That’s why Meryl Streep’s ‘I had no idea’ statement gave me pause. I know that there is a massive, horrible power imbalance in the industry. But I’ve heard it, you’ve heard it, and Rose McGowan and Asia Argento (among others) have been saying it loudly for years.

Oh, please, he cheated on and left his previous wife for her — in December 2004, after he got that story spiked about him raping women in Europe and he’d been at this shit for decades. If we’re going to say that Meryl Streep knew, Georgina Chapman sure as fuck knew what she was signing up for. And it’s not like she…

If this true then fuck you Matt Damon and Russell Crowe. Fuck them. Even I, a nobody a million miles away from Hollywood, had heard the allegations over the years so you’d have to imagine they weren’t just aware of rumours but perhaps knew first hand accounts of the abuses. So not only did they seem to turn a blind…

SOOOOO fuck Matt Damon.

Honestly, either is possible. In this case, he might actually be ruined forever because he’s an asshole and few people like him. He’s known for being mercurial and difficult and working with him was something people in Hollywood felt they just had to “deal with.”

anyone see him being gone for a while and being welcomed back with open arms years later? i’m pessimistic that this will ruin him forever.

“A lot of the allegations are false, as you know but given therapy and couseling as other people have done, I think I’d be able to get there...”

That’s what makes me really angry. She could have elegantly denounced him and sympathized with his victims without trying to make it sound like she had heard NOTHING. This is simply BS. She (and her reps) spent so much time with him— award shows, film festivals, press junkets. Anyone who worked in the industry knew…

They won’t, ben’s brother is a creepy dude too, yet they lobbied relentlessly for his undeserved oscar. His performance was nothing special but they decided he was getting that oscar no matter what.

Really? I’ve been hearing rumors about him for at least five years and I’m not even in their industry. I can see someone thinking he was more of a garden variety creep than the criminal he was revealed to be a couple of days ago but not hearing any allegations about him?

Unless Meryl Streep literally lives in an ivory tower and descends only for film roles, her statement is total BS. Everyone knew. She may not have personally experienced it, I definitely didn’t, but everyone knew about it. Worst kept secret in the industry.

OMG. I love Lauren Sivan. She has been one of the only local news reporters I can handle. She don’t take crap from those she interviews (under normal circumstances anyway) and she has a biting sense of humor. Every time I’d see one of her reports, I’d picture Aubrey Plazas Parks and Rec character as a reporter. Lauren…

Yeah, when even your literal mother is coming out and condemning you, you know you done fucked up...

I find it depressing when basic civility is surprising.

Harvey assaulted an Italian model and she reported him to the police. When they questioned him about the incident, he admitted he did it! He still wasn’t charged because the prosecutor didn’t want to pursue the case. That’s why women don’t tell.

Nope!

They’ve managed to both victim-blame AND demonstrate a complete lack of comprehension of how local news works all in one sentence. Being a reporter for a local FOX affiliate station doesn’t put this woman in the category of “pandering Fox-Bot” in the same way that being a reporter for a local NBC affiliate doesn’t…

Yes, I suspect it wasn’t the intention, but it definitely comes across that way.

This sounds a lot like shaming this reporter for not coming forward ten years ago

Lol, Lisa Bloom is a person oh high ethical standards it seems - or she just figured out, that the negative PR effect of her affiliation with Weinstein outweighs the movie business deal she has with him. It’s one of the two.