Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday afternoon released a statement condemning the behavior of Harvey Weinstein as more women came out accusing the movie mogul of sexual harassment and assault.
“Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports of Harvey Weinstein. Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status,” Obama said in a statement. “We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories. And we all need to build a culture, including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect, so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future.”
Weinstein was a prominent Democratic donor, and Democratic lawmakers have come under pressure to denounce the movie executive. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned Westein’s actions earlier on Tuesday, and several Democratic lawmakers have donated campaign contributions from Weinstein to charity.
Thing is, pigs like this are good at behaving well in public, and knowing when they can get away with their disgusting behavior. And in The Business, someone like Weinstein has a lot going for him–with his power and influence, as we’ve seen even women who rejected him were afraid to stand up and speak.
But what I want to know is, when did he have time to make movies?
I miss the President and Michelle so much.
The rancid behavior of Hollywood moguls is probably pervasive, but Mr. Former President it is NOT exactly the item where you need to show your outrage!!
In this case they had to as Malia just ended a six month internship as part of her gap year with Harvey Weinstein’s Miramax
So rape is not a thing to get outraged about?