Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein claims he is not getting the credit he deserves for promoting the cause of women in the movie industry, despite more than 80 women accusing him of sex assault or harassment.
that he should be remembered for doing more professionally for women than anyone in history — rather than the slew of sickening accusations against him.
While refusing to speak about any of the allegations against him, Weinstein said he only agreed to the interview, his first in more than a year, to prove that he hasn’t been exaggerating about his ailments.He relied heavily on a walker at a Manhattan court appearance last week, but his condition didn’t stop him from recently going out on the town at night and shopping.
“I understood the celebratory nature of the film and bought the distribution rights,” he said. “The same thing is true forin 2005, although Huffman didn’t win the Oscar.He also rattled off countless other films that Miramax and The Weinstein Company produced or distributed with social-justice agendas.It wasn’t just the movie industry where he said he flexed his humanitarian muscle.
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