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Harvey Weinstein

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caperberries · 06/10/2017 09:17

Rumours have been circulating about this disgusting man and his sleazy casting couch for years... He has offered a half-hearted apology, but seems rather smug about the fact that his family are supporting him.

AIBU to think his wife is misguided? What sort of example is she setting to her daughter? After all, this isn't a one-off - it is a pattern of serious abuse of women over decades.

www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html

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MunchMunch · 14/10/2017 22:20

Sorry I haven't RTFT yet so I do t know if anyone else has questioned this but I wonder if Harvey is the person who abused Corey Haim and Corey Feldman along with a few other kids. Corey Feldman has talked about it in the past but never named names...

MunchMunch · 14/10/2017 22:22

Scrap that!

Just done a quick google and it's came straight up. Don't think it's been confirmed as Harvey but seems quite likely.

southeastdweller · 14/10/2017 22:22

Thought-provoking article here from actress/director Sarah Polley:

www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/harvey-weinstein-sarah-polley.html?src=twr&smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Worriedrose · 14/10/2017 22:35

There is no statute of limitations for rape.
But each state has different rules
California just change its

Worriedrose · 14/10/2017 22:40

Very interesting article

lizzieoak · 14/10/2017 22:58

I believe the man with the Corey's was someone quite different (and the music industry end of things, rather than film end). I haven't heard anything about HW abusing kids, his power trip was geared toward women not boys.

Rocksyluv · 15/10/2017 05:49

Video has surfaced of Courtney Love outing Weinstein and naming him during a red carpet interview 12 years ago.

Another story about HW calling up Nicole Kidman during the middle of the night to come meet him on a yacht, , he was trying to prove to one of his victims how much power he had, and NK did turn up on the yacht much to the surprise of the girl he was trying to 'impress'.

I did wonder why NKs' statement was so very generic and totally insipid, clearly she is trying to distance herself as much as possible.

InigoTaran · 15/10/2017 06:01

Brilliant article by Laura Bates on victim blaming

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/14/after-weinstein-stop-asking-women-to-answer-for-sex-predators-crimes

furiousandmad · 15/10/2017 06:54

Hi all

Inspired by this thread, I have started a page with the aim of making men equal partners in the fight against male violence against women. It's very basic at the moment, and doesn't even have a proper logo, but please give it a like and share posts if you like the idea and I'll do some work on it to try to bring some kind of strategy and campaign together.

www.facebook.com/furyagainstmaleviolence/

InigoTaran · 15/10/2017 07:34

Another article worth reading about how men enable rape culture

verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/i-have-been-raped-by-far-nicer-men-than-you-1819412131

PlectrumElectrum · 15/10/2017 07:56

Lysette Anthony, British actress, has told U.K. police HW raped her in her home - can't link but theres an article in the times with this headline.

CaveMum · 15/10/2017 08:02

As has been pointed out on Twitter regarding HW's expulsion from the Academy - why was it not unanimous? The statement says "well over the two-thirds majority required" voted to expel him, which means some people voted against the motion.

badbadhusky · 15/10/2017 08:02

DH were just talking about HW. DH is now absolutely convinced the vile mogul in Episodes is based on HW.

IroningMountain · 15/10/2017 08:25

It does make you wonder if many of the vast amount of Oscar nominations his films had were down to his bullying of the Oscar board too. Sad

Worriedrose · 15/10/2017 08:42

I was thinking last night
I do not know one single woman who at some point hasn't been sexually harassed

And a lot that have been sexually assaulted

So I will infer from that, that virtually 100% of the female population has encountered some kind of sexual harassment
It's fucking staggering to think about

I have 2 sisters. All three of us have been assaulted in a serious way.

Temporaryanonymity · 15/10/2017 08:46

Corey Haim was discussed further down the thread. It was suggested that it was a fellow actor.

Datun · 15/10/2017 09:09

Thank you furiousandmad excellent idea.

It's quite heartening to see other people, men I'm assuming, on there also outraged and wanting to help. Ignore the goady fuckers that show up, though - because they will.

I'd love to see that become the beginning of a campaign where men feel as though they can condemn misogyny outright, instead of merely looking the other way.

CaveMum · 15/10/2017 09:11

I thought the "other actor" had been ruled out as Corey Haim's abuser on the basis that they were similar ages and Corey Feldman had implied it was a senior person in the industry.

SouthWestmom · 15/10/2017 09:14

Cave mum have they rescinded membership for Polanski and Allen? (I don't know) because that would be a consideration for some I guess?

CaveMum · 15/10/2017 09:42

Noeuf no they haven't.

As an FYI, the Academy is 75% male and 95% white in its make up. Come to your own conclusions ....

CaveMum · 15/10/2017 09:43

Noeuf no they haven't.

As an FYI, the Academy is 75% male and 95% white in its make up. Come to your own conclusions ....

chewiecat · 15/10/2017 09:44

have you read Mayim Bialliks article about this? Victim blaming at its best Angry

As a proud feminist with little desire to diet, get plastic surgery or hire a personal trainer, I have almost no personal experience with men asking me to meetings in their hotel rooms.
I still make choices every day as a 41-year-old actress that I think of as self-protecting and wise. I have decided that my sexual self is best reserved for private situations with those I am most intimate with. I dress modestly. I don’t act flirtatiously with men as a policy.

<a class="break-all" href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/opinion/mayim-bialik-feminist-harvey-weinstein.html?referer=www.google.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/opinion/mayim-bialik-feminist-harvey-weinstein.html?referer=www.google.co.uk/

badbadhusky · 15/10/2017 09:52

I'd love to see that become the beginning of a campaign where men feel as though they can condemn misogyny outright, instead of merely looking the other way.

DH has been talking to me about this recently. He works in a predominantly male, blokey industry and was appalled by a senior male executive from another company at their table at an awards dinner boasting about groping his female colleague's bum. DH knows the woman concerned, who is a very competent engineer, and he came home thoroughly depressed by the whole experience. As I pointed out, the man felt comfortable boasting about committing sexual assault - in mixed company too!