“How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?” Hollywood actress Ashley Judd recalled thinking when invited to movie producer Harvey Weinstein’s Beverly Hills hotel room for a business meeting. Upon entering the room, Judd was met by a bathrobe-wearing Weinstein who asked if he could massage her or let her watch him shower. Judd’s story was featured in The New York Times’ bombshell article earlier this month, which revealed that Weinstein was responsible for sexually inappropriate behavior that had resulted in his settlement of least eight legal sexual harassment cases spanning the past three decades. Weinstein, initially threatening to sue the Times for libel, was fired from his own company on Sunday, …show more content…
Weinstein was a Tony- and Oscar-winning Hollywood executive. He gained fame for producing famous Hollywood movies and co-founding Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company, two of the US’s most influential independent film production companies. Lauren O’Connor, a former employee of The Weinstein Company, summed up her frustrations in a 2015 memo to company executives: “I am a 28-year-old woman trying to make a living and a career. Harvey Weinstein is a 64-year-old, world famous man and this is his company. The balance of power is me: 0, Harvey Weinstein: 10.” Temporary employee Emily Nestor faced a similar situation when, in 2014, she was told by Weinstein that her career would see a boost if she accepted his sexual solicitations. There was nothing she could do, and no consequences facing Weinstein …show more content…
As described by The New York Times, he “presents himself as a liberal lion, a champion of women and a winner of not just artistic but humanitarian awards”. He has garnered attention in the past for major political contributions, most notably his five-figure donations to Obama and Clinton for each their respective presidential campaigns. In a recent statement released by Weinstein pertinent to his scandal, he desperately claimed: “I so respect all women and regret what happened”. However, in the introductory paragraph of the statement, Weinstein made excuses, saying, “I came of age in the 60’s and 70’s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different”. As someone who publicly lauds his own devotion to progressivism, it seems too much a coincidence that Weinstein is incapable of doing the very thing he claims to fight for: respecting
I’m doing my Case presentation on the Madoff Scandal because I find it very interesting and have heard about it before and wanted to know more details about the story. Like who were the major players and how much money did he really steal from people?
In September 2008, Federal agents swarmed the offices of Tom Petters uncovering a billion dollar Ponzi scheme. A similar case in dimension and scale of the well-known Bernie Madoff case is Tom Petters; the mastermind of a 3.7 billion, fourteen-year long deceit, the second largest Ponzi scheme in the United States. Similarly, Robert Allen Stanford, whose scheme emerged in February 2009 and is thought to have lasted ten years, involving the enormous sum of $8 billion, as well as S. Rothstein, who admitted to managing an approximate 1.2 billion dollars Ponzi scheme at the end of 2009. According to Maglich (2014) Ponzi schemes continue to thrive and leave a trail of financial destruction. “In the first six months of 2014, at least 37 Ponzi schemes were uncovered, with a total of more than $1 billion in potential losses” asserts Maglich (2014). Even though Ponzi schemes eventually collapse, Ponzi schemes remain
It has come to my attention, as your media advisor, that you have been involved in a sex scandal of massive proportion. Due to the pictures found on your phone and the recent pregnancy of the same young woman, you must find a solution to clear your name to the public(The Associated Press). There are many options that you might be willing to look into to clear your name under these unfortunate circumstances, but in this case I would refer to the ideas of Elizabeth Kolbert for assistance. In her book "Stooping to Conquer" she claims that the best option to relieve your name of this scandal is through " comedy that makes fun of oneself". By following the ideas of Kolbert you will be
This was a man who at the time was in the position of being elected associate justice of the Supreme Court. Anita Hill, who had worked for him as his personal assistant testified about these comments made by Clarence Thomas, "pornographic materials depicting individuals with large penises or large breasts involved in various sex acts. On several occasions Thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess (Smolowe)". This. Is. Not. Harmless. Garvis clearly did not take Hill 's words seriously and gave her own two cents about it, "Maybe he talked dirty to Anita Hill. Maybe He didn’t. Something obviously went on between the two of them that was sexually charged". What we are doing now is brushing off this man 's actions because a woman 's opinion is not valued enough because the attention was unwanted so there was no so called "sexual
All and all I think Orenstein does a great job of putting a light on the issues of sexualization of or youth and why so many choose Disney as a form of trying to keep our young girls safe. Money may be a small price to pay in order to keep our little girls from becoming little women too soon.
According to CNN who interviewed five of the women that was ask why they took so long to report the allegations against Bill Cosby. One of the women stated she didn’t want to lose her job and she realizes he was famous and no one would believe her charged against Bill Cosby. The other three women decided they no longer want to remain silent to protect other women of becoming a victim of Bill Cosby sexual assault. Many of the women stated they would go out of their way not to see Bill Cosby on TV because it brings back such awful memories of the alleged drugged and sexual attack by Mr. Cosby.
Flynt’s cravings for power and his obsession with sex have inspired his actions. The impeachment trials created an atmosphere in which a porn king, Larry Flynt, was able to capture the attention of the American public. This sex obsessed publisher of the notorious Hustler magazine created quite a stir by exposing the hypocritical actions of Clinton's republican opponents during the impeachment trial. His dramatic antics and vulgar tactics enabled him to gain notoriety with the American Public. Flynt turned the tables in American politics. The Republicans no longer had the offensive advantage, since Flynt allegations force them had to take a defensive status. Larry Flynt embodies important attitudes of the current status of sex and politics in American society.
The Eron Scandal is thought to be a standout amongst the most famous inside American history. An Eron of occasions is considered by numerous students of history and market analysts alike to have been an informal outline for a contextual investigation on White Collar Crimes. ("Enron Scandal Summary - Finance | Laws.com," n.d.)White Collar Crime is characterized as peaceful, monetarily based criminal action ordinarily attempted inside of a setting in which its members hold propelled training as to business that is thought to be prestigious. ("Enron Scandal Summary - Finance | Laws.com," n.d.) The accompanying occurred amidst the Enron Scandal. Eron had great success in their early years. Though the period regulation inside of a business and corporate
Harvey Weinstein was not only known as the co-founder of Miramax Films and the Weinstein Company. He was also a famous film producer and former film director. Harvey Weinstein was born in New York City on March 19, 1952. He was born in Queens, New York. He attended to the State University of New York at Buffalo where he bought a theater that was located in downtown Buffalo, this is where he started airing concert films. Within a decade, the theater had several success such as “My Left Foot and Sex”, “Lies”, “Videotape” and several more. Miramax became the most award winning and countless classic film company of the 90’s. Not only was Harvey good at filming and making his company rise, but he started to influence far beyond the films. He did Broadway production, television, magazine publishing, and political activism.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, defines sexual harassment as a behavior of a sexual nature that affects an individual’s terms of employment or creates a hostile and intimidating work environment. According to the EEOC, it is “unlawful to harass a person, an applicant, or employee because of that person’s sex.” (Sexual Harassment) The term “sexual harassment” can be a bit misleading as other forms of work related harassment can take place that have nothing to do with ‘sex’ but do however, fall under the same umbrella. We will look to identify the different types of sexual harassment in the workplace, specifically, ‘Quid Pro Quo’ and what it’s like to work in a ‘Hostile Work Environment’. This paper will focus on the law, woman’s rights in the workplace, and discuss an example from the Supreme Court Case of: Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986).
On August 17, 1998, exactly one year after making the statement above, President Bill Clinton prepared to deliver a speech concerning a scandal that had gripped the nation for months. It is needless to say that this was an important moment during the Clinton administration. After accusations of sexual harassment, Clinton addressed the nation and admitted to having a relationship with Monica Lewinsky. In this critical speech Clinton set out to admit to wrong-doings, provide a few reasons for his action, and ultimately persuade the audience into moving on and forgetting the scandal. This essay will break down his speech into sections and examine the most and least effective strategies that Clinton employed and how well he executed those strategies. This is an interesting speech given under rare circumstances. Not since Watergate had an American president been under such harsh moral criticism from the public. By looking critically at this speech we are able to gain valuable insight into Clinton's motives.
Lately, the top story in the news day after day, months after months have been about William Jefferson Clinton, also known as Bill. Who could blame them, there is nothing better than a story out of the ordinary, especially one with presidential status. For the past months he has been the most talked about figure, being the essential topic for news, talk shows, late night comedy and even going as far as the big screen. Talk about 'Primary Colors' and 'Wag the Dog.' What has gotten to me the most however, were the constant flow of Republicans, along with a few Democrats, who just want to say how shocked and embarrassed they are along with the people of the United States.The president had not just become the most talked about figure, but also one history had ever seen, so far that is, breaking the record and becoming a topic of conversation and debate 'twenty-four seven.' The people, who I think were most affected by this crisis and feel very sad for, are the Republicans, since they had lost severe amount of sleep over the president's bedroom crisis. They had to perform their republican duties by shocking our brains with the president's affair with Monica Lewinsky. We had to ignore the rest of the world news and its issues while they plough through the valley of lies, abuse of power and something they called high crimes and misdemeanors.
From the end of last year, people around the globe from varies industries have witness a movement in working women’s right and gender equality, while many reasons behind this recent phenomenon, Harvey Weinstein case, probably one of the biggest scandal in modern Hollywood has been one of the most influencing factor in public opinion, especially in North America. Weinstein was one of the most influential and successful film producers in the modern Hollywood. His popular and Academy Award-winning works, include "Shakespeare in Love," "Pulp Fiction," and "Good Will Hunting.” during his 30 years career in the industry made his name a golden ticket to the top of Hollywood, which was one of the reason why his downfall was so dramatic and infamous. The Weinstein case started with the first accusations of sexual abuse against Weinstein exposed by media last year, then he found himself in increasing legal jeopardy when varies sexual harassment case related to this Hollywood giant
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a huge problem in recent history. It can happen to anyone and it can happen everywhere. It can affect all types of races, gender and age. Statistics today shows that more and more sexual harassment has become an issue due to the large number of cases presented. Mainstream media becomes consume covering sexual harassment because of the high profile cases. Sexual harassment becomes a topic on various TV shows, and on some major morning radio talk shows mostly everyday. Sexual harassment laws must be strengthened in order to fix what has become a serious problem today in the workplace.
In today’s workplace, sexual harassment is a growing problem. The legal definition of sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Another definition is the making of unwanted and offensive sexual advances or of sexually offensive remarks or acts, especially by one in a superior or supervisory position. Women and men of all ages, backgrounds, races and experience are harassed on the job. Sexual harassment encountered in workplaces is a hazard across the world that reduces the quality of working life, jeopardizes the well-being of women and men, undermines gender equality and imposes costs on firms and organizations.