Rose McGowan Attacks Ben Affleck Over Harvey Weinstein: ‘You Lie’
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Rose McGowan Attacks Ben Affleck Over Harvey Weinstein: ‘You Lie’
Ms. McGowan and Mr. Affleck appeared together in the 1997 movie “Going All the Way” and the 1998 movie “Phantoms.”
While several prominent actresses spoke out on Monday against Mr. Weinstein, Mr. Affleck was one of a small cadre of prominent male figures
in Hollywood with ties to Mr. Weinstein who criticized him on Tuesday after the new reports in The Times and The New Yorker.
Mr. Weinstein has denied the sexual assault accusations as described in The New Yorker and he has characterized other allegations as “off base.”
But he has also apologized for “the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past.”
Other actors, like Meryl Streep and Judi Dench, said they were unaware of the accusations, and Glenn Close said she had heard “vague rumors.”
In 1997, Mr. Weinstein reached a $100,000 settlement with Ms. McGowan after an episode in a
hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival, according to the Times report on Thursday.
Ms. McGowan, in a tweet and a subsequent email exchange with on Tuesday night, said she had told Mr. Affleck
that Mr. Weinstein had behaved inappropriately with her.
Mr. Affleck, who rose to stardom with help from Mr. Weinstein on the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting,” had said earlier Tuesday
that he was “angry” over Mr. Weinstein’s alleged abuse of women, but he gave no indication of whether he knew about it.
The Times emailed Ms. McGowan to confirm that she was asserting
that Mr. Affleck knew about Mr. Weinstein’s mistreatment of her because she had told him, and that she was accusing Mr. Affleck of lying because his statement did not acknowledge awareness of Mr. Weinstein’s behavior.
Ms. McGowan and Mr. Affleck appeared together in the 1997 movie “Going All the Way” and the 1998 movie “Phantoms.”
While several prominent actresses spoke out on Monday against Mr. Weinstein, Mr. Affleck was one of a small cadre of prominent male figures
in Hollywood with ties to Mr. Weinstein who criticized him on Tuesday after the new reports in The Times and The New Yorker.
Mr. Weinstein has denied the sexual assault accusations as described in The New Yorker and he has characterized other allegations as “off base.”
But he has also apologized for “the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past.”
Other actors, like Meryl Streep and Judi Dench, said they were unaware of the accusations, and Glenn Close said she had heard “vague rumors.”
In 1997, Mr. Weinstein reached a $100,000 settlement with Ms. McGowan after an episode in a
hotel room during the Sundance Film Festival, according to the Times report on Thursday.
Ms. McGowan, in a tweet and a subsequent email exchange with on Tuesday night, said she had told Mr. Affleck
that Mr. Weinstein had behaved inappropriately with her.
Mr. Affleck, who rose to stardom with help from Mr. Weinstein on the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting,” had said earlier Tuesday
that he was “angry” over Mr. Weinstein’s alleged abuse of women, but he gave no indication of whether he knew about it.
The Times emailed Ms. McGowan to confirm that she was asserting
that Mr. Affleck knew about Mr. Weinstein’s mistreatment of her because she had told him, and that she was accusing Mr. Affleck of lying because his statement did not acknowledge awareness of Mr. Weinstein’s behavior.