Hollywood takes advantage of the Weinstein case. Director Maria Schrader (Heterodox) and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Going) trace in a film the investigation of the journalists of the New York Times Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who helped take down Harvey Weinstein.
She saidwith Carey Mulligan (Promising young woman) and Zoe Kazan (the big sick), tells the story of these two journalists “who broke one of the biggest stories of our generation, a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement, broke decades of silence around sexual assault in Hollywood, and changed American culture.” forever,” the official said. read the synopsis. Launch scheduled for January 4, 2023 in France.
The first article of New York Times about Harvey Weinstein, published on October 5, 2017, had the effect of a bombshell. He cited the testimonies of several women who claim to have been harassed by the Hollywood producer, creator of the Miramax studio, in particular that of actress Ashley Judd.
The article also reported the existence of a friendly agreement between harvey weinstein and another actress, Rose McGowan, paid $100,000 for her silence about an incident that occurred in 1997. The actress later claimed that it was rape. the New York Times it was particularly Pulitzer Prize-winning for his coverage of the Weinstein case.
Hollywood released in 2020 Scandal, another movie that broke the code of silence on bullying. Worn by Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie, Scandal It shows the struggle of three journalists to bring down Roger Ailes, the CEO of Fox News who had sexually harassed them.
Source: BFM TV
