Her wife files for divorce: "My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain for these unforgivable actions"
Lindsay Lohan has come out in defense of the producer Harvey Weinstein, after the accusations of abuse have caused a real scandal in Hollywood. After this Wednesday his wife, Georgina Chapman, announced that she was asking for a divorce and that well-known actresses such as Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow assured that they had also suffered harassment from the producer. "I feel really bad for Harvey Weinstein right now. I don't think what's happening is fair," Lindsay Lohan said in a video, "We've made many movies together and people have to stop, I think it's wrong," said the actress, denying that she has lived with her any kind of bullying.
Other actresses have been perplexed by these accusations, such as Meryl Streep or Jennifer Lawrence, who say they never saw any suspicious gesture or comment from the producer. “The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes,” said Meryl Streep, who assured that “Harvey fiercely supported the job, he was infuriating but respectful to me in our working relationship and to many other people with whom he worked professionally. . I didn't know anything about these attacks."
More allegations against Weinstein
Meanwhile, the number of women who have publicly denounced that they were s-xually harassed by Weinstein at some point is rising unstoppably, and the latest to step forward are the British Romola Garai or the New Zealand Zoe Brock, according to The Guardian newspaper. . Specialized media such as The Cut point out that there are already 29 women who claim that they were victims of the powerful producer, with explicit s-xual acts, inappropriate behavior or forceful professional retaliation if they refused to meet alone with him. Among them are both established actresses such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mira Sorvino or Ashley Judd, as well as former aspirants to the profession or employees of The Weinstein Company.
In addition to three rape accusations against Weinstein reported by the New Yorker magazine, the victims speak of several cases of forced oral s-x as well as numerous "work meetings" in hotel rooms in which the producer stripped n-ked in front of women, he asked for massages or took a bath in front of them. Stars like Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Chastain have condemned Weinstein's behaviour, joined by Emma Watson and Cate Blanchett, and actors like Colin Firth, Mark Ruffalo, George Clooney and Christian Slater. But these accusations of s-xual harassment and abuse do not catch everyone by surprise, and some have admitted that rumors about the producer's behavior had been circulating in Hollywood for years, as Clooney himself claimed
There are also public speeches suggesting that there was widespread knowledge of Weinstein's behavior, such as the "joke" of one of the presenters of the 2013 Oscar nominations. "Congratulations, you five women no longer have to pretend you're attracted to Harvey Weinstein," actor and comedian Seth MacFarlane said when announcing the best actress nominations, prompting laughter from the audience.
The condemnations of Hollywood actors in recent days have also been joined by the highest political sphere with the messages released by both former candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama. Clinton was "shocked and horrified", while Obama, whose eldest daughter Malia interned at The Weinstein Company this year, said he was "disgusted" and that Weinstein must be condemned and held accountable. Both the Clintons and the Obamas have received Weinstein's support in the past through the Democratic party, for which the prominent Hollywood producer organized several fundraising events.
For its part, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) suspended Weinstein "immediately" as a member for considering his behavior "totally unacceptable and incompatible" with his values.
Producer Harvey Weinstein's wife files for divorce
The wife of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Georgina Chapman, has decided to separate from her husband after numerous accusations of s-xual harassment against him came to light. "My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain from these unforgivable actions. I have decided to leave my husband," Chapman said in a brief statement to People magazine. The fashion designer, 41, and Weinstein, 65, married in 2007 and have two children together, ages 7 and 4. The film producer also has three other children from a previous marriage.
Until now, Chapman had remained silent since last week The New York Times uncovered the history of alleged s-xual harassment cases carried out by Weinstein for decades. In her statement to People, she assured that his priority right now is to take care of his children and asked for respect for his privacy. Initially, Weinstein said he discussed the harassment allegations with his wife and assured that she was supporting him "100 percent" and helping him to be "a better person."
After the first information in the Times, in which the newspaper collected the testimonies of various victims of the producer, actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie or Asia Argento have denounced that they also suffered harassment from the co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company. That company announced Weinstein's firing in response to the scandal.
