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Director Rob Reiner warns of 'more Harvey Weinsteins in Hollywood' - ABC News

posted onOctober 23, 2017
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Article snippet: Director Harvey Weinstein in a show business capacity, and that he had no idea about the allegations against Weinstein now making their way through Tinseltown. But Reiner had been warned that Weinstein was "difficult" to work with, he said. “Filmmakers would tell me: ‘You don’t ever want to work with Harvey Weinstein. He’s a bully. He’s impossible.’ I never knew the sexual stuff,” Reiner said on ABC News’ “Powerhouse Politics” podcast. And while Reiner, 70, applauds social media’s #MeToo movement, which has allowed women to share their sexual assault experiences in general, he says, “It’s going to take men” to stop the problem. “There’s more Harvey Weinsteins in Hollywood. There’s more Harvey Weinsteins in business, in broadcasting, in politics,” Reiner said of the man whom a number of women, including some A-list celebrities, have targeted with sexual harassment and assault allegations. “I think the men have to be the allies. … You’re going to have to come forward and say: ‘That’s not appropriate. You’re not allowed to do that,’” Reiner said, adding that he has a daughter. “Women are up against impossible odds. That’s why they don’t come forward for ten, twenty, thirty years … whether it’s Harvey Weinstein, or Fox News, or with [Bill] Cosby — any of them.” Reiner also pointed to President Donald Trump, who faced allegations of sexual harassment or assault from roughly a dozen women during the presidential campaign. A spokesperson for Weinstein ha... Link to the full article to read more

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