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'''Harvey Weinstein''' is an [[American]] film producer.
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'''Harvey Weinstein''' is an [[American]] film producer accused by over 50 women of [[harassment]] or [[assault]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/ng-interactive/2017/oct/13/the-weinstein-allegations</ref>
  
 
==Allegations==
 
==Allegations==
 
In October 2017, ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]'' reported that more than a dozen women had accused Weinstein of [[sexual harassment]], [[assault]] or [[rape]]. This began a flood of similar charges, his wife left him, Weinstein was sacked and honours were stripped from him.
 
In October 2017, ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The New Yorker]]'' reported that more than a dozen women had accused Weinstein of [[sexual harassment]], [[assault]] or [[rape]]. This began a flood of similar charges, his wife left him, Weinstein was sacked and honours were stripped from him.
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==2018 Charge==
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On Friday 25 May 2018 he was charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for alleged incidents involving two separate women, after he earlier surrendered to authorities in New York. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/may/25/harvey-weinstein-surrenders-over-sexual-misconduct-charges Harvey Weinstein appears in court charged with rape and other sexual offences] - The Guardian 25 May 2018</ref>
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===Response===
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Weinstein employed [[Black Cube]] to gather information about women accusing him to try to help him escape conviction. [[Asher Tishler]], a member of Black Cube’s advisory board, remarked “In retrospect, it’s a shame we took the job.“<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/09/harvey-weinstein-israel-intelligence-firm-black-cube</ref>
  
 
==Purposes==
 
==Purposes==
In his article ''A man hears what he wants to hear'' for the ''[[Canadian Free Press]]'', [[Brooklyn Lowe]] suggests that "Everyone knew for years, both inside and outside Hollywood, that Harvey Weinstein was/is a suspected rapist; just as everyone knows that Bill Clinton was/is a suspected rapist" and suggests that the allegations may have been timed as a distraction from difficult to explain circumstances of the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting]].<ref>http://canadafreepress.com/article/a-man-hears-what-he-wants-to-hear</ref>
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In his article ''A man hears what he wants to hear'' for the ''[[Canadian Free Press]]'', [[Brooklyn Lowe]] suggests that "Everyone knew for years, both inside and outside Hollywood, that Harvey Weinstein was/is a suspected [[rapist]]; just as everyone knows that [[Bill Clinton]] was/is a suspected rapist" and suggests that the allegations may have been timed as a distraction from difficult to explain circumstances of the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting]].<ref>http://canadafreepress.com/article/a-man-hears-what-he-wants-to-hear</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 02:11, 7 December 2019

Person.png Harvey Weinstein   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(film producer, businessman)
Born1952-03-19
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity at Buffalo
ReligionJewish
Children5
SpouseEve Chilton
PartyDemocratic

Harvey Weinstein is an American film producer accused by over 50 women of harassment or assault.[1]

Allegations

In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that more than a dozen women had accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault or rape. This began a flood of similar charges, his wife left him, Weinstein was sacked and honours were stripped from him.

2018 Charge

On Friday 25 May 2018 he was charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for alleged incidents involving two separate women, after he earlier surrendered to authorities in New York. [2]

Response

Weinstein employed Black Cube to gather information about women accusing him to try to help him escape conviction. Asher Tishler, a member of Black Cube’s advisory board, remarked “In retrospect, it’s a shame we took the job.“[3]

Purposes

In his article A man hears what he wants to hear for the Canadian Free Press, Brooklyn Lowe suggests that "Everyone knew for years, both inside and outside Hollywood, that Harvey Weinstein was/is a suspected rapist; just as everyone knows that Bill Clinton was/is a suspected rapist" and suggests that the allegations may have been timed as a distraction from difficult to explain circumstances of the 2017 Las Vegas shooting.[4]

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