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Harvey Weinstein: US actress Rose McGowan makes rape allegation
BBC News ^ | 10/13/2017 | BBC

Posted on 10/13/2017 6:35:35 AM PDT by Nextrush

The scandal deluging Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has deepened after US actress Rose McGowan publicly accused him of raping her.

In a series of tweets, McGowan also accused Amazon studio chief Ray Price of having ignored her when she made the allegation earlier.

Amazon has put Price-himself accused on Thursday of sexually harassing a female producer-on leave of absence.....

Addressing Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos on Twitter, McGowan criticized the company for doing business with Weinstein.

"I told the head of your studio that HW raped me," she wrote. "Over and over I said it. He said it hasn't been proven. I said I was the proof.".......

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


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KEYWORDS: amazon; harveyweinstein; hollywoodsexscandals; jeffbezos; metoo; rosemcgowan; twitter; weinsteinrape; weinsteinsexscandal
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To: Sicon
One of the problems here is, how do you prove that he raped her, after all this time? I am by no means defending Weinstein, but it seems to be pretty easy for women to accuse men of sexual harassment and even rape, without any proof. How do you know when it is true, and when a woman is making a false accusation?

It's a good point. These women would have needed to file charges right after the crimes occurred, which they were too afraid to do.
21 posted on 10/13/2017 6:56:49 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Sicon

‘How do you know when it is true, and when a woman is making a false accusation’

Well, the Rule of Thumb WAS ‘if the allegation is made against a Republican, it is true. If the allegation is made against a Democrat, whether true or not, it is ignored’. Frankly, I am shocked that this story is so big, as it involves ALL DEMOCRATS, on both sides of the issue.


22 posted on 10/13/2017 6:58:07 AM PDT by originalbuckeye ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act'- George Orwell)
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To: robroys woman

Now we know why the progressives always speak of this ‘rape culture’. It’s their culture!


23 posted on 10/13/2017 6:58:21 AM PDT by Pollard (TRUMP 2016)
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To: Pollard

Now we know why the progressives always speak of this ‘rape culture’. It’s their culture!


i.e. as is typical with leftists, they are projecting.


24 posted on 10/13/2017 6:59:23 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: All

Not to defend Hollywood but Rose was considered a loon even back in the day when she was popular.


25 posted on 10/13/2017 7:01:22 AM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: Beave Meister

rim shot

POST OF THE DAY


26 posted on 10/13/2017 7:01:49 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Nextrush

These are all Dems associated with Hillary. So I’d say that at one time, he hit on Hillary and that’s the big secret. Cuz in the end, it’s all about money and power....and he had both.


27 posted on 10/13/2017 7:02:36 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Nextrush

Bezos needs to take more agressive action.

Every member of the Wapo publishing team must attend an orientation meeting the pizza joint favored by Skippy.

Assembly site— Connecticut at Nebraska in NW D.C.


28 posted on 10/13/2017 7:11:21 AM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: Beave Meister

“Hillary was asked if Weinstein’s behavior compared to her husbands. She said, “Close, but no cigar.””

Congratulations! You win Internet post of the day!

Tell him what he’s won, Johnny.


29 posted on 10/13/2017 7:11:41 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (“The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive.” - DJT)
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To: Nextrush

I bet slick Willy is going to be out of site for a while.


30 posted on 10/13/2017 7:13:08 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Is there a statute of limitations on this crime? Can he still be brought up on charges?


Assuming the assault took place in California, it would likely be six years. If the assault included on of these three elements - a weapon, multiple attackers, or serious bodily injury to the victim - it would be aggravated assault, and there would be no statute of limitation.
31 posted on 10/13/2017 7:14:41 AM PDT by MMaschin (The difference between strategy and tactics!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

I’ll be here all week folks. Try the veal, it’s the best in town....


32 posted on 10/13/2017 7:15:45 AM PDT by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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To: escapefromboston

She was Marilyn Manson’s girlfriend for a time.


33 posted on 10/13/2017 7:17:05 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: Nextrush

I bet slick Willy is going to be out of site for a while.


34 posted on 10/13/2017 7:18:05 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Nextrush

Does making a tweet constitute actual charges by the authorities?


35 posted on 10/13/2017 7:18:26 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: outpostinmass2

And Billy Corgan (bald guy from smashing pumpkins) told him to look out because she’s nuts. Not saying she wasn’t raped but that she’s hardly a reliable source especially years after the fact.


36 posted on 10/13/2017 7:19:55 AM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: Sicon

You are hitting the nail on the head.

What man in his right mind will want to hire and work closely with women if they can be tarred decades later as a rapist or abuser?

Thank God I have a job that keeps me out of an office environment.


37 posted on 10/13/2017 7:25:04 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Nextrush

Just like the NFL debacle, I hope Hollywoodland ends up eating 90% of itself in the ensuing panic and carnage.

NO BODY EXPECTS THE FEMINIST INQUISITION!! Their chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and fear. Fear and surprise are their two main weapons. and ruthless efficiency. Their three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiiency. And an almost fanatical devotion to Gloria Steinum, YES, amoungst our chief weapons are such diverse elements as FEAR, SURPRISE, RUTHLESS EFFICIENCY, a FANATICAL DEVOTION TO GLORIA STEINEM......


38 posted on 10/13/2017 7:33:05 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Nextrush
So is Rose going to have a press conference with Kathleen Willey, Paula Jones, and Juanita Broaddrick?
39 posted on 10/13/2017 7:35:59 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Those who want to repeat history prevent others from knowing it.)
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To: Beave Meister

Ok, this post hits the nail on the head in a few words better than anything I’ve read since this story broke! Literally LOL!

The Clinton hypocrisy throughout the world knows no bounds. Their liberal suckophants continue to shamelessly slobber Bill and Hill, whom I believe are the two most evil and dangerous politicians this nation has ever had to endure.

The monsters like Weinstein, like all Clinton friends, are just as despicable, and we’re directly empowered by the way Bill was exalted after his impeachment, and the fact that even the powerful females in the media and Hollywood in general continued to slobber Clinton after he was exposed as a serial sexual abuser—as the president of the United States no less. Meryl calls Weinstein her ‘god’, and powerful liberals worship this type of pig-men, with Bill being the demigod of them all.


40 posted on 10/13/2017 7:36:26 AM PDT by Husker8877
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