George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet And Others Slam Harvey Weinstein Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal, But Donna Karan Defends Him!
Posted on Tue Oct 10th, 2017 8:20am PDT By X17 Staff
We find it funny that nobody said anything until he lost his job.
George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet and other huge stars are finally breaking their silence on Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment scandal and subsequent firing, and a lot of them are making it seem as if they hadn't heard the rumors about the power producer, even though it was an open secret in Hollywood for years!
"It’s indefensible. That’s the only word you can start with. Harvey’s admitted to it, and it’s indefensible. I’ve known Harvey for 20 years. He gave me my first big break as an actor in films on From Dusk Till Dawn, he gave me my first big break as a director with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. We’ve had dinners, we’ve been on location together, we’ve had arguments. But I can tell you that I’ve never seen any of this behavior — ever," George Clooney told The Daily Beast.
Kate Winslet is equally as outraged!
"The fact that these women are starting to speak out about the gross misconduct of one of our most important and well regarded film producers is incredibly brave and has been deeply shocking to hear. The way Harvey Weinstein has treated these vulnerable, talented young women is NOT the way women should ever EVER deem to be acceptable or commonplace in ANY workplace,†Winslet said in a statement to Variety.
"I have no doubt that for these women this time has been, and continues to be extremely traumatic. I fully embrace and salute their profound courage, and I unequivocally support this level of very necessary exposure of someone who has behaved in reprehensible and disgusting ways. His behaviour is without question disgraceful and appalling and very, very wrong. I had hoped that these kind of stories were just made up rumours, maybe we have all been naïve. And it makes me so angry. There must be ‘no tolerance’ of this degrading, vile treatment of women in ANY workplace anywhere in the world," she added.
Here are some other celeb reactions:
- Jennifer Lawrence: "I was deeply disturbed to hear the news about Harvey Weinstein’s behavior. I worked with Harvey five years ago and I did not experience any form of harassment personally, nor did I know about any of these allegations. This kind of abuse is inexcusable and absolutely upsetting. My heart goes out to all of the women affected by these gross actions. And I want to thank them for their bravery to come forward."
Olivia Wilde: "Let's be clear. What Harvey Weinstein did to those women was nothing short of abuse. I am disturbed, and disgusted. It's appalling. Though I never witnessed it, I stand in solidarity with his victims, and hope their bravery sends a loud message to all abusers of power. The victim blaming needs to stop. As does the shaming of women who didn't come forward earlier. They spoke, and we are here to listen."
Jessica Chastain: " I was warned from the beginning. The stories were everywhere. To deny that is to create an environment for it to happen again.â€
Mark Ruffalo: "To be clear what Harvey Weinstein did was a disgusting abuse of power and horrible. I hope we are now seeing the beginning of the end of these abuses."
Meryl Streep: "The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed, and those whose good and worthy causes he supported. The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes.â€
Judi Dench: "Whilst there is no doubt that Harvey Weinstein has helped and championed my career for the past 20 years, I was completely unaware of these offences which are, of course, horrifying, and I offer my sympathy to those who have suffered, and wholehearted support to those who have spoken out.â€
Lena Dunham: "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. 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.â€
America Ferrara: "This abuse of power must be called out, however powerful the abuser, and we must publicly stand with those brave enough to come forward.â€
Julianne Moore: "Coming forward about sexual abuse and coercion is scary and women have nothing to be gained by personally doing so. But through their bravery we move forward as a culture and I think them. Stand with @AshleyJudd @rosemcgowan and others.â€
Designer Donna Karan, however, came to Weinstein's defense, and actually suggested that perhaps his accusers were "asking" for it!
"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 sexuality? You look at everything all over the world today, how women are dressing and what they’re asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble," she told the Daily Mail during an interview at the CinéFashion Film Awards in L.A. on Sunday.
Of course, she got MAJOR backlash, and was quick to apologize.
"[I] made a statement that was not representative of how I feel or what I believe. My statements were taken out of context and do not represent how I feel about the current situation concerning Harvey Weinstein. I believe that sexual harassment is NOT acceptable and this is an issue that MUST be addressed once and for all regardless of the individual. I am truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim," she said in a statement to Us Weekly.
We bet Weinstein wishes this was just a bad movie!