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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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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 cicumstances of the Las Vegas Massacre.<ref>http://canadafreepress.com/article/a-man-hears-what-he-wants-to-hear</ref>
 
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Revision as of 09:18, 24 October 2017

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

Harvey Weinstein is an American film producer.

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.

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 cicumstances of the Las Vegas Massacre.[1]

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