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Ambra Battilana Gutierrez

In 2015, Gutierrez, a model, went to the police and alleged that Weinstein had sexually harassed her. She later wore a wire during a New York Police Department sting and taped Weinstein admitting that he'd groped her previously. The operation didn't lead to charges or a trial, but the audio was published by The New Yorker.

Angelina Jolie

Jolie told The New York Times that she had a "bad experience" with Weinstein in the late 1990s.

“I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did,” she told The New York Times. “This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.”

Ashley Judd

Judd was the first accuser to be cited in the initial New York Times piece detailing Weinstein's alleged harassment. According to The New York Times, Weinstein invited Judd to a breakfast meeting when she was a young actress. When she arrived, Judd told The New York Times, she was instead sent to Weinstein's room, where he was waiting in a bathrobe and asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower.

“How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?” Judd told The New York Times she was thinking at the time.

Asia Argento

Argento told The New Yorker that Weinstein raped her by forcibly performing oral sex on her. Argento told The New Yorker she didn't come forward until now because she feared he would "crush" her.

“I know he has crushed a lot of people before,” she said. “That’s why this story — in my case, it’s 20 years old; some of them are older — has never come out.”

Cara Delevingne

Delevingne said Weinstein had sexually harassed her on at least two separate occasions. During one, he called her and asked her about her sexual orientation and sexual partners, and at a later unspecified date, he seemingly propositioned her and another unidentified woman for sex.

"I was so hesitant about speaking out.... I didn't want to hurt his family," she said on Instagram. "I felt guilty as if I did something wrong. I was also terrified that this sort of thing had happened to so many women I know but no one had said anything because of fear."

Claire Forlani

Forlani took to Twitter to allege that she'd escaped Weinstein's advances on five different occasions over the years.

"This sort of thing was something my generation dealt with, all the time," she wrote. "For me it started at age 14, my parents had two male friends who I trusted and adored and they were deeply inappropriate. It happened all the time when I modeled and it happened all through my twenties in the film business. For us it was something you weren’t supposed to make a big deal out of; it was sadly our normal."

Dawn Dunning

According to the account she gave to The New York Times, actress Dunning expected to attend a dinner with Weinstein in 2003. Instead, she was allegedly directed to his hotel room, where he was waiting in a bathrobe. In the room, Dunning alleged, were papers that Weinstein reportedly said were contracts for his next three films. Dunning alleged that Weinstein said she could sign them only if she had a threesome with him.

Emily Nestor

In 2014, Nestor had worked as a temporary employee at the Weinstein Company for one day when Weinstein allegedly invited her to a hotel room in the Peninsula Hotel (the same hotel where Judd says her altercation took place). According to The New York Times, Nestor said Weinstein would help her succeed in her career if she accepted his sexual advances.

Emma de Caunes

The French actress told The New Yorker that in 2010, Weinstein asked her to lunch after they had met at a party. Weinstein reportedly lured de Caunes up to his hotel room under the guise of showing her a book he was turning into a movie. In the room, de Caunes alleges Weinstein went to the bathroom, then emerged naked with an erection and instructed her to lay down on the bed. She was able to leave the room but told The New Yorker that the television director she saw directly after the alleged incident confirmed she was distraught and confirmed the account of her interaction with Weinstein.

Florence Darel

Darel told People that Weinstein propositioned her for sex in the mid-1990s at a hotel while his then wife, Eve Chilton, was staying in the room next door.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Paltrow alleges that Weinstein made an advance on her when she was 22, just before she began shooting the movie Emma. Paltrow told The New York Times that after a meeting in his hotel suite, Weinstein put a hand on her leg and suggested they go to the bedroom for massages. Paltrow said she refused and left but later told her then boyfriend, Brad Pitt. Pitt reportedly confronted Weinstein, which Paltrow said she feared would get her fired.

“I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,” she said.

Jessica Barth

Barth told The New Yorker that Weinstein had asked her in 2011 to give him a massage while he was naked.

The incident reportedly inspired Seth MacFarlane to make a joke about it at the 2013 Oscars after Barth told him about the event. "Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein," he said onstage at the awards show. MacFarlane later clarified on Twitter that his comments had come from a place of "loathing and anger" and weren't meant to make light of the situation.

Judith Godrèche

Godrèche met Weinstein in 1996 at the Cannes Film Festival. She alleges that Weinstein invited her up to his hotel suite to talk business but then started asking her for a massage. When she refused, Godrèche said, Weinstein told her casual massages are an American custom.

“The next thing I know, he’s pressing against me and pulling off my sweater,” she told The New York Times.

Heather Graham

Graham wrote for Variety that in the early 2000s, Weinstein implied during a conversation that she would have to have sex with him if she wanted a role in one of his upcoming films. After declining, Graham said she never worked with him professionally, and she didn't come forward for many years. "While I still do feel guilty for not speaking up all those years ago, I’m glad for this moment of reckoning. To the countless other women who have experienced the gray areas: I believe you," she said.

Kate Beckinsale

Beckinsale told The Hollywood Reporter that she met Weinstein when she was 17 years old and he invited her up to his hotel room, where he greeted her wearing only a robe and offered her alcohol.

While she was able to leave without further incident, Beckinsale said when she met Weinstein years later, he couldn't recall the event. "A few years later, he asked me if he had tried anything with me in that first meeting. I realized he couldn't remember if he had assaulted me or not," she said to The Hollywood Reporter, and she continued to say no to Weinstein over the years when it came to many film projects. "It speaks to the status quo in this business that I was aware that standing up for myself and saying no to things, while it did allow me to feel uncompromised in myself, undoubtedly harmed my career and was never something I felt supported by anyone other than my family."

Katherine Kendall

After seeing a screening of a movie with Weinstein when she was 23, Kendall told The New York Times, the studio head said he had to pick something up from his apartment, and she went with him. After drinking and chatting in his home for about an hour, Kendall alleged that Weinstein went to the bathroom, emerged in a bathrobe, and asked her for a massage. When she declined, he took off the robe and chased her, then tried to get her to show her breasts. Kendall refused.

Laura Madden

Madden, a former assistant of Weinstein's, told The New York Times that he propositioned her for massages during the 1990s. “It was so manipulative,” she told the Times. “You constantly question yourself — am I the one who is the problem?”

Lauren Sivan

Sivan was one of the first women to come forward after the first bombshell New York Times story, alleging to HuffPost that a decade ago, Weinstein had masturbated in front of her, after trying to kiss her and then trapping her between two rooms.

Lauren O'Connor

O'Connor's internal memo about the "toxic environment" at the Weinstein Company that was created by his sexual harassment and other misconduct was a huge part of the initial New York Times story about the former studio head. "I am a 28 year old woman trying to make a living and a career. Harvey Weinstein is a 64 year old, world famous man and this is his company. The balance of power is me: 0, Harvey Weinstein: 10," she described in a memo at the time.

Léa Seydoux

Seydoux wrote in The Guardian that Weinstein allegedly invited her to his hotel room for a drink, where he lunged at her and attempted to kiss her. She was able to get away, but she says that she had to see him on numerous occasions after that point due to his stature in the industry. "This industry is based on desirable actresses. You have to be desirable and loved. But not all desires have to be fulfilled, even though men in the industry have an expectation that theirs should be," she explained. "I think — and hope — that we might finally see a change. Only truth and justice can bring us forward."

Liza Campbell

In the U.K. publication The Sunday Times, Campbell alleged that Weinstein asked her to take a bath with him after meeting him at his hotel suite.

Louisette Geiss

Geiss alleged in a press conference that Weinstein had offered to meet with her at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival to go over a screenplay she was pitching. About 30 minutes in their meeting at his office, Weinstein left and returned wearing nothing but a robe with the front of his body exposed. He then told her he was getting in a hot tub and wanted to masturbate in front of her.

Louise Godbold

In a blog post, Godbold recounted that Weinstein had allegedly trapped her in an empty meeting room, propositioned her for a massage, and then put his hands on her shoulders. "No one needs ‘that kind of publicity,’ least of all the hundreds of women Harvey must have propositioned over the decades," she said of the women coming forward. "He will remain rich and powerful, the women will remain unknown, silent, hurting, because to speak up would be even more painful in this climate of victim-blaming."

Lucia Evans

In 2004, Evans, then an aspiring actress, told The New Yorker that she met with Weinstein after he approached her in a club in New York City. Weinstein later scheduled a meeting with her, and Evans alleges Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him.

“I said, over and over, ‘I don’t want to do this, stop, don’t,’ ” she said, according to The New Yorker. “I tried to get away, but maybe I didn’t try hard enough. I didn’t want to kick him or fight him.”

“I just sort of gave up," she continued. "That’s the most horrible part of it, and that’s why he’s been able to do this for so long to so many women: people give up, and then they feel like it’s their fault.”

Lysette Anthony

British actress Anthony came forward in an interview with The Sunday Times to accuse Weinstein of rape. She claims that the producer visited her at her home, where she answered the door in a dressing gown. "He pushed me inside and rammed me up against the coat rack and started fumbling at my gown," Anthony explained. "He was trying to kiss me and shove inside me." The actress says she ultimately was not able to fight him off, calling the entire incident "pathetic" and "revolting."

Mira Sorvino

In the New Yorker piece, Sorvino said that in 1995, Weinstein started massaging her shoulders in a hotel room and "chasing [her] around." She was able to leave, but in a separate incident, Weinstein showed up at her apartment after midnight under the guise that they needed to go over marketing ideas for a movie. When Sorvino told him that her boyfriend was on his way, the studio head left.

She also told the magazine that she believes rejecting Weinstein's advances caused her career to suffer. "There may have been other factors, but I definitely felt iced out and that my rejection of Harvey had something to do with it," she explained.

Romola Garai

Garai told The Guardian that Weinstein had an "audition" her for a film wearing nothing but a "dressing gown." She described the situation as humiliating. "The transaction was just that I was there,” she said. “The point was that he could get a young woman to do that, that I didn’t have a choice, that it was humiliating for me and that he had the power. It was an abuse of power.”

Rose McGowan

In a Twitter thread on Thursday, October 12, McGowan alleged that Weinstein had raped her.
McGowan declined to comment for the initial article for The New York Times, but the paper reported that in 1997, McGowan and Weinstein reached a $100,000 settlement after an "episode" in a hotel room. It's unclear exactly what the episode was; it was undisclosed at the time of the settlement. But in the wake of the article, McGowan took to Twitter to respond to the allegations against Weinstein.

"This is the girl that was hurt by a monster. This is who you are shaming with your silence," she tweeted on October 8, alongside a photo of her younger self. "This is about a power structure that needs to be brought down. I cannot thank the women who came forward & the boss writers at #NYT enough," she said in another tweet.

Rosanna Arquette

When Arquette went to Weinstein's hotel to pick up a script in the early 1990s, he was allegedly waiting for her in a bathrobe. Arquette told the New York Times that Weinstein asked for a massage, and when she suggested a professional masseuse, she said he grabbed her hand and pulled it toward his genitals. Arquette said she pulled away, and Weinstein reportedly said she was "making a big mistake.”

Sarah Ann Masse

Masse alleged to Variety that when she was interviewing for a nanny job in 2008, Weinstein hugged her in his underwear and said that he loved her. She didn't end up getting the job. "It felt like I dodged a bullet," she told Variety.

Sarah Smith

A former Miramax employee in London who is going by the alias of Sarah Smith for legal reasons alleged to the Daily Mail that Weinstein raped her in the basement of his London office 25 years ago. "I remember, this is the one thing I remember most clearly: I thought, I have to keep saying 'No!'" Smith recounted. "I was very aware that if a woman says no, it means no. And that was the one thing going through my mind throughout, 'No, no, no, no!' It was over very quickly and then he just said, 'Get out!' I remember walking home that night and it was cold and sodden. I was mortified and ashamed. I didn’t tell anyone."

Sophie Dix

Dix alleged to The Guardian that Weinstein pushed her onto his bed in his hotel room and tried to forcibly remove her clothes during an incident in the 1990s. After she escaped and later returned, she alleged that Weinstein was masturbating.

Tomi-Ann Roberts

In 1984, then aspiring actress Roberts told The New York Times, Weinstein offered to help her get a film role and was allegedly naked in his bathtub when she arrived at his hotel, where he told her to meet him. He said she couldn't get the role unless she was topless in front of him.

Unnamed Women

Various people have accused Weinstein of both sexual harassment and assault and have chosen to remain anonymous. Some said they chose not to identify themselves for fear of retaliation. “He drags your name through the mud, and he’ll come after you hard with his legal team," said one woman, who alleged that Weinstein had raped her in The New Yorker's story.

Zelda Perkins

According to The New York Times, one of Weinstein's former assistants, Perkins, reportedly confronted Weinstein after he'd made a number of inappropriate remarks and requests to other female employees. She also didn't like his treatment of other women.

Zoë Brock

Brock told The Guardian that she was 23 when Weinstein allegedly cornered her and asked her for a massage while he was naked. She says she locked herself in a bathroom to escape.
 
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It seems strange...all of a sudden such a hue and cry against Weinstein. Isn't this something a prevalent culture in Hollywood? and Is he the only person in Hollywood doing so? These women follow this path to get roles in the movies especially in the start of their career. Now if Angela Julie has all of sudden turned into a nun and started acting sanctimonious, otherwise..people know all about her..

However it brings the reality before the people most of them have knowledge of it. It is like the gutter of society and trying to keep clean while inside it is virtually impossible. Better stay away from it.
 
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I think this story have two sided.

On one hand, there is a monster called Harvey Weinstein, harassing woman for over 40 years. On the other hand, there is a monster called "Line of Silence" where the people who were abused by Weinstein choose not to speak out, allowing the monster carry on his deed for over 40 years. If one or two of these actress speak up when they were harassed 10, 20, 30 years ago, there will not be a long trail of victim that traced back to 1970s.

The problem, is that while Weinstein crime is unspeakable, the silence that these actress endure is also, somehow unspeakable. Think about it, if Angelina Jolie Speak out when she first harassed in 1990s, would Weinstein be able to harass all other women into the naughties and 2010s?

While we need to look at Weinstein action is despicable, we also need to look at this brotherhood/sisterhood of silver screen silence equally if not more despicable, if I was one of those being harassed in the 2000s and 2010s, I would probably go and sue these A-Lister for not speaking out, for not warning people what he did is unacceptable, because in my view, not speaking out a crime is equally guilty than the person who committed these crime.

It seems strange...all of a sudden such a hue and cry against Weinstein. Isn't this something a prevalent culture in Hollywood? and Is he the only person in Hollywood doing so? These women follow this path to get roles in the movies especially in the start of their career. Now if Angela Julie has all of sudden turned into a nun and started acting sanctimonious, otherwise..people know all about her..

Hollywood have a lot of these kind of producer, they uses one's career to advance to their sexual desire.

This is usually not really something new, but because Weinstein is "THE" guy to go to when you talk about movie production, hence all the flak coming toward him now. Usually, what Hollywood do is, forget about it and move on, which is actually really bad for the industry.
 
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I think this story have two sided.

On one hand, there is a monster called Harvey Weinstein, harassing woman for over 40 years. On the other hand, there is a monster called "Line of Silence" where the people who were abused by Weinstein choose not to speak out, allowing the monster carry on his deed for over 40 years. If one or two of these actress speak up when they were harassed 10, 20, 30 years ago, there will not be a long trail of victim that traced back to 1970s.

The problem, is that while Weinstein crime is unspeakable, the silence that these actress endure is also, somehow unspeakable. Think about it, if Angelina Jolie Speak out when she first harassed in 1990s, would Weinstein be able to harass all other women into the naughties and 2010s?

While we need to look at Weinstein action is despicable, we also need to look at this brotherhood/sisterhood of silver screen silence equally if not more despicable, if I was one of those being harassed in the 2000s and 2010s, I would probably go and sue these A-Lister for not speaking out, for not warning people what he did is unacceptable, because in my view, not speaking out a crime is equally guilty than the person who committed these crime.



Hollywood have a lot of these kind of producer, they uses one's career to advance to their sexual desire.

This is usually not really something new, but because Weinstein is "THE" guy to go to when you talk about movie production, hence all the flak coming toward him now. Usually, what Hollywood do is, forget about it and move on, which is actually really bad for the industry.
According to these actresses harvey was untouchable and speaking up against him was useless.
Some of them tried while others remained silent.

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https://www.theguardian.com/film/20...lly-harassed-harvey-weinstein-game-of-thrones
 
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According to these actresses harvey was untouchable and speaking up against him was useless.
Some of them tried while others remained silent.

Well, nobody is untouchable, if he is untouchable, then why he cop the flak now? He was untouchable before, which mean he would still be untouchable now, if what you mean untouchable really mean untouchable...

it's just their excuse to put their career above other's interest. I mean, it take a not really well known model to uncover Weinstein, and you are telling me the all mighty Angelina Fking Jolie can't touch Weinstein? I am sorry, but I don't really believe that.
 
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do whatever needs done to go up the ladder, when you have reached the top floor then you start accusing how many hands touched your *** to lift you up.
 
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Angleina Jolie is at the top like the UN general assembly :lol:

the jewish hybrid Gwenyth paltrow with her sad bulldog face is at the corner , hahahahhaha , OMG ROFLMAO
 
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That the price you pay to be part of Hollywood, in matter of fact you must sell yourself then you be a star once you in you not getting out. Hollywood is mafia.
As they say,"They sold their soul for fame and fortune".
 
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Such episodes are part of evolution of social mores. This was only to be expected, given what happened to Bill Crosby and Jimmy Savile. What was once regarded as "acceptable" behavior is no longer acceptable. Dinosaurs like Weinstein who refuse to evolve with the times go extinct. Society overall progresses.
 
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