What would Miriam Weinstein say? Yes, even Harvey Weinstein had a mother. She passed away several years ago at age 90, so she didn’t live to see her golden boy and powerhouse film producer go on trial for multiple counts of sexual harassment. According to news reports, Mrs. Weinstein, photographed with her son above, was alternatively nagging and nurturing, offering advice on how to run her son’s movie studio and also bringing him pastries.
Harvey Weinstein is back in the news—he’s reportedly agreed to a $44 million deal to settle the lawsuits against him. But he isn’t the only, let alone the latest, powerful man to be brought down by allegations of sexual abuse. Think Matt Lauer, Bill Cosby, and Leslie Moonves, former head of CBS. Not to mention Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, whose nomination was not torpedoed by accusations of assault, though he did sit through nationally televised sworn testimony against him. His mother was in the hearing room to watch.
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