[Tom4784]

It's about time, there's too much corroborated evidence to ignore, really.

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

No it will still be rape. It does amaze me somewhat that people think "an eye for an eye" justice is somehow OK when it comes to sexual assault.

Tbh, it really bothers me how people can be so callous about rape. celebrating the thought of a rapist being raped is just repugnant, it's not justice.

[MTVN]

He has now been charged with rape: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44257202

I'm kinda confused about how they're now able to charge him after he 'surrendered' to police, what was stopping them before it's not like he was on the run is it

[arista]

Yes he has money for bail soon

The Rape charge is the problem

[Matthew.]

about time tbh

[Tom4784]

Good, the mountain of evidence against him is too ridiculous to ignore. I think it's grotesque that people are confusing actresses willingly (and reluctantly) going along with the harassment with cases of rape that the case has been built on. It's a case of apples and oranges. One does not discredit the other.

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

I get what you're saying, but let's face it I don't think that any of us are gonna be angry if it was to happen are we?

Rape is rape, to take joy in a rapist being raped is vile.

[Nicky91]

lock him up for life pls

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

It's about time, there's too much corroborated evidence to ignore, really.



Tbh, it really bothers me how people can be so callous about rape. celebrating the thought of a rapist being raped is just repugnant, it's not justice.

ohai, me being consistent

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Livia

He's undoubtedly a deplorable excuse of a man. However... what about the actresses who didn't mind selling their bodies for roles? Who used their looks and their bodies to beat other women to roles, maybe women with more acting talent but less inclination to shag someone like Weinstein? I mean, the "casting couch" has been a joke in the film industry ever since there's been a film industry. Haven't heard anything about the actresses who chose that route and are now living high on the hog because of it... but I'd be interested in other actresses naming names.

This is the weird uncomfortable thing about it , for years they've talked about the casting couch .

And when I've seen mediocre or poor /wooden acting I've always thought hmm why were they wrongly cast in such and such role. Not going to name names but a certain lead actress in Snow White & the huntsman . I later found out she was having a relationship with either the director or producer .

A certain actress in transformers movies who can't act but her looks are always the main story .

She probably got stick for it but Germaine Greer was trying to understand all the Weinstein allegations and some of them aren't as clear as we think . And she pointed out a particular claim that sounded confusing & contradictory.

We all know Weinstein is a pervert, but at the same time there's actors/ actresses out there willing to do whatever they can to get ahead in Hollywood .

[Glenn.]

Scream 5 never gonna happen now

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Good, the mountain of evidence against him is too ridiculous to ignore. I think it's grotesque that people are confusing actresses willingly (and reluctantly) going along with the harassment with cases of rape that the case has been built on. It's a case of apples and oranges. One does not discredit the other.



Rape is rape, to take joy in a rapist being raped is vile.

I get that view point, it's just I don't feel pity for disgusting criminal activity.

It's not like people are being so callous towards someone who did petty theft so I'm not gonna be offended at whatever people want to have happen to this guy.

[arista]

Weinstein 'used power to lure young women'
https://news.sky.com/story/live-wein...rrest-11384910

In Court his passport was given up
and $1million dollars cash cheque for his Bail, given.
He now has a monitoring device on his leg.

[Northern Monkey]

I reckon he’s gonna be going down for a long time(in more ways than one).

With Weinstein and all the power he had and let go to his head and probably the sense of entitlement he had i’d bet it wasn’t just consensual casting couch stuff or fondling a few arses.

[Oliver_W]

I didn't realise he'd done anything actually illegal. I thought it was "just" running a casting couch, and blackballing the careers of women who wouldn't sleep with him. Skeezy and immoral, sure, but not technically illegal?
Ohwait, he actually raped Rose McGowan didn't he, forgot about that.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Good, the mountain of evidence against him is too ridiculous to ignore. I think it's grotesque that people are confusing actresses willingly (and reluctantly) going along with the harassment with cases of rape that the case has been built on. It's a case of apples and oranges. One does not discredit the other.



Rape is rape, to take joy in a rapist being raped is vile.

I think people just want them to suffer so they think it's justified, I personally don't even want to think about what happens in prison as we all know abuse happens behind bars .

But I think regarding the actresses allegations against Weinstein, of course he abused his power he's clearly a sleazy pervert. But at the same time there's actresses out there who will flirt and sleep with directors / producers to get ahead in Hollywood so they're hypocritical in some ways.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

But at the same time there's actresses out there who will flirt and sleep with directors / producers to get ahead in Hollywood so they're hypocritical in some ways.

Of course plenty of actresses out there do that, though I wonder how many of them are get on the MeToo cross. But there's still a difference between "if we bang, can I have a starring role plz" and "if you don't sleep with me, kiss goodbye to Hollywood".

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Of course plenty of actresses out there do that, though I wonder how many of them are get on the MeToo cross. But there's still a difference between "if we bang, can I have a starring role plz" and "if you don't sleep with me, kiss goodbye to Hollywood".

But at the same time they have a choice , if a sleazy pervert tried that then they should of said NO, no matter how much "influence " he has . If you're talented & a hard-working actor then something will turn up it just might take longer, some of the best actors out there started at the bottom and worked their way up and kept their morals and decency .

But these accusations aren't just him blackmailing & manipulating them, some claim he forced himself on them . And if that's the case then obviously he deserves being locked , but Even some of those claims are contradictory .

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

they should of said NO, no matter how much "influence " he has . If you're talented & a hard-working actor then something will turn up it just might take longer, some of the best actors out there started at the bottom and worked their way up and kept their morals and decency .

Wasn't an actress rejected from Lord of the Rings because Weinstein (falsely?) claimed she was difficult to work with?

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Wasn't an actress rejected from Lord of the Rings because Weinstein (falsely?) claimed she was difficult to work with?

I don't know about that , but wouldn't put it past him to cause trouble. But I'd rather get rejected from a movie than come to some "agreement" with a pervert .

It's not the end of the world to get turned down a movie , it happens to actors all the time .