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Hollywood Stars React to Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Assault Allegations | THR News
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As stories of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment and abuse continues to make headlines, Hollywood stars are speaking out about the Hollywood movie mogul.
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As stories of Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment and abuse continue to make
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headlines, Hollywood stars are speaking out about the movie mogul.
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This comes after The New York Times published a report detailing decades of allegations
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against him last Thursday, and The New Yorker published a new expose on Tuesday accusing
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him of raping three women, among other sexual assault claims.
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A spokesperson for Weinstein, who was terminated from his company over the weekend, denied
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the accusations made in Tuesday's New Yorker report.
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Meryl Streep, Judi Dench and Glenn Close were some of the first major actresses to speak
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out against Weinstein. Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain have since joined the growing
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list, which also includes Kate Winslet, Patricia Arquette, Lena Dunham, Amber Tamblyn, Brie
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Larson, America Ferreira and more.
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Chastain shared multiple articles about Weinstein on social media and said of his behavior,
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"...I was warned from the beginning. The stories were everywhere. To deny that is to create
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an environment for it to happen again."
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While Lawrence, who won an Oscar for the Weinstein-produced film Silver Linings Playbook,
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said that though she never experienced any form of harassment personally, nor did I know
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about any of these allegations, she was deeply disturbed to learn about them, and described
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the producer's behavior as inexcusable and absolutely upsetting. She added,
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"...my heart goes out to all of the women affected by these gross actions, and I want to thank
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them for their bravery to come forward." Now, after being called upon by many to do the same,
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male stars are beginning to share their thoughts and condemn the claims of Weinstein's behavior.
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George Clooney was one of Weinstein's most prominent male collaborators to speak out. In an interview
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for The Daily Beast published on Monday, the actor-director said,
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"...I've heard rumors, and the rumors in general started back in the 90s, and they were that certain
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actresses had slept with Harvey to get a role. It seemed like a way to smear the actresses and demean
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them by saying that they didn't get the jobs based on their talent. So I took those rumors with a grain
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of salt." He continued,
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Clooney has known Weinstein for 20 years. He said the producer had given him his big break in film
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acting with From Dusk Till Dawn and directing with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Ben Affleck, who
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also starred in pictures under the Miramax banner such as Shakespeare in Love and Good Will Hunting,
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said he had to speak out.
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"...I'm saddened and angry that a man who I worked with used his position of power to intimidate,
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sexually harass, and manipulate many women over decades. The additional allegations of assault
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that I read this morning made me sick. This is completely unacceptable, and I find myself asking
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what I can do to make sure this doesn't happen to others. We need to do better at protecting our
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sisters, friends, co-workers, and daughters. We must support those who come forward, condemn this type
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of behavior when we see it, and help ensure there are more women in positions of power."
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Lin-Manuel Miranda took to Twitter on Tuesday to share his thoughts, writing,
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"...I'm as appalled and repulsed by the Weinstein news as anyone with a beating heart,
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and forever in awe of the bravery of those who spoke out."
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Mark Ruffalo and director Judd Apatow also took to Twitter. Ruffalo said,
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"...to be clear, what Harvey Weinstein did was a disgusting abuse of power and horrible.
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I hope we are now seeing the beginning of the end of these abuses."
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Seth Rogen also applauded the brave women who are speaking out.
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For more on this ongoing story and the latest Hollywood reactions, head to THR.com.
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For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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