A lot of women just accused Donald Trump of sexual assault.
It turns out that when Trump told Anderson Cooper at the second presidential debate that he had never acted on his “locker room talk,” several women watching at home pointed at the screen and said, “Liar.” They included, according to The New York Times, Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks, who say Trump groped and kissed them, respectively, without their consent. Also Mindy McGillivray, who told The Palm Beach Post that Trump groped her at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida some 13 years ago.

Meanwhile, Yahoo reports that Cassandra Searles, who competed in the 2013 Miss USA pageant, said on Facebook that Trump “continually grabbed my ass.” CBS has uncovered footage from 1992 of Trump surveying a group of 10-year-olds participating in a Christmas television feature and declaring of one of them, “I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?”

Trump, in response, is promising to unveil new accusations of sexual assault involving Bill Clinton. “We’re going to turn him into Bill Cosby,” Steve Bannon, the head of Trump’s campaign, told Bloomberg Businessweek. Trump also denied the accusations contained in theTimes story, telling one of the reporters, “You are a disgusting human being.” This campaign has been pretty ugly so far, but it looks like it’s only going to get uglier.

 

Talk is cheap. Video is evidence.

 

I'm sure a lot of successful men have taken that liberty and let the little head do the thinking for a bit.
That goes for all races, religions, and political views.
Hell Weinstein sounds like he should be on this forum.
I bet he's got some stories to tell.

 

This should quiet you down a little Smith ... although there was one mouthy bitch that threw her support behind Weinstein and then had to backtrack and say she did not condone sexual harassment.

Hollywood men call out Harvey Weinstein amid harassment claims
While women in Hollywood have started sharing their stories about alleged sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein — and others have thrown their support — some men are also coming forward to back their colleagues.

In the days after an explosive New York Times article detailing decades of allegations against the Oscar-winning producer, some Hollywood actors and directors have voiced their own disgust.

“To be clear what Harvey Weinstein did was a disgusting abuse of power and horrible,” Mark Ruffalo tweeted Sunday.


“I hope we are now seeing the beginning of the end of these abuses.”

George Clooney, who has known Weinstein for decades, told the Daily Beast that he'd heard rumors as far back as the '90s.

"They were that certain actresses had slept with Harvey to get a role. It seemed like a way to smear the actresses and demean them by saying that they didn’t get the jobs based on their talent, so I took those rumors with a grain of salt," he said.

"But the other part of this, the part we’re hearing now about eight women being paid off, I didn’t hear anything about that and I don’t know anyone that did. That’s a whole other level and there’s no way you can reconcile that. There’s nothing to say except that it’s indefensible."


While he denied a widespread theory that Hollywood had been ignoring Weinstein's lecherous behavior for decades, Clooney said he thinks the producer's firing may finally change how people deal with sexual harassment and those in power.

"What’s important now is that anybody who thinks that they can get away with doing that, they now have to think: Wait, somebody can be recording this or writing a story about it. I’m going to get in a lot of trouble. That’s good, because we’ve seen this type of behavior in politics, in Silicon Valley, and in corporate America. This is a big problem in our society, that people in power are taking advantage of people not in power — particularly powerful men with young women," he told the Daily Beast.

"Maybe Cosby was the watershed moment. I think Roger Ailes was also a watershed moment, because it concerned an establishment figure up to some very shady stuff. But this isn’t a right or a left issue; this is a moral issue. We’re all going to have to be more diligent about it and look for any warning signs. Before, people weren’t paying enough attention to it. Now we have to. This is the moment to start scaring people like this into not acting this way anymore."

Jeff Bridges, whose 2014 movie “The Giver” was distributed by the Weinstein Co., told the Hollywood Reporter that Weinstein is “facing his demons now.”

Director James Gunn posted an extensive note on Facebook about Weinstein, as well as similar accusations against other powerful men.

"As we’ve discovered lately with the numerous sexual allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, and Bill O’Reilly, sexual predators have no political affiliation. They are Republicans, Democrats, Communists, Nazis, Green Party, Whigs, and whatever-the-hell-else is out there. But they also know no status or occupation.

"Yesterday, I tweeted that if even 1/10 of the stories about Harvey Weinstein are true, and I believe they are, then good f-----g riddance. F--k him and everyone who enabled him to get away with such behavior. The tweets got a lot of news coverage and I got a lot of responses. One of the primary responses was that sexual predation is a terrible problem... for Hollywood," he wrote.

"Well, yes, that’s true. Sexual predation is rife in Hollywood. But it’s also rife EVERYWHERE. As evinced by the stories I heard Friday night, some men – probably a much larger percentage than any of us want to be true – try to coerce women (or children or other men) sexually, and they will try and do so when they get any small amount of power. They are movie stars and network heads and world famous bloggers – but they are also fast food restaurant managers and used car salesmen and, as I learned as a child (and tried to speak out and was shut down), priests.

"And they are EVERYWHERE. And they are killing us. When someone is coerced sexually it not only affects that person, but the lives of those around that person, like rows of dominoes falling in every direction. It demolishes trust and comfort in all of society. And evil men are doing this everywhere, every day, in every occupation, and every type of household, all over the world.

"F--K. THEM. ALL.

"I am hoping with recent truths coming to light, that their reign is coming to an end, in Hollywood, and everywhere. I promise to do everything I personally can to stop it, and I applaud and have deep love for every human being who breaks the silence."

Many of the famous faces who have decided to speak up in support of their female colleagues did so around the same time that actress, writer and producer Lena Dunham wrote an op-ed for the New York Times. In the article, published Monday night, Dunham recounted her own experiences with sexual harassment in Hollywood — from men other than Weinstein — before calling on all of the other “powerful men” in the industry to show a united front.

“The reason I am zeroing in on the men is that they have the least to lose and the most power to shift the narrative, and are probably not dealing with the same level of collective and personal trauma around these allegations,” Dunham wrote. “But here we are, days later, waiting for Mr. Weinstein’s most powerful collaborators to say something. Anything. It wouldn’t be just a gift to the women he has victimized, but a message to the women who are watching our industry closely. They need a signal that we do not approve of the abuse of power and hatred of women that is the driving force behind this kind of behavior.”


“Men of Hollywood, what are you sorry for? What will you refuse to accept anymore? What will you say to fill the void and change the standard? Are you afraid because you heard the whisperings but accepted a role or a position on a host committee or a glass of Champagne and a pat on the back? Are you embarrassed because you’re in a photo with him smiling broadly or because he gave money to your organization or introduced you to your girlfriend or earned you your Oscar nomination? Are you operating under the assumption that this is very sad but that it is not your problem?”

Christian Slater shared “some thoughts” on Twitter Monday evening and Jesse Tyler Ferguson retweeted him, writing “I’m so happy to call this guy a friend.”

“Women who come forward to speak out against abusers do so at great cost and risk to themselves and it’s hard to believe that they are met with shaming statements, disbelief and blame,” Slater tweeted. “Industries and workplaces are often complicit in the protection of abusers…No woman should fear for her safety in the workplace. No man should feel immune from the consequences of his actions. Accountability is essential to destroy the dangerous and persistent idea that some people are above the law.”

Ferguson also tweeted out a separate note of his own. “My heart breaks for everyone who was hurt by this man,” he wrote. “As (an) actor, a human & a feminist I am standing in support. Always have. Always will.”

Miles Teller defended the women standing up for themselves.

"It's important anywhere, any job place no woman should feel objectified, no woman should feel sexualized,” he said at the “Only the Brave” premiere. “It's 2017 and we need to get over that s--t. It's not cool.”

“American Horror Story” creator Ryan Murphy said he’d had questions about Weinstein for years after speaking to women who had worked with him before.

“In this society, most women have a Harvey Weinstein in their life. There is always a minefield you navigate when you're a woman and go through the system of Hollywood. Sometimes you are lucky enough to have champions or people who aren't interested in taking advantage of you, and sometimes you do not,” he said at The New Yorker Festival.

“I know my way around an Oscar-winning lady or two, and whenever he would come up in conversation, there was always this 'ick' or 'ugh' type of reaction. All of the women I spoke to would say that. All of them. I wondered what was up with that.”

Several actors spoke out Sunday at the Rape Foundation brunch.

“I don’t think anyone is particularly surprised with that. It reminds us that the abuse of women is systematic,” “Will and Grace” star Eric McCormack said, according to Variety.

“It’s a very real thing that women have had to endure in this business for a long time. It’s good that it’s out from under the rug.”

“This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia echoed the need for support for women accusing Weinstein.

“Men have a great responsibility in general,” he said.

“We need to show compassion, strength, understanding and communication.”

Kevin Smith, who worked with Weinstein on “Clerks,” “Chasing Amy,” “Mallrats” and “Good Will Hunting,” blasted his longtime associate.

“He financed the first 14 years of my career — and now I know while I was profiting, others were in terrible pain. It makes me feel ashamed,” he tweeted.

Seth Rogen stood up for the women forced to defend themselves after coming forward.

“I believe all the women coming forward about Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment. It takes bravery to do so,” he tweeted.

Judd Apatow, meanwhile, took aim at Weinstein’s defense that he “came of age in the '60s and '70s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different.”

“The 70's were 37 years ago. You are blaming growing up in the 70's? You haven't picked up anything since then?” Apatow tweeted.

 

Btw it was Donna Karan that defended Weistein in case you are ever thinking of buying any of her line of fashion in the future you might want to think again ...

 

Harvey Weinstein sent "desperate" note in last-ditch effort to save career
CBS News has learned Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein made a last-ditch effort to save his career. He sent a letter asking several movie industry executives for support just hours before he was fired from his company. Weinstein wrote, "I am desperate for your help." The letter was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter's Janice Min and then confirmed by CBS News.

CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan sat down with a journalist who shared her encounter with Weinstein. Ten years ago, Lauren Sivan met Weinstein in mixed company at a dinner party, but when he offered her a private tour of his restaurant, she says she was "stunned" by the encounter.

"When he asked me if I wanted a tour of the restaurant or the kitchen -- no, there was no apprehension. Should there have been? Yes," Sivan said.

It was 2007, and Sivan said she got "a very friendly vibe" from Weinstein.

"I didn't get anything that read he was dangerous until we got downstairs," Sivan said. "He tried to kiss me. And I pushed him off, politely, and that's when he seemed to get angry or annoyed and told me to just stand there and be quiet."

Sivan said Weinstein had her cornered.

"He exposed himself and he basically pleasured himself. And when he finished, I said to him, are we done here, can I leave? Because he had been blocking the exit," Sivan said. "I just wanted to leave and hopefully never see him again."

Several actors who were hired by Weinstein have spoken out against him, including Meryl Streep -- who told the Huffington Post "the behavior is inexcusable."

But Weinstein was defended by fashion icon Donna Karan.

"It's not Harvey Weinstein, you look at everything all over the world today, you know, and how women are dressing you know, and what they're asking by just presenting themselves the way they do, what are they asking for? Trouble," Karan said on Sunday.

Karan apologized Monday, saying "My statements were taken out of context and do not represent how I feel...I am truly sorry to anyone that I offended."

"I don't believe going to the police would have accomplished anything," Sivan said.

While Sivan says she's received overwhelming support, she said some have been critical of her for not speaking out sooner.

"I don't like that idea of blaming the victim. Blame him, you know. Blame the people that enabled him," she said.

George Clooney told the Daily Beast Weinstein's behavior is "indefensible." He said, "This is the moment to start scaring people like this into not acting this way anymore."

CBS News has repeatedly reached out to Harvey Weinstein and the Weinstein Company for comment, but has not heard back.

 

Except for the fact that it was the NYT that exposed him...

 

This cunt needs to be euthanized ...

It is no secret that I adore Megyn Kelly and I am just watching her show and she just ripped Donna a new one live on TV,

Fashion designer Donna Karan defends friend Harvey Weinstein, says harassed women ‘may be asking for it’
FASHION designer Donna Karan has come to her friend Harvey Weinstein‘s defence in a bold way — saying sexually harassed women may be “asking for it” by dressing seductively.

“You look at everything all over the world today and how women are dressing and what they are asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble,” she told the Daily Mail in a red-carpet interview at the CinéFashion Film Awards in LA.

“To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women? What are we asking? Are we asking for it by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?”

The DKNY founder, who is friends with Weinstein’s wife, fashion designer Georgina Chapman, described the couple as “wonderful people,” adding: “Harvey has done some amazing things.”

Asked if Weinstein had been “busted,” she reportedly smiled and told the paper, “I don’t think it’s only Harvey Weinstein.”

Her comments are in stark contrast to quotes from Weinstein’s former friends Judi Dench and Meryl Streep, who have both denounced the producer’s actions.

After Weinstein’s history of sexual harassment leaked last week, the 65-year-old movie mogul was fired from The Weinstein Company.

The Twitter response to Donna Karan’s comments has been swift, with many calling for a boycott of the brand.

Actor Rose McGowan — who has been actively involved in the Weinstein accusations since the beginning — was one of the first to voice her displeasure:

Donna Karan you are a DEPLORABLE Aiding and abetting is a moral crime. You are scum in a fancy dress pic.twitter.com/Vze7lnpdvj

— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017
Lisa Bloom: I killed my brand faster that anyone ever before

Donna Karan: hold my beer.....

— Leila Gardner (@leila_gardner) October 10, 2017
OMFG at Donna Karan comments re Harvey Weinstein. Used to love DKNY. Blacklisted for life, victim blaming is never okay.

— Miss Chievious. (@Petit_Galaxie) October 9, 2017
BOYCOTT Donna Karan! How does a woman victim-blame other women? Clothing, regardless of taste, does NOT justify sexual harassment! #GirlBye

— Jolanda Jones (@JonesJolanda) October 9, 2017
I am picturing a bonfire in Times Square fueled by Donna Karan clothes.

— CodeSwitch (@Code_switcher) October 10, 2017

 

Exposed? Or simply printed what everyone already knew?


Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment claims: 'One of the most open secrets in Hollywood'


Hollywood reacted with disgust — but not surprise — after allegations of decades of sexual harassment by producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced Thursday in The New York Times.

After being named in the Times piece, actress Rose McGowan tweeted: "Anyone who does business with __ is complicit. And deep down you know you are even dirtier. Cleanse yourselves."

The Times wrote that in 1997, Weinstein reached a previously undisclosed settlement with Rose McGowan, then 23, after an episode in a hotel room during Sundance Film Festival.

The $100,000 settlement was “not to be construed as an admission” by Weinstein, but intended to “avoid litigation and buy peace,” according to the legal document, which was reviewed by the newspaper. McGowan had just appeared in the slasher film Scream.

She did not comment to the Times.

After the piece broke, CNN's Jake Tapper tweeted that Weinstein's conduct was an open secret in Hollywood. "Hollywood producer I know: 'Shocked it’s taken so long for a Harvey Weinstein behavior expose. One of the most open secrets in Hollywood.'

Former Hollywood Reporter editor in chief Janice Min (who previously served as editor in chief of Us Weekly) applauded on Twitter. "The media's white whale," she wrote. "Finally, finally, finally."

 

While I am busy blasting Karan for her stand I need to give her equal time ...

Donna Karan sorry after comments praising Harvey Weinstein

Fashion mogul Donna Karan is apologizing after praising Harvey Weinstein following his firing from his film company amid allegations of sexual harassment lasting decades.

The Daily Mail reports Karan told reporters on a red carpet in Los Angeles Sunday night that Weinstein "has done some amazing things" and he and his wife are "wonderful people." The 69-year-old Karan added that some women are asking for "trouble" by the way they dress and "presenting themselves the way they do."

In a statement Monday, Karan said her remarks were taken out of context and don't represent her feelings. She says she believes "sexual harassment is NOT acceptable and this is an issue that MUST be addressed once and for all regardless of the individual."

Karan says she's "truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim."

 

Curious where the outrage of Hilary Clinton who took campaign contributions from Dotard in 2007? Last I remember, wasn't President Dotard also accused of sexual harassment? I remember President Dotard would sue, but so far has not.

 

You are not wrong to post this but for the most part it was a "don't bite the hand that feeds you" situation and if you are just one voice against that amount of power you will be crushed. Now there is widespread condemnation of this prick and there is strength in numbers.

The real hero here is the first woman that spoke out !!!

 

Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie allege Harvey Weinstein harassed them

Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie are the latest women to come out with stories of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment.

On Tuesday, following The New Yorker's bombshell new report that alleged Weinstein raped multiple women, the New York Times followed up their initial report last week with a new exposé with comments from Paltrow, Jolie and a handful of other women who shared similar stories of Weinstein's unwanted advances.


Before shooting began on her star-making 1996 film, "Emma," Paltrow says she met with Weinstein in his suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel -- the same hotel where other women allege Weinstein also harassed them. She was 22 years old at the time, and remembers the producer "placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages."

"I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified," Paltrow told the New York Times. After she refused his advances, Paltrow "thought he was going to fire" her, and she ended up telling her then-boyfriend Brad Pitt about the unwanted encounter. The Times reported that Pitt "confronted" Weinstein and that Weinstein then "threatened her not to tell anyone" about the incident.

Paltrow would go on to work with Weinstein again on "Shakespeare in Love," the film that won her an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1999.


Her story falls in line with those of the many other women who have come forward with stories about Weinstein luring them to his hotel room promising professional meetings at the start of their careers before making unwelcome sexual advances. Other women also report that Weinstein -- or those around him -- threatened them to not come forward with any allegations.

Tuesday's report also notes that Jolie recounted a similar experience with Weinstein around the release of "Playing by Heart" in the late '90s.

"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," Jolie told the Times via email. "This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable."

Paltrow and Jolie joined a list of women that includes Mira Sorvino, Asia Argento, Ashley Judd and Rose McGowen, among others, who have come forward with their own accounts of Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment.

As more claims against Weinstein have continued to mount this week, many of those who have worked closely with him over the years have come forward to condemn his reported decades-long behavior. George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench and more have released official statements in recent days, most of whom noted that they were unaware of Weinstein's history of sexual harassment before the New York Times' report.

 

So what you are saying is, the NYT had information about sexual misconduct and crimes related to Weinstein for years but choose not to come forward with that information and instead covered up the story and silenced the reporter that brought these allegations to light.

Oh and FYI, The New Yorker is the one who exposed Weinstein.... The New York Times just jumped on the ban wagon to save face...

 

You would be surprised. ALL stories for submission whether employee's or on contract have to be run through the legal department before they are submitted, or at least they are supposed to be although I question that theory and have seen some that even I wouldn't let through to the presses even if they are "juicy".

They were probably worried about Weinstein burying them legally and financially but even he couldn't dodge this bullet once there was proof.

Somewhere along the line news outlets lost sight of accountability.

 

Sounds like a lot of powerful people in Hollywood knew Weinstein was a sexual predator.

Ah, but none of then did anything about it. No wonder the man is such a sexual deviant, he's never been held accountable for his actions.

The libs in Hollywood empowered this man with the notion he can do what ever he wants and get away with it.

Just shows how twofaced the left is when it comes to one of their own. Bill Clinton always got a free pass from liberal Hollywood and Weinstein consider himself to be in the same class as Bill...

 

No doubt they were either afraid of Weinstein or they didn't want to take down one of their own.

Either way, they lose credibility...

 

When was the last time they had credibility ???

I still think people should boycott the Jimmie Kimmel show too !!!

 

That raises the question between obligation to speak out and moral conscience ...

The Guardian reached out to 26 of the "leading men" in the industry and until about an hour ago all of them declined to comment until Ben Affleck just did.

Now you will be chastized if you don't respond.