Posted on 10/17/2017 9:25:53 AM PDT by walford
Scott Rosenberg, a friend from Miramax’s glory days, says he’s “sorry and ashamed”
Scott Rosenberg, a screenwriter who has worked on Miramax films such as “Beautiful Girls” and “Things to do in Denver When You’re Dead,” has taken to Facebook to voice his opinions on the Harvey Weinstein scandal that has been rocking Hollywood for the past few weeks.
Rosenberg says that he was at Miramax for what he calls the “golden age,” when films like “Pulp Fiction,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Good Will Hunting” were made and released. He also said that he was young and “sure he had struck gold” by working with the Weinstein brothers, Harvey and Bob.
Now, however, he sees it differently.
“Everybody-f—ing-knew,” he wrote, saying that Harvey Weinstein had “a certain pattern of overly-aggressive behavior that was rather dreadful.”
“We knew about the man’s hunger; his fervor; his appetite. There was nothing secret about this voracious rapacity; like a gluttonous ogre out of the Brothers Grimm,” Rosenberg continued. “All couched in vague promises of potential movie roles.”
“And to me, if Harvey’s behavior is the most reprehensible thing one can imagine, a not-so-distant second is the current flood of sanctimonious denial and condemnation that now crashes upon these shores of rectitude in gloppy tides of bullshit righteousness,” he continued. “Because everybody-f—ing-knew.”
Rosenberg clarified that while the full extent of Weinstein’s misconduct was not known, something “was rotten.”
“Not the rapes. Not the shoving against the wall. Not the potted-plant f—ing”–he and several others did know that “something was bubbling under. Something odious. Something rotten.”
Rosenberg added that at the time, if he had wanted to do something, he would have been at a loss, because most of the accusers did not want to come forward, Weinstein “owned the press” and the internet wasn’t what it is today.
He said that although some actress friends told him horrible stories about Weinstein, he chose to believe it to be “a grotesque display of power; a dude misreading the room and making a lame-if-vile pass.”
He said that he is “sorry and ashamed,” because “in the end, I was complicit.”
“As the old joke goes: We needed the eggs,” he said. “Okay, maybe we didn’t NEED them. But we really, really, really, really LIKED them eggs. So we were willing to overlook what the Golden Goose was up to, in the murky shadows behind the barn … And for that, I am eternally sorry.”
“To all of the women that had to suffer this… I am eternally sorry,” he repeated. “I’ve worked with Mira and Rosanna and Lysette. I’ve known Rose and Ashley and Claire for years… Their courage only hangs a lantern on my shame. And I am eternally sorry to all those who suffered in silence all this time. And have chosen to remain silent today.”
If they can haul a bunch of baseball players in because of steroids they should do the same to all of these Hollywood folks including the big name A-listers. Now that would be must see TV. Especially when the dems on the panel start excusing this behavior after taking their money for years.
keeping secrets like this was common in hollywood- look as erol flynn- rock hudson- sal mineo- The marlon brando and many many others- erol flynn was a pedophile and murderer and recorded people in his mansion having sex without them knowing it- arrested twice for pedophilia- and admitted he was one- who knows how many young girls he ruined? He was a real puke- but hollywood kept it ‘secret’ everyone knew- but noone did anything about it-
And the current TV series “Ray Donovan”.
Only the bodies haven’t started to turn up yet but they will.
Agree with you. Sex liberation combined with abortion morning after pills and contraception just gave carte Blanche to the predator men who did not get caught with an unwanted pregnancy and the mess it caused. It was more liberation for men than women. It just turned women I to sluts.
Hillary KNEW...so did Bill....it’s why they LOVE him...that and his money! SICK PEOPLE!
Oh I understand, Rosenberg keeping his mouth shut was driven by greed. Profits regardless of consequences.
Sure they knew. It was all about keeping quite for “their careers”. That is the only thing that is important to them. To hell with anyone else...as long as you can cash-in. Right? Hellywood.
Hey, Hollywood, can you spell RICO?
It’s all about the $$$ and their own pockets.
Thanks for that. A friend copy/pasted that in his FB and I did a search, finding the story linked in the OP.
As noted, Rosenberg’s original Facebook post has since been taken down. Good thing some people had the presence of mind to capture it.
I would not be surprised if Rosenberg denied he wrote it if asked.
Must be the threat of lawsuits already. That town is almost as corrupt as DC>. 2 liberal bastions.
This guy is trying to make the world believe that Weinstein was the ONLY creep assaulting girls. He also wants people to look at Weinstein and not the pedophiles.
quite=quiet
Damn no edit!
I don’t think they could ‘protect’ them even if Jezebel and Ahab were in power...................
Courtney is not afraid to speak her mind.
Once Al Gore went up to her and said he was a big fan, she then asked Al to name one of her songs, and of course, he couldn’t.
I had no idea about Erol Flynn.
We have a winner!
But remember, it’s conservatives who are at war with women.
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