# Harvey Weinstein accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073 "2017-10-05T23:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/1 "2017-10-05T23:31:05Z")
[Story here.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/10/05/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-sexual-harassment-in-explosive-story-takes-leave-of-absence/) > [@](#): > > An explosive New York Times story Thursday aired allegations of sexual harassment against the famed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who told the publication he would take a leave of absence from his studio, the Weinstein Company. > > The Times story is remarkable not just because it uncovered that Weinstein reached at least eight settlements with women over the years, but also because a very high-profile figure — Ashley Judd — went on record. Her story dates back to the 1990s, when, she said, Weinstein lured her to his hotel room for a “meeting,” then tried to coerce her into giving him a massage or watching him shower. > > “Women have been talking about Harvey amongst ourselves for a long time, and it’s simply beyond time to have the conversation publicly,” Judd told the Times. What a creep. But no surprises, this is what Hollywood producers have done since the dawn of the movies. High time it stopped. Had to add that I love the movies he’s backed but he doesn’t get a pass because of that. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/2 "2017-10-05T23:49:49Z")
This is going to be huge in the movie biz. And yeah, total creep. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/3 "2017-10-05T23:54:55Z")
Wow. I’ve been a fan for a long time, but this completely kills that. What a shit he is. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/4 "2017-10-05T23:57:35Z")
So are we looking at a Weinstein candidacy for 2020? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/5 "2017-10-05T23:58:05Z")
Lends a whole new meaning to _Sex, Lies and Videotape_. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/6 "2017-10-06T00:15:53Z")
This is a total surprise … to no one.\* You don’t have to be an insider within the entertainment industry to know that these rumors about the Weinstein have been floating around for years. This story merely confirms them. The only questions that remain are how many women are going to come forward and how many other people’s careers are going to be dragged down with Weinstein’s. - Stolen from a Tweet comment. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/7 "2017-10-06T00:30:13Z")
It’s been happening for thousands of years, in all walks of life. Good luck in trying to stop it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/8 "2017-10-06T01:47:51Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > It’s been happening for thousands of years, in all walks of life. Good luck in trying to stop it. So you’re saying we should just lie back and try to enjoy it? You seem to think that your experience of human behavior represents some unchanging eternity. Do you not think that has man behavior ever changes? ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/9 "2017-10-06T05:05:45Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > It’s been happening for thousands of years, in all walks of life. Good luck in trying to stop it. Given that it **has** been removed from most walks of life, I think it’s fair to expect that it can be removed from the remaining ones. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/10 "2017-10-06T07:17:19Z")
Yeah, I think it’s just the old-school guard who are perpetuating the casting couch these days, and even then most complaints will likely be from instances decades old. It is dying out, and if we can rid ourselves of this unseasonal resurgence of hate and prejudice the world seems to be suffering, it could disappear entirely. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/11 "2017-10-06T07:44:34Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > It’s been happening for thousands of years, in all walks of life. Good luck in trying to stop it. Agreed. And murder, theft, fraud and assault have also existed from the start of time. And will probably continue till the end. Does not mean that the perpetrators should not be punished. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/12 "2017-10-06T08:35:47Z")
I don’t think it will ever disappear entirely. Human nature is what it is and while we can educate, restrain and punish there will always be men (and some women too) who will use power to coerce others to service them sexually if they think they can get away with it. And of course the very nature of power means that they often will. The best we can hope for is to reduce these gross abuses to an absolute minimum and I think we are making progress. It would have been unthinkable 70 or 80 years ago for serial abusers like movie moguls Louis B Mayer or Harry Cohn to have been called out on their molestation and rape of young actresses. They were untouchable, had the LA police in their hip pockets and could very probably have gotten away with murder. Hollywood is a different place now and while it’s still a cesspit in parts it’s way better than it was. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/13 "2017-10-06T12:17:28Z")
Weinstein in general has always been a rather volatile person prone to violence, intimidation, and has an ego that’s large even for Hollywood. I would have been surprised if there wasn’t a sexual element to it. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/14 "2017-10-06T12:35:42Z")
Maybe he can get a job at Fox News. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/15 "2017-10-06T12:44:02Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Weinstein in general has always been a rather volatile person prone to violence, intimidation, and has an ego that’s large even for Hollywood. I would have been surprised if there wasn’t a sexual element to it. My feeling as well. His mental issues have been infamous for years. It is only surprising that this part hasn’t been openly reported years ago. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/16 "2017-10-06T14:01:21Z")
Hopefully this will open up others to feel comfortable with coming forward. I have little doubt that this is very common in Hollywood and entertainment in general. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/17 "2017-10-06T14:19:19Z")
I’m shocked. SHOCKED. That “casting couch” wasn’t a completely fictional phrase invented for a completely fictional concept. :rolleyes: Still, it’s good that he’s outed. More of that, kthxbye. Maybe the industry can make that kind of thing no longer a tolerated secret. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/18 "2017-10-06T15:27:47Z")
It makes me wonder what he did to lose his protection after all this time. Did he try to stop paying on one of the secret settlements? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/19 "2017-10-06T15:34:15Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Does not mean that the perpetrators should not be punished. Punished? It’s not like anything’s going to _happen_ to him. Polanski still makes movies, after all. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/20 "2017-10-07T00:41:18Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Hopefully this will open up others to feel comfortable with coming forward. I have little doubt that this is very common in Hollywood and entertainment in general. Maybe Corey Feldman will finally name names. He’s told his story but said he couldn’t name names for fear of being blackballed or sued. And he’s not alone. As bad as sexual harassment of women in Hollywood is, abuse of children is a far greater crime and I’m sure there are some people in Hollywood working there today who have totally gotten away with it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073.md?page=2)