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Harvey Weinstein gets 23 years.

Hollywood Reporter reports.
Before his sentencing, Weinstein — who opted not to testify during his New York sexual assault trial — addressed the judge. Speaking, in a low voice, of the women who have accused him of misconduct, he said, "I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women.... I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart."

Lead prosecutor Joan Illuzzi had asked Judge Burke to sentence Weinstein to "the maximum or near the maximum" years in prison, which could have been up to 29 years....

५९ टिप्पण्या:

Psota म्हणाले...

Daaaammmmnnnn!

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Don't hire women.

Nonapod म्हणाले...

"I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women.... I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart." - Harvey Weinstein

“I’m the scariest motherfucker you’ll ever have as an enemy in this town!” - also Harvey Weinstein to a reporter, circa 2003.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves म्हणाले...

Can Hillary join him?
They'd make great cell mates. He'd keep his hands off of her.

Masscon म्हणाले...

Odds on how long he survives in prison? One thing is certain if he hints at a tell-all book those odds are dropping quickly.

J. Farmer म्हणाले...

Good riddance. I wonder if he'll get Epsteined.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

I almost feel sorry for Weinstein for the Greek tragedy that is his twilight years.

Almost. He deserves this fate too much to take that last step from pity to true caring.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

Weinstein is trying to guess what the judge wants to hear.

tim maguire म्हणाले...

rhhardin said...Don't hire women.

Sometimes I read your posts on women and think, sad, but true. Other times, not so much.

rehajm म्हणाले...

That's quite the non apology...

daskol म्हणाले...

The most reputable thing about Joe Biden is that, as far as I've read, he had very little connection to Weinstein for powerful Democrat.

Iman म्हणाले...

That's the fuckin' he gets for the rapin' he got.

daskol म्हणाले...

Would anyone be surprised at this point if Weinstein died very soon of some kind of accident in prison? I wonder if he fully considered the downside of his approach at the trial of appearing as frail as possible to get some sympathy.

Gusty Winds म्हणाले...

Who's gonna produce the Movie?

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

He deserves this fate too much to take that last step from pity to true caring.

I don't think he did anything worth going to prison for because his supposed victims stated, by their actions at the time, that they didn't think he did anything worth going to prison for.

gilbar म्हणाले...

Gusty Winds said...
Who's gonna produce the Movie?


HOW will they decide on which starlets for it to feature?

Wince म्हणाले...

I dunno, 23 years: isn't 23 kind of old for Hollywood?

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

"I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women.... I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart."

Too bad he didn't feel this way, before he raped them.


madAsHell म्हणाले...

I'm not condoning Harvey's behavior, but it's interesting that he managed to have his name plastered on many of the most successful movies. He had his hands on American culture.

He's a complete pervert. How does one reconcile that?

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

Special shout out to lead prosecutor, Joan Illuzzi and her team. Tough case.

Michael म्हणाले...

23 years. More than most murder raps.

Jason म्हणाले...

madAsHell: "I'm not condoning Harvey's behavior, but it's interesting that he managed to have his name plastered on many of the most successful movies. He had his hands on American culture.

He's a complete pervert. How does one reconcile that?"


Hollywood condoned it for years.

It was a massive open secret, and they looked the other way.

They condone Roman Polanski, too. Weinstein is a shit, but he stood up and faced justice. That puts him way ahead of Polanski, in my book, who fled the country after being convicted rather than face sentencing.

If anything, Weinstein deserves 23 years for being the reason Rose McGowan is a public figure again.

Bob Boyd म्हणाले...

Hey lawyers...
What is 3rd degree rape?
What's the difference between 1st degree and 3rd degree rape?

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

"They condone Roman Polanski, too. Weinstein is a shit, but he stood up and faced justice."

Extradict Polankski! You're on a roll!

Dave Begley म्हणाले...

He won't last 5 years.

Achilles म्हणाले...

Bill Clinton is still free.

Ice Nine म्हणाले...

There is a man who was convicted and had the book thrown at him for being ugly and loathsome at the peak of the MeToo hysteria. These particular rape charges against him were bullshit. (There are others that might represent *actual* rape; I don't know about them.)

Bay Area Guy म्हणाले...

By the way, How Many Dems took political money from Harvey over the years?

Anyone?

Jason म्हणाले...

I would love to see Polanski extradited to serve his sentence in the U.S.

I'm sure political interests in California, dependent on Hollywood money, have been doing their best to block it.

J. Farmer म्हणाले...

He's a complete pervert. How does one reconcile that?

Hollywood is a cesspool of sexual perversion, narcissism, and self-importance. It's a toxic combination of rapacious capitalism and a 1960's libertine ethos. The whole thing is built on artifice.

The really under reported story on Hollywood, though, is the prevalence of young boys who are sexually abused. Unlike the #MeToo starlets who traded sex for fame, money, and power, most of these kids get passed around like a piece of meat for a few years and thrown away with their lives destroyed as the predators move on to the next crop. Even #MeToo champion Rose McGowan defended the child rapist and pornographer Victor Salva, when she starred in a film he directed. Whoopi Goldberg defended Roman Polanki on the grounds that it wasn't "real rape." I guess a 44-year-old man feeding Quaaludes to a 13-year-old and ass fucking her isn't "real rape."

Francisco D म्हणाले...

This is a bonanza for lawyers.

How much do you think Harvey will spend on appeals. It would be easy to convince him that he could stay out of jail for the next 5 years on appeal. Then, he could claim cruel and unusual punishment due to his age and (faked) physical state.

robother म्हणाले...

"I feel remorse for all women." A Clintonesque apology if ever there was one. Equal remorse for the girls sold into bondage and the S&M mistress. For the Epstein Island girls and for those Wall Street women oppressed by men who hold doors open for them. Inside every Hollywood predator is a feminist dying to get out. No, really, Hillary was their...

Achilles म्हणाले...

J. Farmer said...

Hollywood is a cesspool of sexual perversion, narcissism, and self-importance. It's a toxic combination of rapacious capitalism and a 1960's libertine ethos. The whole thing is built on artifice.


But this is the river of history.

The powerful use their power to live out human desires and avoid consequences. It is human nature and it drives the flow. Aristocracy throughout history has come up with all sorts of debased shit.

First comes hubris.

madAsHell म्हणाले...

Remorse - that warm, pleasant sensation you realize right before ejaculation.

TDP म्हणाले...

What J. Farmer said.

https://www.blogger.com/profile/09118902560282089997

Kevin म्हणाले...

"I have great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all women.... I really feel remorse for this situation. I feel it deeply in my heart."

Jimmy Carter had lust in his heart.

Jimmy stopped there.

Openidname म्हणाले...

"Michael said...

"23 years. More than most murder raps."

Don't know about most states, but in California, first degree murder is 25 to life and second degree murder is 15 to life.

Openidname म्हणाले...

Remorse "for" you? Remorse "for" all women? An odd choice of preposition. Remorse "toward" would be correct. Remorse "about" his acts (rather than "for" the victims) would be even better.

Remorse "for" them sounds like he's sorry he met them, not sorry he victimized them.

robother म्हणाले...

"Remorse - that warm, pleasant sensation you realize right before ejaculation."

More like post-coital tristesse, n'est pas?

TJM म्हणाले...

Hey, what is going on here Inga?

Meryl Streep said Harvey was "god" and Moochelle said he was a really wonderful human being!

Earnest Prole म्हणाले...

If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.

n.n म्हणाले...

Friends with "benefits" and a casting couch in prison.

n.n म्हणाले...

Even #MeToo champion Rose McGowan defended the child rapist and pornographer Victor Salva, when she starred in a film he directed. Whoopi Goldberg defended Roman Polanki on the grounds that it wasn't "real rape."

That's the real story. Not Weinstein's liberal indulgence of friends with "benefits", which is merely transsocial in a capitalist... free market economy.

Known Unknown म्हणाले...

"The really under-reported story on Hollywood, though, is the prevalence of young boys who are sexually abused"

The Feldman documentary names Charlie Sheen among other, lesser known, Hollywood types. It will probably end up going nowhere.

Kevin Spacey, while not prosecuted, has paid a recent price.

Bryan Singer, however, continues to find work.

BUMBLE BEE म्हणाले...

Epstein, Weinstein... gad! What are the Democrats gonna do for money?

daskol म्हणाले...

Not only a rapist, but he tanked the stock market too. Down over 6%.

J. Farmer म्हणाले...

@Known Unknown:

Kevin Spacey, while not prosecuted, has paid a recent price.

Bryan Singer, however, continues to find work.


Milo Yiannopoulos went on Joe Rogan's podcast in 2015 and made light of underage sex, remarking how gay parties in Hollywood are full of underage teens available for sex. Someone dug the video up in 2017, and it was used to basically end Milo's career.

rcocean म्हणाले...

This is round 1. With the rich and powerful, its not over till its over. And even if Weinstein goes to jail, they'll be a pardon or commutation in a few years. But I'm amazed it went this far.

itzik basman म्हणाले...

Sounds high. I’m thinking it will get reduced on appeal.

Iman म्हणाले...

Old: Epstein didn’t kill himself

New: Weinstein fucked himself

Matt म्हणाले...

Seems like a really long time for 'raping' girls who were just gonna allow themselves to be sexualized on screen anyway. I mean, Seth McFarlane's 'I saw your boobs' song from a few Oscars ago wasn't exactly a fantasy or written in a vaccuum.

F all these 'strong, independent women' and their inability to avoid the clutches of the well-known pervy old Jew.

Owen म्हणाले...

Openidname @ 12:19: "Remorse "for" you? Remorse "for" all women? An odd choice of preposition. Remorse "toward" would be correct. Remorse "about" his acts (rather than "for" the victims) would be even better.

Remorse "for" them sounds like he's sorry he met them, not sorry he victimized them."

Agree. Shorter OED (Third Ed.) says "remorse" is "1. R[emorse] of conscience (or mind)...Now somewhat rare and arch[aic] 2. A feeling of compunction, or of deep regret and repentance, for a sin or wrong committed, late [Middle English]...3. Sorrow, pity, compassion; also pl. signs of tender feeling -1700. 4. Regretful or remorseful remembrance or recollection of a thing -1695...A solemn obligation. [Shakespeare]. 5. Biting or cutting force. SPENSER."

So this is a word with several distinct flavors. In which sense does HW mean it? His choice of prepositions seems to add to the ambiguity. Strange that one with such skill at producing dramatic works, could not have prepared and delivered a more powerful statement at the crux of his own drama.

Rosalyn C. म्हणाले...

I don't want to be sympathetic to a guy who I think is a creep, but I can't help wondering if he will be jailed with violent rapists who actually threatened to kill their victims? That doesn't seem fair. A twenty three year sentence seems a lot considering Weinstein never was violent or used the threat of physical violence. If he hadn't been a major director in Hollywood none of those actresses would have deigned to spend a single minute in his company. Yes, Weinstein allegedly molested/raped a lot of other women but then so did Bill Cosby and he received a 3-10 year sentence.

Etienne म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
Jupiter म्हणाले...

This is such bullshit. Cosby drugged and raped dozens of women and got 3 - 10 years. Cosby's victims did not end up hugging him at the Oscars. Weinstein may not have raped any of these women. He's being railroaded. The judge is a hack in black.

Etienne म्हणाले...
ही टिप्पणी लेखकाना हलविली आहे.
rhhardin म्हणाले...

Not a good day for the justice system. Women run it now. Feelings rule.

rhhardin म्हणाले...

The charge of rape ought to be done away with entirely. Women can't handle it.

Make it assault and battery. There's no more feminine modesty anyway, which was once what was peculiar to rape.

Chick म्हणाले...

Movie agents and moguls don't rape starlets; its the casting couch, stupid!