Peter Jackson says Harvey Weinstein's Miramax led a "smear campaign" against @AshleyJudd and @MiraSorvino https://t.co/NBbbFsN7w4 pic.twitter.com/mCOpb9yCWX
— Variety (@Variety) December 15, 2017
Peter & Fran had me in - showed me all the creative, the boards, costumes, everything. They asked which if the two roles I preferred, and then I abruptly never heard from hem again. I appreciate the truth coming out. Thank you, Peter. https://t.co/iXKuK6Xqtx
— ashley judd (@AshleyJudd) December 15, 2017
Just seeing this after I awoke, I burst out crying. There it is, confirmation that Harvey Weinstein derailed my career, something I suspected but was unsure. Thank you Peter Jackson for being honest. I’m just heartsick https://t.co/ljK9NqICbm
— Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) December 15, 2017
"At the time we had no reason to question what these guys were telling us," says Peter Jackson. Guys, you always have reason to question when another guy tells you women are "a nightmare to work with and...avoid them at all costs." That reason is misogyny. https://t.co/LveduL3OCv
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) December 15, 2017
To be clear, I'm not suggesting that there's no such thing as a woman who is difficult to work with. What I'm saying is this: Lots of abusive men leverage cultural narratives about women in general being difficult, being bitchy, being divas, being crazy to isolate women whom they have harmed and who refuse to be quiet about it.
If a man warns you not to deal with a woman on the basis that she's "a nightmare," you'd better make sure to find out for yourself exactly what that means.
Because it usually doesn't mean what you think.
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