The fault lines in Hollywood have never been clearer. Harvey Weinstein, a top producer in the film world, has been accused of assaulting and sexually harassing over 50 women while industry insiders turned a blind eye. But the story is far from over. According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter: “On the same day that The Weinstein Co. board met to decide its future, Bob Weinstein, co-founder of the company, is being accused of sexual harassment.”
The fault lines in Hollywood have never been clearer. Harvey Weinstein, a top producer in the film world, has been accused of assaulting and sexually harassing over 50 women while industry insiders turned a blind eye. But the story is far from over. According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter: “On the same day that The Weinstein Co. board met to decide its future, Bob Weinstein, co-founder of the company, is being accused of sexual harassment.”
Amanda Segel, who is the former executive producer on The Weinstein Company and Spike TV’s canceled series The Mist, has stated that Bob Weinstein made unwanted advances toward her, a story which has been vehemently refuted by his lawyers.
“‘No’ should be enough,” Segel told Variety. “After ‘no,’ anybody who has asked you out should just move on. Bob kept referring to me that he wanted to have a friendship. He didn’t want a friendship. He wanted more than that. My hope is that ‘no’ is enough from now on.”
A number of op-ed pieces have appeared on this topic since the story broke earlier in October after New York Times ran an expose on the producer. Since then social media is abuzz as more and more women open up about facing sexual harassment and assault. But if there is one piece that makes perfect sense in this heinous climate, it is a view shared by Grey’s Anatomy Showrunner Krista Vernoff.
“This entire culture is complicit, wrote Vernoff in a piece. “And I’m so grateful that we are finally having this conversation. I am so hopeful that this is a tipping point and that there is a chance for real change. Because at a dinner party last month, I met a smart and funny female writer who’d just had to quit a job she loved because a high-powered executive who’s very close to Harvey — and making a lot of “shocked and pained” noise this week in the hopes of protecting his company — wouldn’t stop cornering her in rooms and propositioning her. And everyone knows. Just because the Times didn’t write an exposé on him, doesn’t make it not true. If we make this all about Harvey, we’ve already lost.”
