After the expose from the New York Times published this week alleged movie producer Harvey Weinstein had sexually assaulted or harrassed multiple women in Hollywood and paid them off, one question many have been asking is why it has only come out now.
In fact, many of his alleged victims have been dropping hints about his apparently well-known behaviour for years, including Rose McGowan.
Now footage has recently re-emerged of the moment Gwyneth Paltrow tried to out Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abuse almost 20 years ago.
In a 1998 televised interview with David Letterman, the then-26 year old described the disgraced movie mogul as a “coercer”.
The host asked the actress about her Thanksgiving plans, to which she replied, “I would have ordinarily gone not on Thanksgiving but I’m here for you.”
Jokingly, Letterman responded, “Are you here of your own free will? Has someone coerced you into being here?”
“Do you count Harvey Weinstein as a coercer?” said Paltrow.
The conversation about Weinstein continued.
“I do all my movies for Harvey Weinstein, that’s Miramax, and I’m lucky to do them there but he will coerce you to do a thing or two,” Paltrow elaborated
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Well that’s creepy. If only the media had picked up on this then....
The media knew. Weinstein and his ilk (because let's not be silly and just assume it's one man doing this) were behaving in plain sight of everyone. These articles that suggest these revelations are a surprise are being completely naive.