Who here knew anything about Harvey Weinstein before the last week?

[AngryAmish]

Not Hollywood types. DUers.

I have been interrogating my memory and (knowing how pliable memory is) I had heard he was a general big shooter, I have little memory of the person.

I do not really follow that part of the world other than loathe it.

Am I an outlier? Did normal people know who he was?

[Proud liberal 80]

1. The name sounds familiar

Like I heard it before, but definitely no one that was ever on my radar.

[skylucy]

5. Yes. The name sounds familiar to me too, but I never gave it much thought and

never heard or read anything about Weinstein sexually harassing, etc.

[irisblue]

2. Older, rich, white guy who made movies

I have recollection of a silver triangle shield at the start of movies, that is all.

[whathehell]

3. I knew he was a Hollywood producer..

That's all.

[NewJeffCT]

9. same here

I knew the name, but that's about it. I couldn't have picked his face out in a crowd, or a lineup.

[rurallib]

4. I was pretty sure he was half of Miramax that was bought by Disney

tahat was about it.
I knew they had some good movies, but I couldn't tell you what they were.

[ellie]

6. Yes, I know all about him

The gossip sites were filled with reports of his behavior for years. I am not a Hollywood person.

[LisaM]

7. Nope. Never heard of the guy.

I have nothing against the entertainment industry; in fact, I like it, but I've never followed the names of producers or even directors, with a very few exceptions. I barely know one studio from the next.

[steve2470]

8. I knew a few basic things about him nt

[smirkymonkey]

10. Yes, I did as a former New Yorker, but he wasn't really on my radar.

I was always shocked that Georgina Chapman was married to him. She is not your typical, run-of-the mill gold-digging bimbo like Melania. She comes from an upper middle-class English family and is quite successful and wealthy in her own right. Also, she is stunning. Even if she was looking for money, she could have done much better.

[DK504]

11. Former "Hollywood" type.

After so many years of men telling me to my face, we don't want women, I left.

We all knew about what an a-hole the Slug has always been. It was really brought home when Jennifer Lawerence won her Oscar. She said, "I don't know who Harvey had to kill to get me this, but thank you."

Everyone laughed in the audience, but there was an under current of discomfort and acknowledgement to the truth. We all knew that comment was true, he was a strong arm bastard that "campaigned" for his movies and actors.

[maxsolomon]

12. Of course I know who he is.

He's a long-time Big Shot in Hollywood. Knew he was a Dem.

I had no clue about his Lothario status, didn't know he was married, but I knew he was an old-school mogul type.

I can't say I'm surprised. Power corrupts.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. I was aware of both he and his brother (Bob).

From Miramax to The Weinstein Corp. Used to be my favorite pair of producers. That's been shattered (although, Bob still seems to be ok).

But I went to school for film, and I've been an avid film buff since my early teens (around 1992-ish).

[frazzled]

14. Knew quite a bit, since the late 1970s

But that's because of a confluence of things: my husband was involved in film exhibition for many years, and so he had either met or knew a lot about various producers, directors, actors, etc. He first met Harvey and Bob in Buffalo (where they were in those days, promoting rock concerts as Harvey and Corky), and he thought Harvey was "kinda sleazy" back then.

Of course we saw the rise of the Miramax and subsequent Weinstein production companies, and knew about his aggressive--many said excessive--campaigns directed at getting his films Oscars. Bob was the one who kept the company afloat for a while with successful horror films, to offset Harvey's "quality" pictures.

At film festivals over the years, where the gossip was thick, my husband used to hear all the scuttlebutt from people about "hating" Harvey. But it was always about his thuggish personality and hardball tactics; he never heard the allegations of sexual abuse.

[bullwinkle428]

24. I grew up in Buffalo, and recall "Harvey & Corky" when they were the "big cheeses",

so to speak, in the concert promotion game back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

[mahina]

15. Never heard of him.

I watch lots of movies but pay attention to the writers and actors, not so much the Big Cheeses.

[Tavarious Jackson]

16. I had no idea who the hell he was

Powerful man? I am not in the hollywood loop.

[oberliner]

17. Pretty much every high profile artsy Oscar-type movie was Weinstein Company

Or so it seemed.

I don't understand how anyone who is even vaguely a movie buff would not know the name.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. I did

I knew about Rose McGowan's tweets with the hashtag "#whywomendon'treport". I figured out it was one of the Weinstein brothers when she tweeted:

"Because my ex sold our movie to my rapist for distribution #WhyWomenDontReport".

Boyfriend: Robert Rodriguez
Film: Grindhouse
Distributor: Dimension Films (part of the Weinstein Company)

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/10/rose-mcgowan-harvey-weinstein

I didn't know which brother it was or when it happened. I also remember a joke Seth McFarlane told, but I thought Harvey was just a lech. It's about 3:20 in this video.

http://m.tmz.com/2017/10/11/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-joke-jessica-barth-oscars/

[Raine]

19. I did but I'm a native Los Angeleno and

so much that goes on in Hollywood is common knowledge, you hear all kinds of gossip.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

20. I did, including the fact that he was trouble.

[HipChick]

21. I had 'heard' about him and not in a good way..

[Mike Nelson]

22. Knew who he was...

...vaguely recall the jokes and don't agree everyone should have heard them and figured out he was this despicable. This behavior is common with power and wealth, I think. I hope the publicity helps.

[Generic Brad]

23. He was just a name connected to a production company for me

I knew nothing else about him.

[SharonClark]

25. "I do not really follow that part of the world other than loathe it."

'Normal' people who have any awareness of American movie culture know Weinstein was a producer of some of the biggest movies of the last 30 years. You're not an outlier - you're just not interested in knowing anything about something you loathe.

[RandySF]

26. I heard the name.

[bluepen]

27. I did, after Silver Linings Playbook...but I cant rememebr why

or that I’ve heard much else about him since.

[Glorfindel]

28. Not really. Beyond Lucas, Spielberg, Lynch, Ridley Scott, and Tim Burton, I pay little attention

to producers and directors. Oh, and James Cameron, of course. Harvey Weinstein somehow escaped my notice.

[dae]

29. I had heard of the Weinstein name but not a Harvey or any other

particular one.

[marylandblue]

30. I knew he was a producer and that he made some major films

The stories about how he acted with women are so commonplace in Hollywood that they don't stand out that much. I am surprised he actually got caught, not that he did it. Maybe things will start to change now.

[petronius]

31. I knew there was Weinstein Company, I knew there were two brothers (although I

couldn't have named them), and if I'd been asked to name something they'd produced I could have come up with Marco Polo (on Netflix). But I'm accustomed to seeing the name associated with various movies/shows that I've enjoyed...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. I'd heard the name, knew he had something to do with

producing movies, but that's about it.

[citood]

33. The Glitterati is pretty much like white noise to me

I don't pay much attention - he just blended in with all the other pudgy middle aged guys in bad tuxedos who show up at awards shows with a small harem of young gorgeous women. Its always been cringe inducing.

[Skittles]

34. longtime movie buff

I knew who he was and I had heard the rumors too

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

35. I knew enough to know this guy was playing him:

[ChicagoRonin]

36. Asian film fans hate him

During the 90s, he gained a reputation for acquiring the rights to various hit or potential hit films from Asian territories only to sit on them (supposedly to prevent them from competing with his home-grown product) or only making them available in the US in cut-down versions dumbed down for American audiences.

For Jackie Chan fans, that meant hunting about for complete and unedited versions of his movies. He heavily delayed the release of the Jet Li film Hero, as well as cult favorite Shaolin Soccer (encouraging massive piracy in its wake).