Harvey Weinstein Accusations: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Twitter As Harvey Weinsteins arrest looms closer, heres a look at a just a few of the dozens of accusations against Weinstein.
The news broke Thursday afternoon that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to the NYPD related to sexual misconduct charges, according to CNN.
The former Hollywood producer has had dozens of women accuse him of misconduct and is under investigation for alleged sex crimes in New York, Los Angeles and London.
Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape by more than 50 women including A-list actresses such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd and Angelina Jolie, is being formally charged for a case involving a woman named Lucia Evans.
Evans, a former college student and aspiring actress, says she was forced to perform oral sex on Weinstein in 2004 despite repeatedly telling him "no," according to the New Yorker.
The accusations, which many in the entertainment industry say have been common knowledge for several decades, were uncovered by by Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor at the Times and Ronan Farrow at The New Yorker.
Here's what you need to know about the accusations against Weinstein:.
Women Have Been Accusing Weinstein of Sexual Misconduct for Decades, but the #MeToo Movement was the Catalyst that Caused the "Weinstein Effect".
It was no secret that Weinstein was considered a deviant for years, as young Hollywood actresses and other women in the industry had been accusing him of sexual misconduct for decades. A-list celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd and Angelina Jolie had all had run-in's with the movie mogul years ago.
You can read their stories below.
It took the #MeToo movement, a hashtag used on social media, to help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment towards women around the world.
The hashtag went viral shortly after the allegations against Weinstein were made public.
Since then, the phrase has been re-posted on social media millions of times, often with an accompanying personal story of sexual assault or harassment.
Celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Uma Thurman picked up the hashtag, sharing their own stories on social media in the hopes of empowering women to speak up and stand against sexual violence.
The allegations catalyzed the movement and have been drawing attention to sexual misconduct, sending a "ripple effects across multiple industries and taking down powerful men," according to CNN.
What is now being called the "Weinstein effect" – when people come forward to accuse famous or powerful men of sexual misconduct – has significantly impacted not only Hollywood, but abusers across worldwide industries.
More than 200 celebrities, politicians, CEO's, comedians and news personalities have been accused of sexual assault since the post-Weinstein, #MeToo movement started.
The Weinstein allegations are considered a tipping point, or a "watershed moment" that precipitated a national reckoning against sexual abusers across the world.
Hollywood has been significantly impacted by the movement, with high-profile celebrities like Louis C.K., who admitted to acts of sexual misconduct after years of rumors about his abusive treatment of women comedians.
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey was accused by more than a dozen men — including five who said they were teens at the time — alleging that he sexually harassed, assaulted or attempted to rape them.
An investigation has been under review regarding the allegations against Spacey.
Gwyneth Paltrow Claims Weinstein Tried to Lure her to his Bedroom for a Massage; when Paltrow told her Then-Boyfriend Brad Pitt, he Confronted Weinstein.
Gwyneth Paltrow is one of many victims alleging that Weinstein assaulted her early on in her career.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow told The New York Times that Weinstein tried to sexually assault her when she was 22-years old.
She had been hired as the lead actress in the adaptation of Emma by Weinstein when he asked her to come to his suite at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for a work meeting, according to the New York Times.
When she arrived, Weinstein placed his hands on her and asked her to go to the bedroom for a massage.
"I was a kid … I was petrified," she told The Times during an interview.
Paltrow said she refused his advances and told her then-boyfriend Brad Pitt, who confronted Weinstein at a Hollywood premiere, telling him to never put his hands on her again.
After the encounter, Weinstein allegedly warned Paltrow not to tell anyone else about the incident.
"I thought he was going to fire me," she said.
Paltrow said she came forward with her story because: "We're at a point in time when women need to send a clear message that this is over.
This way of treating women ends now.".
Ashley Judd Claims that Weinstein Invited her to his Hotel Room Wearing Nothing but a Bathrobe and Asked if Judd Would Like to Watch Him Shower.
Ashley Judd claims that Weinstein asked her to watch him shower, offered her a shoulder rub, and told her to pick out his outfit for the following day.
Ashley Judd told the Times that she also had an incident with Weinstein over 20 years ago, also at the start of her career.
She allegedly met Weinstein at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel for what he told her would be a breakfast meeting.
Judd told the Times that she was sent to Weinstein's hotel room for a meeting, where he was waiting in a bathrobe and asked if she would like to watch him shower.
"How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?" Judd told The Times, adding that women in the entertainment industry had been talking about Weinstein's misconduct "for a long time.
When she declined to watch him shower, Weinstein then offered her a shoulder rub, which she also turned down.
Weinstein reportedly offered Judd a shoulder rub instead, but she declined before he asked her to pick out his clothing for the day from a nearby closet.
"I said no, a lot of ways, a lot of times, and he always came back at me with some new to ask," Judd said to The Times.
"It was all this bargaining, this coercive bargaining.".
Asia Argento Wrote and Directed a Scene in the Movie "Scarlet Diva" Based Around the Encounter She Had With Weinstein at a Party in 1997.
Argento, an Italian actress who starred in Miramax's crime drama B.
Monkey in 1999, told The New Yorker she was assaulted by Weinstein in 1997.
Argento was 21 at the time, and claims that Weinstein's producers invited her to what she thought was a party at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the French Riviera.
When she arrived at the party, she was led to a room to meet with Weinstein alone.
Argento claims Weinstein left the room, returned wearing nothing but a bathrobe and asked her to give him a massage before forcibly performing oral sex on her.
Argento eventually went on to write and direct the movie Scarlet Diva, in which the character she plays appears in a hotel room with a heavyset producer who asks for a massage before attempting to sexually assault her.
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