily perving away.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (ZM2xo)

109 Weinstein is a sociopath IMO. No empathy or sympathy for people. No moral shame. No conscience. Terrorized men & women.

Monster.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (YUN1C)

110 DROP THE BOMB

EXTERMINATE THEM ALL

Posted by: Colonel Kurtz at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (2wRtc)

111 It's not blowing over now, but if women don't keep coming out, it will.

Now's the time, ladies of Hollywood! Bring down all the creeps!

And the other men of Hollywood, because they let it happen, too!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Somebody theorized this was happening because teh way Ailes and O'Reilly went down gave others hope it could be done.

Amazing if this was blowback for trying to gut Fox...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (AM1GF)

112 Can't see Weinstein pulling a Polanski. He likely discussed it with buddies and came to the conclusion that ain't nobody taking that walking Deadly Sin without granting extradition. Re-routed plane to AZ instead. Arizona? Did anyone see a report on why AZ?

Posted by: MSTisdale at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (xHVD5)

113 106 Terry Crews and Dawson's Creek guy both claimed they were groped by male Hollywood execs.

Also Amanda Bynes (?) came out on a social media thread and said Dan Schinder (Nickelodeon guy) raped her as a child and she will probably not be able to have children because of it.

It's happening......
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (VZXTQ)

===============

Bynes is no real surprise. You don't get that screwed up just because you were moderately famous through childhood.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (X+Lmq)

114 And it is NOT blowing over. Roy Price from Amazon has been "put on a leave of absence". And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
--------

Heh. Are you saying that this guy might be a perv?
http://tinyurl.com/ya8vt6gb

Who would have guessed?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (9tO1t)

115 Guess what - it turns out I was a woman!

all is forgiven, right?

Posted by: Hillary Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (mtGE/)

116 Hollywood idiots will continue to try to lecture us at awards shows - the reply from the rest of America should be laughter...
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:27 PM (ZM2xo)

My suspicion has always been that Hollywood idiots lecture us about everything and care more than we do about everything is because they feel guilty about their success.
How many beautiful talented people never make it? Luck of the draw or it's not who you blow but who you know, or vice versa.
They know they are lucky and feel guilty. Also a lot of them slept their way to the top.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (Ri/rl)

117 Posted by: Hooray for Hollywood at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (326rv)

Well he only stole billions from retired people and their investment portfolios.

That's different.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (FggAv)

118 Gonna be a whole bunch of pedophiles outed when the Nick at Night stuff breaks loose
======

What is this referring to please?

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (imvWM)

119 Wonder what this will mean for Netflix?

(Harv's co. is their production company, and have an exclusive distribution deal...)

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (MINbv)

120 Why does the Democrat party have such a huge problem with sexual assault?

Just asking questions.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (4ErVI)

121 The writing is on the wall for "wtc". If I worked there I would be looking for an exit. Yesterday.

Popcorn please.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (0OmEj)

122 what is going on at Nickelodeon?

Serious question.
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:29 PM (87hc0)

Major pedophilia from the get-go.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (kuFbc)

123 120 Wonder what this will mean for Netflix?

(Harv's co. is their production company, and have an exclusive distribution deal...)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (MINbv)

=============

I'd bet that their Weinstein deal is relatively small compared to their whole portfolio.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (X+Lmq)

124 Why are the women in the music and modeling industry still covering up all their abuse by the same kind of sleaze?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (GSRnu)

125 Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance
Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (rjrh3)

Let's slice him open and see shall we?

I'm for it. Who's with me?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (FggAv)

126 The balls on this guy!

Posted by: HILLARY! at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (xMlQ+)

127 The party of the first part shall be known in this
contract as the party of the first part

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And shall keep his hands of the parts of the party of the second part even at parties.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (Nwg0u)

128 Re-routed plane to AZ instead. Arizona? Did anyone see a report on why AZ?

Posted by: MSTisdale at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (xHVD5)

**
He knows McCain wouldn't extradite.

Posted by: dananjcon at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (WLK0w)

129 So the contract is actually providing mens rea?

If I'm a plaintiffs attorney, tonight I'm having the porterhouse and the 1999 Napa Cabernet.

It seems to me someone wrote a demonstrably unusual contract.

Commence the depositions! Weeeeeeee!

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (WyGP6)

130 125 Why are the women in the music and modeling industry still covering up all their abuse by the same kind of sleaze?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (GSRnu)

$$$$$$$$$$$$$....should I go on? Ok..$$$$$$$$.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (Enq6K)

131 >>If only Lena Dunham could be destroyed so spectacularly.

It's going to come out that she hit on Weinstein and he turned her down.

Posted by: Mana AJ at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (wwL6Q)

132 Also Amanda Bynes (?) came out on a social media thread and said Dan
Schinder (Nickelodeon guy) raped her as a child and she will probably
not be able to have children because of it.
==============================

If this happened to me, I would be screaming it from the street corners 24/7. Who was supervising her on that show?? Why were no charges pressed? Why do you wait for years to OPEN YOUR MOUTH???

not yelling at you - this thing just drives me nuts. sorry

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (lwiT4)

133
Also Amanda Bynes (?) came out on a social media thread and said Dan Schinder (Nickelodeon guy) raped her as a child and she will probably not be able to have children because of it.

It's happening......
========
Ok got it. Sheesh. I mean what atrocity will these progressives not entertain? The kill babies and sell them for parts . . . Really time for the weeding already.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (iXQa7)

134 Give me a rest, Harv!

Posted by: The Chicken at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (QLvwG)

135 Prediction:

Crazy Third Wave Feminists take over Hollywood and produce literally nothing but man hating shlock, further crippling the industry that's already in the process of dying.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (X+Lmq)

136 Why can't women be better team players?

Posted by: Pudding Head at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (YV+SU)

137 I'm hoping Rose McGowan crashes the board meeting and goes full berserker on him, with cameras rolling..it would be epic.

Posted by: IC at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (a0IVu)

138 It's happening......

Posted by: Widespread Pepe
===

Pepe,

I am proud to say that you were right. Psychotic, but absolutely right.

You have been yelling about institutionalized pedophilia to anyone who would listen for at least a year.

Here's hoping they fry all of these bastards and the Eye of Trump swings back to the pedos in the DC Swamp.

hoists beer

To Pepe!

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:37 PM (2wRtc)

139
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at October 13, 2017 04:35 PM (GSRnu)

Because this sort of behaviour will never cease to exist in some form, and they don't want to burn any bridges.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:37 PM (kuFbc)

140 Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (X+Lmq)

I always suspected that Amanda was/is hiding a big deep dark secret to do with her being on tv and her age and sex.

She did not look like a happy person even when "on" for the show.

And she certainly proved unstable later. Those are all signs of abuse of some sort from someone of power over her.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:37 PM (FggAv)

141 Remember this in Britain, 2013?

Following the public exposure of late BBC celebrity Jimmy Savile as a pedophile monster who sexually abused hundreds of children over a period of decades -- sometimes as part of a satanic ring, according to victims cited in news reports -- British police announced last week that the investigation into child sex abuse was widening to include some members of Parliament. However, the police themselves are under fire for declining on multiple occasions to file charges against Savile, whose monstrous crime spree has been called "unprecedented" in U.K. history.

Savile hosted wildly popular television shows for the state-funded BBC and was something of a legend in the United Kingdom -- he was even knighted by the Queen. However, during that time, the DJ and media celebrity had also been the target of numerous complaints over the years from individuals claiming he had sexually abused them. Many people he worked with knew. Despite several police investigations, the pedophile -- who often bragged about his connections in the police force -- was never prosecuted. He died a celebrity in 2011 at 84 years old.

The filth is across the pond too.

Covered up for decades even though people were complaining. Sounds so familiar.

He died before he could be prosecuted.

Remember this?

Bombshell documentary about Hollywood pedophile ring preying on child actors that's been linked to X-Men director Bryan Singer premieres in New York
An Open Secret, by Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg, debuted at the DOC NYC festival Friday
Film claims X-Men star Brian Peck abused a well known child star and got away with it
Among the men named are talent managers Marty Weiss, Michael Harrah and Bob Villard, who represented Leonardo DiCaprio as a budding actor
It also includes interviews with Michael Egan III who accused X-Men director Bryan Singer of raping him before dropping his suit earlier this year
Berg said she has been having trouble finding a distributor for her controversial film

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (fceHP)

142 I believe talk of this "blowing over" might be unfortunate phrasing given the subject.

But that's just me.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (WyGP6)

143 George Clooney is gay? I never realized. No wonder he seems so nice.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (DrC22)

144 what is going on at Nickelodeon?

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Lust, wrath, pride, envy, gluttony, greed, sloth.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (Nwg0u)

145 You know the FAB is taking a "professorship" at Columbia to pad her resume. When she runs in 2020, she will be lawyer-first lady-senator-SOS- and distinguished professor of whatever at Columbia University. I would imagine she will be taken on as a full professor, department chair with a salary in the high sixes.

Debate 2020: Well, Donald, as Chair of the department of International Relations and Professor at Columbia University- and you know they don't just make anybody a Professor at Columbia University- But as a Professor at Columbia University, teaching young minds the intricacies of international relations, Secretary of State, and a woman, I have to say....."

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (BoMuO)

146 142 Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:33 PM (X+Lmq)

I always suspected that Amanda was/is hiding a big deep dark secret to do with her being on tv and her age and sex.

She did not look like a happy person even when "on" for the show.

And she certainly proved unstable later. Those are all signs of abuse of some sort from someone of power over her.

Myley the Cyris as well.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (0OmEj)

147
And there had better be donuts!

Posted by: H. Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:30 PM (Mouru)

The worst part about donuts with Harvey is how he serves them.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (oVJmc)

148 Here's hoping they fry all of these bastards and the Eye of Trump swings back to the pedos in the DC Swamp.

hoists beer

To Pepe!

========
Yeah, I missed the prognostication, but if you called it, you deserve a toast.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (CKRJ+)

149 Amanda Bynes (?) came out on a social media thread and said Dan Schinder (Nickelodeon guy) raped her as a child

Well, that explains what happened to her. smh

This stuff seems like a little death for people. Part of their soul dies. And I mean men & women. When the Sandusky thing happened, a lot of men told their own stories. Men in their 60s, still having nightmares, still affected. Thanking their wives for helping them live with it.

It's horrific to see the lifelong devastation.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (YUN1C)

150 Crazy Third Wave Feminists take over Hollywood and
produce literally nothing but man hating shlock, further crippling the
industry that's already in the process of dying.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (X+Lmq)
==========================

And good riddance to them.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (lwiT4)

151 Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (lwiT4)

grammie, she was a young girl, and had a very public mental breakdown as a result of her experience.

Full on mental breakdown.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (kuFbc)

152 Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (lwiT4)

Grammie, this girl has had drug issues for years which is consistent with her abuse. I think a lot of people told her to shut up and keep it to yourself and she acted out in really strange ways. She was very young.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (U+nHb)

153 Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (VZXTQ)

*high five*

We've been telling people, huh?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:40 PM (kuFbc)

154 I said years ago that Amanda Bynes issues were the result of some deep emotional scaring, probably some type of assault.

It's very disturbing I was correct. She was just a child.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:40 PM (WyGP6)

155 Myley the Cyris as well.
Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (0OmEj)

Don't have to look far to find HER abuser. Just sayin'

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:40 PM (FggAv)

156 I'd bet that their Weinstein deal is relatively small"

It's all of their own branded series since 2015.
That's big.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (MINbv)

157 All of this schadenfreude is certainly entertaining, but before everybody gets too excited, we need to consider the sources of the Weinstein expose, and also consider what has essentially disappeared from the news since this story broke; the disintegrating "official"version of events on the Las Vegas shooter.

Why would NBC and the New Yorker both shove this story to the fore and why now?

Is Ronan Farrow now some kind of hero of journalistic probity?

Did David Remnick's conscience suddenly force him to decide to pull the rug out from under the progressive left's primary source of funding and propaganda?

Like the Vegas Shooter story, something just ain't right about this.

Posted by: El Polacko at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (+yDoy)

158 Berg said she has been having trouble finding a distributor for her controversial film

Posted by: artisanal 'ette
========
Ronan Farrow, your next interview awaits.
Cry HAVOK
AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR!

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (j3yq5)

159 It has been an incredible week!
Weinstein, liberals hoist on their own petard, Obama care subsidies, tax reform, decertifying the Iran deal.
I'm BREATHLESS!

Posted by: ALH at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (tlC78)

160 just simply disappear from public life,

They'll have to drag him out, one hand on his little producer and one around a dwarf bonsai.

Posted by: DaveA at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (FhXTo)

161 The Wild, Wild, Wild West.
Wiiild west!

Posted by: Will Smith at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (HtLSE)

162 Hello!

Posted by: Shaved Head Britney Spears at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (QLvwG)

163 I wonder if a court would say that the contract is void as against public policy. Could the Trump Organization have given PDT a contract that would allow him to shoot people on Fifth Avenue as long as he repaid the damages and the fine?

Also, for the life of me, where did Weinstein get his fetishes from? Having women watch him shower? Masturbating in his bathrobe while a woman disrobes? Here's a guy supposedly living the dream, married to an accomplished, beautiful woman 24 freaking years his junior, with two little kids while in his 60's, and he can't help himself?

Posted by: mercenary13 at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (GRirL)

164 How in the hell did someone "sexually assault" Terry Crews and not end up in the ICU?

Posted by: MSTisdale at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (xHVD5)

165 Why does the Democrat party have such a huge problem with sexual assault?

Just asking questions.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis

Goes back to the Kennedys and beyond. Afternoon all. Momma and grandbaby resting comfortably.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (10k4Q)

166 Dan Schnider who is allegedly Amanda Bynes rapist looks exactly like you think a pig like that would look like.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (U+nHb)

167 Perhaps Turner Classic Movies, Ben Mankiewicz critic and commentator, could lay hold of their "back numbers." TMC appears to have lost access to 90% of the movies ever made. Which they always had when that classy old ghey guy was in charge. Hard to understand, until you take a look at the industry profiles of Benny's ancestors and family tree. Pretty sketchy.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (H5rtT)

168 Some men are just scum. worse than scum. And they give good guys a really bad name and cause suspicions of those who have never, will never, can never do that shit.

That's me and millions of others but this sort of thing causes people to accept the stuff from the sjw's about how men are nothing but rapists.

Makes me sick at heart. And pissed.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (FggAv)

169 hoists beer

To Pepe!

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:37 PM (2wRtc)

Hear hear!

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (NWiLs)

170 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:38 PM (0OmEj)

Yea, Miley's acting out is very disturbing...something happened to her. I don't know if she blocked it out, or what. But I think all that pot smoking was also a way to numb herself. I guess time will tell.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (YUN1C)

171 163 just simply disappear from public life,

They'll have to drag him out, one hand on his little producer and one around a dwarf bonsai.
Posted by: DaveA at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (FhXTo)

==============

Being on top of Hollywood for decades and suddenly having it taken away is an existential thing. I can understand why someone wouldn't want to walk away, but reason has to take some part in the man's brain.

"My goose is cooked. I'm done. There's no way I'm going to the Oscars again."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (X+Lmq)

172 Next up - A claim that it was all engineered by a vast SoCon conspiracy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (9tO1t)

173 I mean, for the love of God, I am not even sure how people have missed some of the Nickelodeon bullshit, look at the shit they put right on TV.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (kuFbc)

174 not yelling at you - this thing just drives me nuts. sorry
Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (lwiT4)

Child victims are ashamed and they're also supporting their families in some cases. I imagine the parents don't stop it. Or report it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (Ri/rl)

175 161 Berg said she has been having trouble finding a distributor for her controversial film

Posted by: artisanal 'ette
========
Ronan Farrow, your next interview awaits.
Cry HAVOK
AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR!
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (j3yq5)

Cry Covfefe!! And let slip the frogs of war!

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (NWiLs)

176
Yes and plenty of women hold powerful positions now too, and are not above using a casting couch themselves.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (kuFbc)

Not to mention the women who deliberately seduce their bosses to get ahead aka climbing the corporate ladder on their backs.

A co-worker of mine once walked in on a very pretty associate bonking the senior partner of a law firm in his office - just a few days after his wife had a baby. She closed the door quickly. They didn't even notice.

I wonder if Harvey found the ones who were willing less appealing? He sounds like he got off on humiliating the ones who were reluctant.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (ZM2xo)

177 What man looks at a little girl and thinks "SEX"?

How do you "fix" that? You CAN't fix that!

Like my Dad told me, " Son, the best thing you can do for a rabid dog is put it down."

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (2wRtc)

178 Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:42 PM (U+nHb)

Lemme guess; bald, leering smile (evilish) and a glance at the crotch of whoever he meets.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (FggAv)

179 136. Mel Gibson's got a few good movies left in him. And Clint Eastwood should live to about 102. ..Jeff Bridges?

Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (53MZt)

180 How long before the Hollyweird pedophilia leads to the DC pedophilia?

/missed the thread but RE: the FAB, you know, every time she talks about Trump and imagined sexual assault, people think of Bill, his sexual assaults and pedo island. Boy is she stupid. Didn't dodge a bullet with Trump, dodged a nuclear attack.

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (aT+Bx)

181 Dan Schnider who is allegedly Amanda Bynes rapist looks exactly like you think a pig like that would look like.

He played the fat kid on the 80s sitcom 'Head of the Class.'

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (oVJmc)

182 Some writers are demanding that projects currently being developed by
The Weinstein Company be released back to them, so they can take them
somewhere that isn't associated with institutional molestation.
***
Wait...which companies in Hollywood are those?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (eSx+E)

183 grammie, she was a young girl, and had a very public mental breakdown as a result of her experience.

Full on mental breakdown.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (kuFbc)

154
Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:36 PM (lwiT4)

Grammie, this girl has had drug issues for years which is consistent
with her abuse. I think a lot of people told her to shut up and keep it
to yourself and she acted out in really strange ways. She was very
young.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:39 PM (U+nHb)
==================================

No child should have to go through that. Ever for any reason. Someone had to mind her if she were underage. At the very least, get her to a doctor. I could type more but only ugly things would come out, so I'll be silent.

Wreck people's souls - for a GD movie or TV show!!! For entertainment! Oh, it's so artsy! Oh, it's so clever! Oh, look at the special effects!!
I'll stop now.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (lwiT4)

184 182 136. Mel Gibson's got a few good movies left in him. And Clint Eastwood should live to about 102. ..Jeff Bridges?
Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (53MZt)

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David Gordon Green and Danny McBride will make shit forever!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (X+Lmq)

185 So long as he paid the Weinstein Company its actual settlement costs plus some money to make them feel good about permitting sexual harassment, everything was cool.

++++

I suspect their real motivation was to get the producer talents of Weinstein while inducing him to keep his congressman in his pants. At up to a million a pop, you'd think that would be enough to do the trick.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (pvjTE)

186 Like the Vegas Shooter story, something just ain't right about this.
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Oh yeah. The vegas shooter thing has national security implications all over it.

It was an isis hit. Guy was waiting on trump to show up. He was going to camp out for a month and when trump showed up he was going to try and hose him down from long distance. He got made and just killed as many people as possible.

Bet there were plans for a trump rally in vegas. The plans weren't public and that has the SS FBI and NSA shitting bricks.

Posted by: not the NSA, FBI or CIA at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (W30iC)

187 164 The Wild, Wild, Wild West.
Wiiild west!
Posted by: Will Smith at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (HtLSE)

Who's "Will Smith"?

Posted by: Robert Conrad at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (DrC22)

188 Weinstein, Hollywood, Iran, NFL, Obamacare. It's been another great week folks.

Go Trump!!!

Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM survivor at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (Jcg9Q)

189 I'm just amazed that so many people in the movie business seem to have accepted all this.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (ylUqT)

190 What man looks at a little girl and thinks "SEX"?

Not a man. Male, but not a man.

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (MINbv)

191 Does this mean that I should stop dreaming about a spot on Dancing With The Stars?

Posted by: H. Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (Mouru)

192 "Posted by: El Polacko at October 13, 2017 04:41 PM (+yDoy)"

First of all EATADIK.

There is overwhelming demonstrable proof and a growing chorus of victims. The attacker himself has admitted to some of the behavior.

Most people are going by the first hand accounts, not the weenies reporting it.

If you have even cursory knowledge of the industry this is fairly endemic or otherwise accepted behavior.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (WyGP6)

193 186 Wreck people's souls - for a GD movie or TV show!!! For entertainment! Oh, it's so artsy! Oh, it's so clever! Oh, look at the special effects!!
I'll stop now.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (lwiT4)

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Not for a show. For fame.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (X+Lmq)

194 192 I'm just amazed that so many people in the movie business seem to have accepted all this.
Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (ylUqT)

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It's the patriarchy, man.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (X+Lmq)

195 When I first heard about the sexual harassment clause, I have to admit that I thought it wasn't completely crazy. If you're a wealthy and powerful man, the threat of. Sexual harassment allegation is a constant worry, even if you don't do anything.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (47sAr)

196 A contract cannot include a criminal act, and is therefore, void. Sexual harassment is illegal, so the contract is void.

Posted by: Very Undude at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (2X7pN)

197 197 156 Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:32 PM (VZXTQ)

*high five*

We've been telling people, huh?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:40 PM (kuFbc)

Yes ma'am. We have been attempting to inform people about a horror that most would rather ignore because it's so terrible.

Doesn't make you popular a parties

Proud of you Tammy!
Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (VZXTQ)

Order some pizza, on me.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (NWiLs)

198
C'mon Harvey! Sue! Sue like the wind!

Us Hordeish right-wingers need comedy fodder.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (veoSD)

199 Shows all the sincere and sustained remorse of a Kathy Griffin.

Posted by: washrivergal at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (7m3t8)

200 Woody Allen has been very quiet all through this. Probably hiding in his closet.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (ylUqT)

201 Like my Dad told me, " Son, the best thing you can do for a rabid dog is put it down."

Grandpappy told my pappy "back in my day, son; a man had to answer for the wicked things he done"

Posted by: Willie Nelson at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (HtLSE)

202 Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (2wRtc)

Or put it away. We do have the rule of law (so far) in this country.

Trouble is finding the baddies without ruining the reputation of the innocent.

Too many conclusion jumpers.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (FggAv)

203 hoists beer

To Tammy!

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (2wRtc)

204 Hillz comparing Weinstein to Trump? Close, but no cigar.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Dreaming of a White Privilege at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (Nwg0u)

205 Wonder what this will mean for Netflix?

(Harv's co. is their production company, and have an exclusive distribution deal...)
Posted by: Anon a mouse... at October 13, 2017 04:34 PM (MINbv)

great opportunity for some conservative group to take over a chunk of entertainment

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (fceHP)

206 Mel Gibson's got a few good movies left in him. And Clint Eastwood should live to about 102. ..Jeff Bridges?

Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (53MZt)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ride again!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (QLvwG)

207 I suspect their real motivation was to get the producer talents of Weinstein while inducing him to keep his congressman in his pants. At up to a million a pop, you'd think that would be enough to do the trick
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oF course a prosecutor or plaintiff's lawyer could easily assert that the motive was to enrich the corporation - knowing that from his passed conduct he was incapable of self control. Punitive damages in a civil trial, corporate criminal liability. like I said the lawyers involved in drafting that contract should be sanctioned. Plus, legal malpractice themselves. Epically stupid. Really. Stupendously stupid.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (msue1)

208 Childhood sexual abuse causes your soul to die. It will affect you for the rest of your life. It can kill a person. I know because I was abused by someone I looked up to. He was not an adult at the time. It took me a looooong time to get over it. I have never told anyone but the horde.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)

209 At some point, as stupid as it was to give him a contract saying it was ok to harass and assault women at his discretion, when the attention is so bad that you'd either have to shutdown or sell the company, THAT has to be a fir-able offense, no ?

Posted by: deadrody at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (FvbGP)

210 Who's "Will Smith"?
He's that guy who made an alleged movie about some... I dunno, TV series or something. With a rap ending theme.

It's almost like people are blocking it from their memory, which is unpossible.

Posted by: Sporkatus at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (HtLSE)

211 Trouble is finding the baddies without ruining the reputation of the innocent.
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In Hollywood and DC?

Are you kidding?

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (2wRtc)

212 Child victims are ashamed and they're also supporting their families in
some cases. I imagine the parents don't stop it. Or report it.
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Or, like the mother of Polanski's victim, encourages it.

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (aT+Bx)

213 Mel Gibson's got a few good movies left in him. And Clint Eastwood should live to about 102. ..Jeff Bridges?
Posted by: kallisto

James Woods.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (10k4Q)

214 Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:43 PM (ZM2xo)

And that's why I keep saying this isn't anything new to Hollywood or any other industry.

Plenty of willing women, but it's a power thing for some men to force it.

Also, like it or not, it's why so many women go so feminazi.

This shit does happen. Women are harassed, women are assaulted. I suspect it happened a lot more often in the past.

Of course, plenty of women lie through their teeth, too.

But I bet plenty of ettes have gone through similar shit.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (kuFbc)

215 The left will figure out how to use this to promote their "women" agenda. Their "woman as potus" agenda.

The Girl Power of all of these women coming out!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:31 PM (fceHP)

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We now bring you the latest updates on Republican rapist Harvey Weinstein, (R), a multimillionaire, business owner, and major campaign donor, who is charged with multiple counts of raping and sexually abusing men and women. Weinstein, (R), was formally charged with these...

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (Wsqyd)

216 (Giggles maniacally and rubs hands together) You guys know what this means, don't you? Harvey's decided to drag everyone else down with him!

Posted by: Jackal at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (LCVQ/)

217 He played the fat kid on the 80s sitcom 'Head of the Class.'
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (oVJmc)

Holy shit. He was Ricky in Better Off Dead. Are we talking about the same guy?

Posted by: Pug Mahon at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (sGSvK)

218 great opportunity for some conservative group to take over a chunk of entertainment

(Posted by: artisanal 'ette)(strike through)

Posted by: Steve Bannon

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (3ScwK)

219 ....if a court would say that the contract is
void as against public policy.

Posted by: mercenary13

* * * * * *

With-cause employment contracts can contain just about any ridiculous provision re: fireable offenses. Some employment contracts allow salary to continue despite criminal charges and only cuts off when convicted.

Posted by: MSTisdale at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (xHVD5)

220 When Meryl Streep exclaimed "Harvey is God!", I wonder what she meant.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (ylUqT)

221 hoists beer

To Tammy!

Whiskey for my men. Beer for my *horses*.

Posted by: Toby Keith at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (HtLSE)

222 209
great opportunity for some conservative group to take over a chunk of entertainment
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (fceHP)

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Apparently the rich conservatives keep getting chances to get a toe in the door but turn it down.

Something about culture being lost so there's no point.

I swear...if I ran a movie studio with $100,000,000 budget, I could put out 2 - 5 movies a year that were conservative at the core, but never preached. Much like how many Hollywood movies are progressive to the core, but don't explicitly preach. They don't scream at you that Islamaphobia is bad, they just have only nice Muslims.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (X+Lmq)

223 Child victims are ashamed and they're also supporting their families in some cases. I imagine the parents don't stop it. Or report it.

The Bill Cosby victims tell stories about going to their parents for help, and being told to deal with it. Or not being believed. There is no doubt in my mind some parents suspected things, but the fame & money were too good. Kinda like the Michael Jackson victims...parents were willing to turn a blind eye.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (YUN1C)

224 great opportunity for some conservative group to take over a chunk of entertainment
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And not set up another think tank? What the hell man?!?

Posted by: Conservative Donors at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (eSx+E)

225 212 Childhood sexual abuse causes your soul to die. It will affect you for the rest of your life. It can kill a person. I know because I was abused by someone I looked up to. He was not an adult at the time. It took me a looooong time to get over it. I have never told anyone but the horde.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)

I'm so sorry. You are a strong person to admit it. Very strong.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (Ri/rl)

226
*ring...ring*

Hil: "Hello"

Harvey: "Hiya Hils, it's me..."

Hil: "Me who?"

Harvey: "Harvey, Harvey Weinstein."

Hil: "Get off my phone Harvey."

Harvey: "Aww, c'mon Hils, throw me a bone, for old time's sake."

Hil: "What do you want Harvey?"

Harvey: "I want to borrow Chelsea, and Bill's Bible, for a photo op. Oh, also, can you give me Jesse Jackson's number?"

Hil: "Fvck you Harvey."

Harvey: *?!*

Harvey: "I didn't know you were interested."

Hil: *click*

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (9tO1t)

227 Let's not start watering each other's plants just yet. Still a ways to go before we see if the dominoes are starting to fall.

Still...it would be wonderful if the truth did start making the rounds properly for once...

Fiat justicia, ruat caelum.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (AM1GF)

228 Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (lwiT4)

Keep in mind, entertainment was only an artifact. The purpose of all these people is to get massive amounts of power and money and keep it.

That's the real purpose of all these "entertainment" companies.

That so many are willing to do anything to be a part of it allows men with no morals the opportunity to sell access.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Back from the Dead) at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (FggAv)

229 Was it over when Roman Polanski banged a 13 year old?? Hell no!! And it ain't over now!!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (Jcg9Q)

230 219 We now bring you the latest updates on Republican rapist Harvey Weinstein, (R), a multimillionaire, business owner, and major campaign donor, who is charged with multiple counts of raping and sexually abusing men and women. Weinstein, (R), was formally charged with these...
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Now in the Lost My Doctor AND My Insurance Premiums Doubled Column at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (Wsqyd)

============

Rumor is he's the grandson of Republican George Wallace.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (X+Lmq)

231 If that one theory is true, that brother Bob leaked the dirt to get rid of Harvey, boy did that work. Kind of a Pyrrhic victory, though.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (FUu/Z)

232 Will Smith: I don't pay enough taxes.

French reporter: so you'd be willing to pay 90% income Tax?

Will Smith: Woo! God bless America!

Posted by: John Marston at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (SkuXa)

233 180 What man looks at a little girl and thinks "SEX"?

How do you "fix" that? You CAN't fix that!"

Exactly. I can't wrap my mind around that. It's a desire to ruin innocence.

Jesus had something to say about that. Millstones. Better to have never been born. Something along those lines.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at October 13, 2017 04:51 PM (ZM2xo)

234 Hillary hasn't forgotten the Clinton Misconduct Response Script -
"It's a lie."
"It's a lie."
"It's a lie."
"It's old news."

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at October 13, 2017 04:51 PM (uEtcQ)

235 A contact is a contract.

He should be reinstated and, in accordance with his agreement, be allowed to further harass other aspiring actresses.

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 13, 2017 04:51 PM (gA0wF)

236 For all the other music/song lyric jokes I'm making, I believe the correct theme song of this thread is Gunther: The Ding Dong Song.

Oooh, you touch my tra-la-la. Ooooh, my ding-ding-dong...

Meet me tonight, I'm looking for some fun...

Posted by: Sporkatus at October 13, 2017 04:51 PM (HtLSE)

237 Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (VZXTQ)

Eh, you were a far bigger voice!

It would be an answer to prayer if the pedo stuff was truly halted.

The Weinstein stuff probably always be around, maybe not outright assault, but you know there are always gonna be men who offer jobs for sex, and women who aren't squeamish.

But children should be safe.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:52 PM (kuFbc)

238 Maybe Weinstein can go work for Roger Goodall.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 04:52 PM (A3ivx)

239 With-cause employment contracts can contain just about any ridiculous provision re: fireable offenses. Some employment contracts allow salary to continue despite criminal charges and only cuts off when convicted.
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The problem here is that the company actually gets a bonus, which escalates with each subsequent bad act by Harvey. Thus, the compnay has no incentive to correct his conduct, indeed, they have a monetary incentive to facilitate it. Thus, all of his staff and aides helping him with the meetings, attending, then excusing themselves after a hour or so . . .

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 04:52 PM (pe/CO)

240
Burn.
Scatter.
Salt.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2017 04:52 PM (QLvwG)

241 The Bill Cosby victims tell stories about going to their parents for help, and being told to deal with it. Or not being believed. There is no doubt in my mind some parents suspected things, but the fame & money were too good. Kinda like the Michael Jackson victims...parents were willing to turn a blind eye.
Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:50 PM (YUN1C)

The Michael Jackson stuff makes me sick. He always had kids with him around here. Taking them shopping, buying them whatever they wanted. When Toys r us was closed at night, they'd open the store for MJ and the children he had with him.

Posted by: CaliGirl at October 13, 2017 04:52 PM (Ri/rl)

242
Meryl Streep : "Not everyone knew about this."

Okay, but what about you?

Meryl Streep : *silence*

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 13, 2017 04:53 PM (9tO1t)

243 Getting into the "industry" is very big in my area. There are lots of carpooling trips into NYC for acting lessons, talent related visits, pictures and auditions.

This type of behavior has always been discussed among the parents. Some write it off because they know the principles who live in the area. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous. The devil you know and all that.

I once told them my kid would not be going anywhere without a chaperone. That "chaperone" btw, was former USASOF and wouldn't leave their side. Ever.

They said that wouldn't fly. I said see ya.

But some of them would sell their soul for this, which is sad.

Now ou know why I feel especially empathetic to the victims.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 04:53 PM (WyGP6)

244 Triggleypuff could even claim sexual advances were made

Posted by: Mac Sog at October 13, 2017 04:53 PM (czkHE)

245 It mentioned treating others badly or in ill will. That could be slapping the bell hop for dropping your bags at the wrong room. I don't think the work "sex" or such was specifically mentioned. The board and HW will say it was "ill will" or some such thing towards anyone. Could have been a guy. or girl.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 13, 2017 04:53 PM (bB4HN)

246 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM
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I'm so very, very sorry that this happened to you USNtakim.

{{{hugs}}}

I know four people (three men and a woman) who were sexually abused as a child. One of the men is gay and unstable; the other man is morbidly obese and unstable, and the female was an alcoholic who abused prescription drugs and was unstable The final one seems to have coped somehow, and has a wife and children. I can't imagine how horrible it is to deal with that.

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 04:54 PM (aT+Bx)

247 Triggleypuff could even claim sexual advances were made

Posted by: Mac Sog

...yeah, let's not go crazy here.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 04:54 PM (AM1GF)

248 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)

Now that you've been able to take that step, maybe a trusted friend could listen, too.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:54 PM (kuFbc)

249 For all the other music/song lyric jokes I'm making, I believe the correct theme song of this thread is Gunther: The Ding Dong Song.
-------------
*?*

What about me?

Posted by: Blind Melon Chittlin' at October 13, 2017 04:54 PM (9tO1t)

250 The 2 Coreys deal is horrible too. They've been trying to tell people for years. I don't know if one got a settlement and couldn't be specific, however, they've tried in their own way to shout about it. One of them is dead now.

Oh and brother of Jachiem Phenix (sp?) who died of a drug overdose, great child actor, wonder why his life was drug laden?

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:55 PM (U+nHb)

251 The saddest part of all of this is the non-Hollywood starlets.

The little girls who grow up and try to live normal lives and have babies and be okay.

But they can't, see?

Because really bad stuff happened. With a trusted man. And they can't get past it.

And their husbands have to help them everyday to learn once again how to trust , how to love and how to be loved.

And every morning starts a new day where the monster is back again and we start from square one.

" I am not crticizing you. I want to help you."

Over and over.

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 04:55 PM (2wRtc)

252 247
Meryl Streep : "Not everyone knew about this."

Okay, but what about you?

Meryl Streep : *silence*
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 13, 2017 04:53 PM (9tO1t)

What a very very absurd thing for her to say... bordering on a non sequitur.. as in "what is your point?"

Posted by: kraken at October 13, 2017 04:55 PM (zSVEm)

253 212 Childhood sexual abuse causes your soul to die. It will affect you for the rest of your life. It can kill a person. I know because I was abused by someone I looked up to. He was not an adult at the time. It took me a looooong time to get over it. I have never told anyone but the horde.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)

Damn. I am so deeply sorry. No child should have to go through the hell of abuse, especially that kind.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 04:56 PM (NWiLs)

254 For all the other music/song lyric jokes I'm making, I believe the correct theme song of this thread is Gunther: The Ding Dong Song.
-------------
*?*

What about me?
Posted by: Blind Melon Chittlin'
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My Ding A Ling

Posted by: Chuck Berry at October 13, 2017 04:56 PM (9tO1t)

255 192 I'm just amazed that so many people in the movie business seem to have accepted all this.
Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (ylUqT)

It reminds me of the phrase "Banality of Evil".

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:56 PM (YUN1C)

256 Weinstein, Hollywood, Iran, NFL, Obamacare. It's been another great week folks.

Go Trump!!!
Posted by: Country Boy - 2017 GNAMM survivor at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (Jcg9Q)

This is why the libs are on maximum meltdown mode.

Y'all know about batsh*t crazy fil, and my brother was telling me about his fil - also batsh*t liberal lunatic. He said they were visiting with him recently and he was babbling about all of this "hard core" tinfoil hat stuff about Trump, crazy crazy stuff. My brother and his wife were saying he's gotten so much worse and they think he seriously needs help. That is what happened to my fil - he's lost his mind - literally.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (fceHP)

257 No child should have to go through that. Ever for any reason. Someone had to mind her if she were underage. At the very least, get her to a doctor. I could type more but only ugly things would come out, so I'll be silent.

Wreck people's souls - for a GD movie or TV show!!! For entertainment! Oh, it's so artsy! Oh, it's so clever! Oh, look at the special effects!!
I'll stop now.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 04:44 PM (lwiT4)

I guess we assume most parent's would behave like you or I or any parent here would react...."I'll beat you within an inch of your life mofo."

But I think a lot parent's of child stars, not all, but a lot are, on a certain level, sickos themselves and they're not going to do anything to upset that gravy train.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (Enq6K)

258 We now bring you the latest updates on Trump supporter and Republican rapist Harvey
Weinstein, (R), a multimillionaire, business owner, and major Trump campaign
donor, who is charged with multiple counts of raping and sexually abusing men and women; reports are that many, many of the assaults happened at various Trump properties around the world. Weinstein,(R), a personal friend of Donald Trump and his son Donald JR, was formally charged with
these...

Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: The MSM at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (aT+Bx)

259 >>>How in the hell did someone "sexually assault" Terry Crews and not end up in the ICU?<<<

Crews is expendable. Also, maybe they were just having a dick-measuring contest?

Posted by: Fritz at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (3ubcI)

260 What Weinstein did wrong, in that world, was become exposed. And it's still not clear to me how that came about.

In this war of Deep State against the People and Culture against Counter Culture it's quite possible the Weinstein front pagery has nothing to do with the Weinstein debauchery.

Posted by: gNewt at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (NPutB)

261 I'm waiting for Jimmy Kimmel to tell me what to think about all this
Posted by: Batterup at October 13, 2017 04:22 PM (mtGE/)
Jimmy will tell you but you've got to reach into his pants to find the answer.

Posted by: andycanuck at October 13, 2017 04:58 PM (mJ8mX)

262 255 Oh and brother of Jachiem Phenix (sp?) who died of a drug overdose, great child actor, wonder why his life was drug laden?

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:55 PM (U+nHb)

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River.

The first young Indy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (X+Lmq)

263 He has a lot of power, and money, and bad intent.

Unlike Aqualung....

Posted by: kraken at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (zSVEm)

264 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)

I am so very sorry. You are a very courageous person. You honor us by sharing your pain and your story. I'm sad no one was there to protect you. May your soul continue to heal.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (YUN1C)

265 Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 04:55 PM (U+nHb)

The Phoenix family all seem a bit whacked to me and so does Shia LeBoeuf. I'd say all was not well within those household walls by any means.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (kuFbc)

266 Tami, those parents live their lives through that of their child's success.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (A3ivx)

267 I'm just amazed that so many people in the movie business seem to have accepted all this.
Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at October 13, 2017 04:45 PM (ylUqT)

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It's the patriarchy, man.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (X+Lmq)

This is what progressivism looks like.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (fceHP)

268 Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM (VZXTQ)

Yep

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (kuFbc)

269
Holy shit. He was Ricky in Better Off Dead. Are we talking about the same guy?

Yep.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (oVJmc)

270 I guess we assume most parent's would behave like
you or I or any parent here would react...."I'll beat you within an inch
of your life mofo."

But I think a lot parent's of child stars, not all, but a lot are,
on a certain level, sickos themselves and they're not going to do
anything to upset that gravy train.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 04:57 PM
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My theory is the uber liberal women see sex in a very different way than conservative women. I think many see it as nothing more than a bodily function; like using the bathroom or doing jumping jacks.

That's all. A bodily function.

So they have no problem sacrificing their daughters and sons to pedos for profit because.. sex is simply a bodily function. No different than sneezing.

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (aT+Bx)

271 272 Tami, those parents live their lives through that of their child's success.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (A3ivx)

Bingo. They live vicariously through their kids. It's severely fucked up and leads to all kind of sick behavior.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (NWiLs)

272 >>>Maybe Weinstein can go work for Roger Goodall.<<<

All you bitches want a part in my agency, take a knee.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (3ubcI)

273 In this war of Deep State against the People and Culture against Counter Culture it's quite possible the Weinstein front pagery has nothing to do with the Weinstein debauchery.
Posted by: gNewt

It also isn't necessarily stage-managed. Sometimes things just happen with timing like that. Maybe NBC grabbed it to switch stories, maybe a little payback. Maybe there was a chain of small things behind the scenes we'll never hear about because nobody ever thinks to put it together. Or maybe there's another hand at play here. God only knows...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (AM1GF)

274 Now, this woman seems like a perfect mate for Harvey Weinstein...

LITITZ PA - More details have emerged in the arrest of a 22-year-old Lititz woman accused of sending a man to the hospital for treatment of an injury to his genitals after an argument in the shower last month. Police say Abigail Geiger, of the 700 block of Wickshire Circle, got into an altercation with a male victim while they were in the shower. During the argument, the victim attempted to leave, but Geiger allegedly grabbed him by the genitals to prevent him from exiting. The victim eventually pushed her away, forcing her to release her grip and causing bruises on her back. The victim then fled the home and went to a hospital for treatment of puncture marks and scratches to his genitals, according to the criminal complaint. Police determined that Geiger was the aggressor in the altercation, and charged her with simple assault domestic violence, according to the criminal complaint.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (e8kgV)

275 Anyone who abuses a child needs to be burned alive, feet first while you're throwing adrenaline darts at them to keep them conscious.

I'm a simple measured man. But I have zero tolerance for monsters.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (WyGP6)

276 I'm fine I'm past it all. This will follow me to my grave. My abuser had a very alcoholic father and was abused himself. The cycle stops with me. If my family knew they would be devastated and carry guilt they do not deserve to have. I blame the alcoholic asshole more than anybody and he has been dead for 30 years.
(may he rot)

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (0OmEj)

277 Don't you prudes realize you're damaging an entire industry!?

Posted by: Barbera Walters at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (SkuXa)

278 Children should be safe, and eff the Dims and GOPe wrapping themsleves around children for the children. They are literal demons.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe
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Yeah. Literal demons. A lot of people think this is an exaggeration. Those people are in denial. I think its dead balls on accurate.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:00 PM (sCk5i)

279 Holy shit. He was Ricky in Better Off Dead. Are we talking about the same guy?
Posted by: Pug Mahon at October 13, 2017 04:49 PM (sGSvK)

Yes.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (d9p7Q)

280 273 This is what progressivism looks like.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (fceHP)

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There's always a ruling class, and ideologies on the left always seem to esteem their ruling classes a lot.

You know, in a way that provides the ruling class with enough room and latitude to commit crimes against people without recourse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (X+Lmq)

281 212 Childhood sexual abuse causes your soul to die. It will affect you
for the rest of your life. It can kill a person. I know because I was
abused by someone I looked up to. He was not an adult at the time. It
took me a looooong time to get over it. I have never told anyone but the
horde.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 04:47 PM (0OmEj)
==============================

Never be ashamed to tell your story, in an appropriate setting. You did nothing wrong. Sometimes we think we did - we must have said something a certain way or made eye contact a certain way..... Bullshit. Bull and shit.

Look at us now. Here we are. We are alive and we made it and we are loved by God, in the purest, strongest possible way. Living well is the best revenge. Be well, by friend.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (lwiT4)

282 It wasn't till about the 18th century that all performers weren't considered and an aberration.

Posted by: gNewt at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (NPutB)

283 That can't feel good: that attorneys wrote a contract entered into by parties contemplating human beings used as expensive furniture. Maybe even not so expensive as multiple exposures to expenditure are among elements agreed to. Persons treated as chattel. With tacit approval by others.

Ouch.

Posted by: 80's music fan at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (ba6iD)

284 A contract cannot include a criminal act, and is therefore, void. Sexual harassment is illegal, so the contract is void.
Posted by: Very Undude at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (2X7pN)

Disagree.

First, nothing in the contract compels Weinstein to commit a criminal act. That would be unenforceable.

If the language being circulated is accurate, the contract does two things.

First, it requires Weinstein to indemnify the company if the company pays out (in judgment, settlement or just attorney fees) on a claim that results in a judgment or settlement against Weinstein. Since it is virtually guaranteed that the employer will be sued in these cases alongside the harassing employee, there is nothing unreasonable or even unusual about this.

Second, it penalizes Weinstein by imposing an additional fine payable to the company if Weinstein pays out on a claim to a plaintiff. I don't see a problem with this eitehr since it could be seen as supportive of public policy since it gives Weinstein a financial incentive not to dick the help.

The problem is in the provision that allows Weinstein to stay at the company as long as he meets these other requirements. One could argue that a company (who is jointly and severally liable for harassment along with harassing managerial employee) should always be free to fire a serial harasser. While this provision doesn't make the contract illegal, it will look terrible to a jury. I would not want to have to defend the company on it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (Mouru)

285 How in the hell did someone "sexually assault" Terry Crews and not end up in the ICU?

Terry likes making his living in Hellywood, too. Punch a studio exec, never work again.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (IcT7t)

286 272 Tami, those parents live their lives through that of their child's success.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (A3ivx)

Right....and nothing is going to get in the way of that...not even their own child's physical and mental well being.

They are sick.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (Enq6K)

287 Tami, those parents live their lives through that of their child's success.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 04:59 PM (A3ivx)

Why are my ears burning? - Honey Boo Boo's mom

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (QLvwG)

288 shibumi : the youtuber "Boogie" reports that his egg donor (I won't call that monster a mom) abused him badly as a kid, although I don't know if sexually. Anyway similar pattern - he's morbidly obese now.

I know a guy who comfort-eats a lot. Always snacking on something. He's got to know he shouldn't do that.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (pHWYK)

289 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (n+6mJ)

290 Look at that picture of Harvey on the left at the top. Now tell me that his behavior with women would be ANY different if he was not a multimillionaire head of a billion dollar head Hollywood company. The guy in the photo on the left at the top would HAVE to resort to grabbing, groping, touching and feeling any woman within arm's length to get any action at all.
Because no woman would go near him.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (7uYFy)

291 But I bet plenty of ettes have gone through similar shit.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 04:48 PM (kuFbc)

yup

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (fceHP)

292 How in the hell did someone "sexually assault" Terry Crews and not end up in the ICU?

Crews is expendable. Also, maybe they were just having a dick-measuring contest?
Posted by: Fritz

If I'm expendable, I'm taking physical scalps when I go.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (10k4Q)

293 Meryl Streep has the sadz. She was excluded bwaaaa.

Posted by: gNewt at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (NPutB)

294 I'm so sorry. You are a strong person to admit it. Very strong.

Posted by: CaliGirl

This. Respect, man.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (d9p7Q)

295 I just want to know if Harvey was the only person at the company to have this in his employment contract.

Posted by: Meremortal, hand over heart at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (3myMJ)

296 Haven't read much of the thread.
But...
It seems to me that if a firm signs a document excusing an executive of sexual misconduct, then said company has:
A: a reasonable expectation of such activity occurring; and
B: has become an accessory before the fact.

I'm not a lawyer so what am I missing?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (y+BJh)

297 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (n+6mJ)

Always knew he was a phony.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (7uYFy)

298 Yeah. Literal demons. A lot of people think this is an exaggeration. Those people are in denial. I think its dead balls on accurate.

Posted by: simplemind

Powers and principalities, my man, powers and principalities.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (AM1GF)

299 Special mention of sick sick sick and demented parents, those of Jazz.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 05:04 PM (A3ivx)

300 I'm fine I'm past it all. This will follow me to my grave. My abuser had a very alcoholic father and was abused himself. The cycle stops with me. If my family knew they would be devastated and carry guilt they do not deserve to have. I blame the alcoholic asshole more than anybody and he has been dead for 30 years.
(may he rot)

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You don't have to tell anyone you know, but might consider talking to someone with some training in counseling. The process of telling of the event to another is by itself clarifying.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:04 PM (ldnht)

301 303 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (n+6mJ)

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I may be jumping the gun, but I believe he would. Damon, evidently, too.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 05:04 PM (U+nHb)

302 You gotta love Hollywood.

For all of the preaching and scolding about the culture of rape and feminism, they have actually committed themselves to a culture of rape in their movie mogul contracts!

F#&*ing brilliant!

And no one ever heard of this clause before?

How many other Hollywood contracts have this clause in them?

Mr. Clooney?

Mr. Affleck?

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (wo3jg)

303 From 4chan, it's from a site called celebitchy:

Alanis Morrissete reveals she was raped abuse by Dave Coulier when she was was 14-19..

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (aT+Bx)

304

This goes back as far as The Mickey Mouse Club.

It runs deep.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (fceHP)

305 Powers and Principalities?

What about Thrones?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (A3ivx)

306 "Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 05:01 PM (Mouru)"

I would argue the contract was unusual in its terms and therefore partially the result of potential criminal knowledge.

Then I would depose people on the facts, especially what they knew prior to contract creation.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (WyGP6)

307 Powers and principalities, my man, powers and principalities.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (AM1GF)
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More real than we realize.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (lwiT4)

308 Haven't read much of the thread.
But...
It seems to me that if a firm signs a document excusing an executive of sexual misconduct, then said company has:
A: a reasonable expectation of such activity occurring; and
B: has become an accessory before the fact.

I'm not a lawyer so what am I missing?
Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (y+BJh)

That contract reads to my non legally-trained mind like a de facto endorsement and encouragement of illegal behavior. And it sounds like they would be on the hook for any monetary damages awarded to any victim of Weinstein's sexual harassment.

Posted by: JoeF. at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (7uYFy)

309 Oh now, y'all need not fool yourselves into thinking this is solely a leftist issue.

The depravity side of it may be more prevalent among the left, but the control part of it tends to be found more on the right.

Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (kuFbc)

310 This goes back as far as The Mickey Mouse Club.

It runs deep.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (fceHP)

Annette Funicello started a tradition when she sprouted those boobs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (Mouru)

311 301 I just want to know if Harvey was the only person at the company to have this in his employment contract.
Posted by: Meremortal, hand over heart at October 13, 2017 05:03 PM (3myMJ)

That would definitely be indicative. I wouldn't be shocked either way, but if he's the only one that's pretty much the company admitting they know what he does and the type of work environment they're creating for women there.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (z/Ubi)

312 It seems to me that if a firm signs a document excusing an executive of sexual misconduct, then said company has:
A: a reasonable expectation of such activity occurring; and
B: has become an accessory before the fact.

I'm not a lawyer so what am I missing?

Posted by: Diogenes
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Oh no you are right. They company itself has major criminal problems right now. This is going to be an epic shitstorm for that company.

I hope none of you have stock in Miramax.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (j3yq5)

313 Well, it is clear that the rot goes deep, and it infects Hollywood into serious dysfunction. Likely why they have not put out anything worth a damn in, well, a couple of generations.

Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at October 13, 2017 05:07 PM (m9Yt9)

314 I worked ( in religious terms) with sex offenders for several years in the Corrections system.

What I heard from them was very disturbing, once they opened up.
Those who were contrite said plainly that if they had not been caught they would still be doing.. what they did.
And they did a lot. There is much recidivism. I left that ministry because of bitter disillusionment.

I am still affected.

Posted by: kraken at October 13, 2017 05:07 PM (zSVEm)

315 The depravity side of it may be more prevalent among the left, but the control part of it tends to be found more on the right.

What "right"?

There is no "right" in government. It's all shades of left.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (AM1GF)

316 Somebody please tell me that David Bois and his firm had a hand in writing this contract.

Oh boy this is gonna be good . . .

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (4Av+k)

317 I hope none of you have stock in Miramax.
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (j3yq5)

His poor parents are having their names dragged through the sewer by their sewer rat of a son....

Posted by: JoeF. at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (7uYFy)

318
You don't have to tell anyone you know, but might consider talking to someone with some training in counseling. The process of telling of the event to another is by itself clarifying.

I really am past it. I have two great kids and a wife who puts up with my shit and who loves me. I realise it wasn't my fault and I'm ok ion my own skin.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)

319 322 Somebody please tell me that David Bois and his firm had a hand in writing this contract.

Oh boy this is gonna be good . . .
Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (4Av+k)

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It was Bob Loblaw.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (X+Lmq)

320 Boy, the list seems like it could be pretty long, the damaged I mean.

Brittany Spears? Hypersexual, sexualized at a young age, meltdown in her late teens/20's?

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (U+nHb)

321 315 Oh now, y'all need not fool yourselves into thinking this is solely a leftist issue.

The depravity side of it may be more prevalent among the left, but the control part of it tends to be found more on the right.

Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (kuFbc)

They're everywhere, but you know what? We're not making jokes about a guy's behavior on an episode of 30 Rock and then acting "SHOCKED" when its all coming to light.

Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (z/Ubi)

322 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)

You're a helluva dude. God bless ya, man.

Posted by: Insomniac - Redneck Death Squad Ninja at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (NWiLs)

323 Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:05 PM (fceHP)

Good lord, as far as Hollywood goes, google fatty arbuckle and the bigwig who whacked off in front of a 12 year old Shirley Temple.

As far as pedophilia goes.... well, some Romans made a point of having all the body hair plucked off their slaves, so as to make them look more like children.

Pretty sure that's as old as mankind, too.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (kuFbc)

324 What "right"?

There is no "right" in government. It's all shades of left.
==

Evil is what keeps the Uniparty together.

Posted by: Mortimer - disappointed at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (2wRtc)

325 Clooney directs Damon in Surburbicon which opens next week.

Will there be backlash?

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (n+6mJ)

326
Oh no you are right. They company itself has major criminal
problems right now. This is going to be an epic shitstorm for that
company.

I hope none of you have stock in Miramax.
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OK, stupid question.

Is it legal for a company to have a contract with someone that exempts criminal behavior?

For example.. "you can't fire me if I murder someone."

Posted by: shibumi at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (aT+Bx)

327 I really am past it. I have two great kids and a
wife who puts up with my shit and who loves me. I realise it wasn't my
fault and I'm ok ion my own skin.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)
=================================

That's a great blessing.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (lwiT4)

328 If I were a stockholder in any of the major studios, I would demand to see the contracts of all producers and executives.

This is outrageous.

Can you imagine the outcry if a sports team had the same clause?

Or if Congress included such a clause in spending bill?

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (wo3jg)

329 Feel Good Story Of The Week.

No survivors. Current projects are DOA. Intellectual property trapped in legal tarpits. Hollywood royalties/actor percentages/ bank gifting/ money laundering schemes ruined.

Weinstein fragged Hollywood. Corpses everwhere. Old Harvey will take as many down with him as possible.

Posted by: 13times at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (WHVu+)

330 "Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)"

And you are a fucking giant of a man.

You left that part out.

Posted by: LTC Marcus T at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (WyGP6)

331 There is much recidivism. I left that ministry because of bitter disillusionment.

I am still affected.
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The recidivism rate with pedo's is pretty damn near 300%. Its pretty good argument for the death penalty.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (2ZdI2)

332 Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)

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I'm glad you can be honest here, USNtakim. Anonymity is therapeutic sometimes.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 05:11 PM (U+nHb)

333 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.

Man, this just keeps gettin' better and better.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 05:11 PM (oVJmc)

334 Suburbicon???

Clooney can't speak the words correctly and summons the Demon of Seven-Eleven?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 05:11 PM (A3ivx)

335 Alanis Morrissete reveals she was raped abuse by Dave Coulier when she was was 14-19..

Everybody probably already assumed that sort of thing, without even putting it into words. I think it's easy to recognize without even really being aware of it that a "broken girl" so to speak must at one time or other have been, well, broken.

I don't think anybody would expect Jagged Little Pill to have materialized out of the ether.

Posted by: Sporkatus at October 13, 2017 05:11 PM (HtLSE)

336 Weinstein fragged Hollywood. Corpses everwhere. Old Harvey will take as many down with him as possible.

Posted by: 13times

That answers my question from yesterday, then...compared to the perv, the hurricane was a piker!

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (AM1GF)

337 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 05:11 PM (oVJmc)

So basically George was in charge of bimbo eruptions?

Posted by: JoeF. at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (7uYFy)

338 The recidivism rate with pedo's is pretty damn near 300%. Its pretty good argument for the death penalty.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:10 PM (2ZdI2)
=======================

Either that or kept in a pen. Never to be allowed to walk free among society ever again. Way way too risky.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (lwiT4)

339 legal insurrection has an article about the AP trying to connect Steve Bannon to Weinstein, or at least to Weinstein's company. From the AP piece:

Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House strategist and current
head of Breitbart News, is the latest politico touched by the scandal.
Bannon, whose website has hammered Democrats for accepting Weinstein's
political donations, himself profited off a relationship with the movie
mogul, in an ill-fated joint venture more than a decade ago.

Bannon served as chairman of a small company that distributed DVDs
and home videos, and went into business in 2005 with The Weinstein Co.,
led by Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob. The Weinsteins became 70
percent owners of the now defunct venture, Genius Products.

http://tinyurl.com/y987vmgz

Posted by: mallfly suPreme at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (ILitO)

340 Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:06 PM (kuFbc)
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Exemplified by nobody from DC saying a word. No congressman huff and puff taking advantage of the obvious free camera time.

Why? Because they are in it hip deep too.
Decadent DC.

Posted by: gNewt at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (NPutB)

341 ...times when you just slink away?
Monumental power and privilege. The respect and fear that comes with it. And the powers that be or that want to be coming to you; The Kingmaker and gatekeeper.
Not just slink away, but listen to your former victims and toadies and lessors all spitting on your name and stabbing you in the back as you don't go away fast enough?

No way is he going quietly.
He's going to name names, leak any tapes he has, and burn anyone he's got dirt on

I just hope he flings enough scum as he goes down the drain that actresses like Emma Thompson change their statements from "Harvey didn't harass me but lots of others did" to "Here's my list of Harveyesque harassers"

Posted by: Downcast at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (y2yuy)

342 Boy, the list seems like it could be pretty long, the damaged I mean.

Brittany Spears? Hypersexual, sexualized at a young age, meltdown in her late teens/20's?
Posted by: Seems Legit

Milky Virus.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (10k4Q)

343 Clooney accused of getting actresses blacklisted who complained.
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 13, 2017 05:02 PM (n+6mJ)

Good. EABOD.

Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (d9p7Q)

344 Clooney directs Damon in Surburbicon which opens next week.
___
I never saw Ben Affleck do nothing.

Posted by: Matt Damon at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (eSx+E)

345 Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (z/Ubi)

Well duh. And priests preach against rape. Cops arrest people for assault.

Some while doing it themselves.

Hypocrites everywhere.

Certainly not standing up for lefties who joke about it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (kuFbc)

346 Posted by: buzzion at October 13, 2017 05:09 PM (z/Ubi)

Well duh. And priests preach against rape. Cops arrest people for assault.

Some while doing it themselves.

Hypocrites everywhere.

Certainly not standing up for lefties who joke about it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (kuFbc)

347 I don't think anybody would expect Jagged Little Pill to have materialized out of the ether.

Posted by: Sporkatus

She did angry way, way to well not to be tapping into something personal.

Her later stuff just didn't seem legit...it's like she was trying to sell it to herself more than anything else. (And the later stuff she actually wrote! Now that's irony...)

Posted by: Brother Cavil, Abbot of St. Costello-on-the-Hurlingbone at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (AM1GF)

348 #280 Too bad the guy didn't have a Geiger counter.

Posted by: andycanuck at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (mJ8mX)

349 Exemplified by nobody from DC saying a word. No congressman huff and puff taking advantage of the obvious free camera time.

Why? Because they are in it hip deep too.
Decadent DC.

Cheese Pizza.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (10k4Q)

350 Is it legal for a company to have a contract with someone that exempts criminal behavior?

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No it is not. It is not a crime per se, but it 'against public policy" to contract for a crime. So the contract is not enforceable. In addition in this particular contract incentivized the company to facilitate his actions because they got a bonus for each act and that bonus escalated with each subsequent act. Wow. Sick. Likely criminal culpability. Board members looking a criminal charges. Criminal penalties fines to company.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:13 PM (iXQa7)

351 I really am past it. I have two great kids and a wife who puts up with my shit and who loves me. I realise it wasn't my fault and I'm ok ion my own skin.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)

Sounds good to me.

I mean, as long as you aren't a Red Sox fan....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2017 05:14 PM (vRcUp)

352 gross negligence indeed

Posted by: Perv Weinsteen at October 13, 2017 05:14 PM (6dFYM)

353 >>>And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.

Now THAT just gave the super duper creeps.

Posted by: Max Power at October 13, 2017 05:14 PM (q177U)

354 The recidivism rate with pedo's is pretty damn near 300%. Its pretty good argument for the death penalty.

Higher than alcoholism, which is in turn higher than conversion therapy "de-gaying"(!).

Kind of casts shade on that as a proof of being "born this way" defective in some way and claiming innocence on that basis.

Posted by: Sporkatus at October 13, 2017 05:14 PM (HtLSE)

355 Not a good joke for a muslim comic...

https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/278272/

Posted by: steevy at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (rmVvL)

356 Oh wait, that would be the Damon of Seven-Eleven maybe?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (A3ivx)

357 290 A contract cannot include a criminal act, and is therefore, void. Sexual harassment is illegal, so the contract is void.
Posted by: Very Undude at October 13, 2017 04:46 PM (2X7pN)

Disagree.

First, nothing in the contract compels Weinstein to commit a criminal act. That would be unenforceable.

Reminds me of the robbery crew in Heat agreeing on extreme take down jobs saying, "I can do the stretch."

Posted by: 80's music fan at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (ba6iD)

358 legal insurrection has an article about the AP trying to connect Steve Bannon to Weinstein, or at least to Weinstein's company.

They're DESPERATE to make it about Trump.

Bannon's company having a distribution deal with Weinstein's company is not knowlege or links to sexual harassment/rape.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (oVJmc)

359 Gloria Allred and ficus interview at 6:00 on MSNBC.

Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (e1mEI)

360 Weinstein fragged Hollywood. Corpses everwhere. Old Harvey will take as many down with him as possible.

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At least so far it does not appear that anyone outside of Weinstein has taken a hit.

Are there calls for Clooney, Affleck, etc to be forced to retire? If that sort of thing starts you'll know this has hit home...

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (eSx+E)

361 I mean, as long as you aren't a Red Sox fan....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2017 05:14 PM (vRcUp)
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I heard they got run out of town. Ashamed to show their faces and all.

Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (lwiT4)

362 Does this mean that I should stop dreaming about a spot on Dancing With The Stars?

That will be Harvey's "comeback" Complete with routine that mimics sexual assault.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (BoMuO)

363 Milky Virus.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (10k4Q)
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Tell me Daddy didn't turn out Miley Cyrus.

Posted by: gNewt at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (NPutB)

364 320 I worked ( in religious terms) with sex offenders for several years in the Corrections system.

What I heard from them was very disturbing, once they opened up.
Those who were contrite said plainly that if they had not been caught they would still be doing.. what they did.
And they did a lot. There is much recidivism. I left that ministry because of bitter disillusionment.

I am still affected.

This is what bothers me most about our legal system.

I worked for a short period of time for the probation and parole system. Among stipulations for sex offenders were no computer, can't live near playgrounds or schools, can't have Halloween decorations up, etc.

I asked one of the judges in whose court I served why these stipulations were in place while we were having lunch one day. He said that they couldn't be trusted around kids anymore. I asked him why we let them out of jail if we fully acknowledge they are not fit to re-enter society. He said he didn't know but that the cake he was eating was really good, had I ever tried it before.

I lasted about two more months in that job before I resigned.

Posted by: Malcolm Tent at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (gA0wF)

365 344
........

Either that or kept in a pen. Never to be allowed to walk free among society ever again. Way way too risky.
Posted by: grammie winger - Hey Hey! at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (

Like I said abovethread grammie, when they talk honestly, they freely say that if they had not been caught, they would still be doing it.
And, FWIW, many had been molested themselves, very many had their activity escalate into physical assaults, and many had to make their assaults more and more extreme.

I am convinced that some sort of brain rewiring takes place.

Posted by: kraken at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (zSVEm)

366 By the time this all shakes out I expect that "Hollywood" will be downsized both in personnel and in companies. Though the companies may do the usual left thing and come back with the same old thing in a new package.

Posted by: geoffb at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (zOpu5)

367 nood

Posted by: tu3031 at October 13, 2017 05:16 PM (O5Q3r)

368 Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 13, 2017 05:15 PM (oVJmc)

Yep. By that standard, EVERYONE in Hollywood is guilty.

So actually....

Posted by: WitchDoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at October 13, 2017 05:17 PM (m9Yt9)

369 And if /pol/ is to be believed there's some shit in Nickelodeon on its way this weekend.
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Will you people leave the donut licking in the past? Really?

Posted by: Arianna Grande at October 13, 2017 05:17 PM (eSx+E)

370 Jimmy Kimmel... NOOD!

Posted by: andycanuck at October 13, 2017 05:17 PM (mJ8mX)

371 I hope the Clooney deal blows up big time.

He has political aspirations.

Although, that didn't stop Bill Clinton.

Posted by: Seems Legit at October 13, 2017 05:17 PM (U+nHb)

372 I really am past it. I have two great kids and a
wife who puts up with my shit and who loves me. I realise it wasn't my
fault and I'm ok ion my own skin.

Posted by: USNtakim at October 13, 2017 05:08 PM (0OmEj)

I am so sorry that happened to you and glad to hear you're past it with a great family. May you continue to heal and live well.

Posted by: Tami at October 13, 2017 05:17 PM (Enq6K)

373 egal insurrection has an article about the AP trying to connect Steve Bannon to Weinstein, or at least to Weinstein's company.

They're DESPERATE to make it about Trump.

Bannon's company having a distribution deal with Weinstein's company is not knowlege or links to sexual harassment/rape.

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But now Harvey has "ties" to Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (BoMuO)

374 re 329: Arbuckle was acquitted at the third trial. from wikipedia's entry on him, the jury at the third trial took less than ten minutes to acquit him and the jury foreman read a statement from the jury:

Acquittal is not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that a great
injustice has been done him. We feel also that it was only our plain
duty to give him this exoneration, under the evidence, for there was not
the slightest proof adduced to connect him in any way with the
commission of a crime. He was manly throughout the case and told a
straightforward story on the witness stand, which we all believed. The
happening at the hotel was an unfortunate affair for which Arbuckle, so
the evidence shows, was in no way responsible. We wish him success and
hope that the American people will take the judgment of fourteen men and
woman who have sat listening for thirty-one days to evidence, that
Roscoe Arbuckle is entirely innocent and free from all blame.

Posted by: mallfly suPreme at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (ILitO)

375 Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.

Agred. I won't politicize this. There is no moral high ground politically. We just know more about Hollywood & dems right now. Hollywood seems more of a concentrated sewer & spews this crap. And it makes sense, since they are actual living it in real life.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (YUN1C)

376 legal insurrection has an article about the AP trying to connect Steve Bannon to Weinstein, or at least to Weinstein's company. From the AP piece:

Steve Bannon, the former Trump White House strategist and current
head of Breitbart News, is the latest politico touched by the scandal.
Bannon, whose website has hammered Democrats for accepting Weinstein's
political donations, himself profited off a relationship with the movie
mogul, in an ill-fated joint venture more than a decade ago.

Bannon served as chairman of a small company that distributed DVDs
and home videos, and went into business in 2005 with The Weinstein Co.,
led by Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob. The Weinsteins became 70
percent owners of the now defunct venture, Genius Products.

http://tinyurl.com/y987vmgz

Posted by: mallfly suPreme at October 13, 2017 05:12 PM (ILitO)

Remember even Andrew Breitbart was on the left at one time, Greg Gutfeld, too, I think, who saw the dark and ran away from it.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (fceHP)

377 Where is Robert DeNiro in all of this?

He had to know this was going on.

Ran his mouth all those years about liberalism. A sanctimonious prick.

Now, this self-righteous genius has reverted to his role as the speechless catatonic Parkinson's patient, Leonard Lowe in "Awakenings."

Butthole.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (wo3jg)

378 I apologize for my numerous typos.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (YUN1C)

379 Supposedly Clooney was eyeing running for some kind of political position. That's why the marriage and the kids. Hopefully scandalous stuff coming out about him will put paid to that.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (FQKBL)

380 I asked him why we let them out of jail if we fully acknowledge they are not fit to re-enter society
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Because if the justice system were to invoke a fair and just penalty here the left would declare it cruel and unusual.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2017 05:19 PM (eSx+E)

381 Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.

Agred. I won't politicize this. There is no moral high ground politically. We just know more about Hollywood & dems right now. Hollywood seems more of a concentrated sewer & spews this crap. And it makes sense, since they are actual living it in real life.
Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:18 PM (YUN1C)

true, but this was institutionalized and protected from the women in the industry too, like Streep

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 13, 2017 05:19 PM (fceHP)

382 All Harvey has to do is change his last name to Clinton or perhaps full name to Carlos T-Dog Dangerstein -- and he will be the New Cumback Kid.

Posted by: ShainS at October 13, 2017 05:21 PM (5tLMI)

383 They're DESPERATE to make it about Trump.

They really are. As I read stuff last night, my heart sank as that became clearer & clearer. They are using & exploiting victims in yet another way. smh

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:21 PM (YUN1C)

384
Disagree.

First, nothing in the contract compels Weinstein to commit a criminal act. That would be unenforceable.

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See this is how lawyer's get paid. Harvey's lawyer will argue this. The company will argue that the contract unenforceable so we can fire you despite the fact that the contract says we can't.

In the end -- He's gonna stay fired and both Harvey and Miramax are looking a nasty criminal investigation. Such fun!

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:21 PM (ME0C9)

385 389 Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.
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Yeah, but Republicans jettison their perverts.

Democrats keep them around.

Kennedy.

Dodd.

Clinton.

Frank.

Weiner.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at October 13, 2017 05:21 PM (wo3jg)

386 I'm running out of popcorn.

Posted by: Monty James at October 13, 2017 05:23 PM (gKOMX)

387
Sasha Grey said she was sexually assaulted by a Hollywood exec and that she supports trump.

Posted by: Widespread Pepe at October 13, 2017 04:37 PM (VZXTQ)

It's tough to tell if she even acts or not. She has this deeply rooted 'indifference mode' to everything.

I've actually sat through one of her non-porn movies to try to figure it out. Without success.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at October 13, 2017 05:24 PM (EgwCt)

388 Plenty of perverts on both sides of the aisle, make no mistake.
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Don't lose focus. Hollywood need to go down.
Hollywood. Its been poisoning the country for too long.

Posted by: simplemind at October 13, 2017 05:24 PM (iXQa7)

389 true, but this was institutionalized and protected from the women in the industry too, like Streep

There are women like this all over. Some of it is the "I had to go through it and deal with it, so you can too." It's pretty disgusting.

The difference in Hollywood is the power & money. The whole thing is rotten to the core. 30 years, books written, people knowing...it's beyond comprehension. Like you said, institutionalized. Normalized. Which is what TV & movies seem to have become. Normalizing destructive, even evil, behaviors.

The banality of evil.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:26 PM (YUN1C)

390 have much great news in my on life (in the end stages and it's a dang miracle), but this revealing of the institutionalized pedophilia brings tears to my eyes

I feel like I'm sitting in the middle of an onion patch. But I'm glad I feel that, rather than calloused.

Posted by: Professor Chaos aka gumdrop gorilla at October 13, 2017 05:30 PM (YUN1C)

391 "I also hope the IRS or someone looks into their accounting practices."

Impenetrable gobbledygook designed to make every picture look like a loss.

Posted by: navybrat at October 13, 2017 05:32 PM (w7KSn)

392 Since all the best films have already been filmed and there's really nothing but soft-core porn, remakes, sequels, and comedies left to produce - we don't need any Hollywood tax credits, industry preferences, or any attention paid to those half-treasonous bastards at all anymore.

Let. Them. Wither.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at October 13, 2017 05:42 PM (c1VpD)

393 A bleg for my fellow Skyrim fans. Do any of you know of a song celebrating the Dragonborn's victory over Alduin? I'm doing a fanfic where the DB's mom is a bard, so I need such a song, but I'm no poet. If any of you feel up to it, I'll certainly give credit, or to any author you point me to, of course.

I'll even settle for some sort of triumphant song from Kipling, but I don't know of anything appropriate.

Posted by: empire1 at October 13, 2017 05:45 PM (YLQsE)

394 Discovery is a bitch. This should be popcorn-worthy.

Posted by: Max Entropy at October 13, 2017 05:57 PM (ur/Uv)

395 This quote needed fixing:

"Some writers are demanding that projects currently being developed by The Weinstein Company be released back to them, so they can take them somewhere that isn't associated with institutional molestation....yet."

Posted by: 99Problems at October 13, 2017 06:00 PM (zWaPh)

396 Exactly. This and his wife's divorce is just a way to preserve/shelter cash before the lawsuits are filed.
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He may not have that much cash to shelter. According to the DM, his high-end real estate is heavily mortgaged, and he just had to take out a $4 million, high-interest bridge loan. He recently sold his mom's house at a big discount, and seems to be desperate for quick cash.

As for his job, what is the point of suing a company that Pervy owns half of, and that probably isn't even going to exist a year from now anyway? Any damages he was awarded he would basically be paying to himself, and he won't have the money to pay himself, since his company will have to spend whatever assets it has left paying off all of the lawsuits spawned by Pervy's disgusting conduct. Suing his own company, which he has effectlvely destroyed, is just silly at this point. Pervy just needs to crawl off into oblivion somewhere and pray he doesn't end up doing hard time in some NY prison.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 13, 2017 06:05 PM (BXf9o)

397 Not gonna lie. If HW survives this and starts making movies that go after liberals and their BS I will watch.

With all the new accusations against other actors...sorry WHITE MALE ACTORS...this could be the far far left trying to exterminate all white males and their influence out of the party. Pretty sure that is what Michelle Obama Aka "Orangutan" mentioned in her nasty speech about there being to many "grey" white males.

I know, I know but you say, "these are white women making the accusations". Never trust a liberal white woman...EVER! Their ability to make everything about them and fight for the spotlight is historic.

Posted by: Ceasar at October 13, 2017 07:04 PM (x8dHd)

398 An employee of TWC reached by Deadline would not speak on the record, but described an office environment where already flagging morale has curdled into anger at Weinstein for acting without a thought to the consequences for the many troops charged with executing his vision. The growing consensus is that job security is tenuous at best.

Awww - somehow I can't bring myself to feel any sympathy for what are probably a bunch of liberals.

Posted by: blindside at October 14, 2017 08:36 AM (0z/gq)

399 68 I hope this bloated ficus diddler keeps this story going forever.
Posted by: kallisto at October 13, 2017 04:26 PM (53MZt)

Me too! I hope he actually wins his job back! It will keep this in the new longer, keep the spotlight in the garbage Hollywood is and maybe a few more rats scurrying around will bring some other big names down in the process.
A side benefit might be some of these Hollywood limo libs will keep their mouths shut for a while.
I'm personally waiting for the Jimmy Kimmmel scandal to break.

Posted by: Janir at October 16, 2017 09:14 AM (swVj9)

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