Isakhiwo saseHollywood asikafumananga ngoloyiko: esinye isityholo sokuxhatshazwa ngokwesini sasihanjiswa kwiRoman Polanski, njengoko kwiphepha eliphambili le-tabloid. I-New York Times yinto ephazamisayo yabonakala kwimeko yentloko ye-Weinstein Inkampani, uHarvey Weinstein. Umntu oneminyaka engama-65 ubudala, uRose McGowan, u-Ashley Judd kunye nabadlali abathandathu abathandwayo, abo amagama abo abengaqeshwanga, kunye nabasebenzi befilimu babonakala ngokucacileyo. Abasetyhini batyhola u-Weinstein ngobundlobongela ngesondo, ukuxhatshazwa kunye ne-blackmail.
Iingxelo zeendaba zeNew York Times zenze uphando kwaye zityhila iinkcukacha ezininzi zokuxhatshazwa nokuxhatshazwa kwiindonga zeNkampani yeWeinstein iminyaka emininzi. Eli nqaku lizaliswe ngamabali okucinezelwa kwi-Weinstein. Umvelisi wefilimu yaseMelika akafihleli "uthando" lwakhe ngesini esilungileyo, kodwa ubhala ingxaki yakhe yengqondo. Kwiintatheli zecandelo, wayezicokise ngokucokisekileyo nangengcamango le meko ngale ndlela:
"Ngoku ndiyaqonda ngokucacileyo ukuba ukuziphatha kwam kunye neengxaki zakho zibangele intlungu eninzi kwabanye abafazi. Ndiyakucela ngokusemthethweni ukuba undixolele kwaye uninike ithuba lokuphucula. Ngoku ndichitha ixesha elide xa ndithetha nomgqirha, ukuze ndibuyisele ubomi bam kwisigqi esivamile nesempilweni. "
Nangona zininzi iinkcazo zokuhlukunyezwa ngokwesondo, u-Weinstein akahlose ukuba angabandakanyi uphando, uyavuma ngokungahambisani namacala athile:
"Andivumelani nento endikuthethileyo kwaye ndikholelwa ukuba leli thuba lokufumana ingqalelo yam. Ngoku kukho uphando, ndiya kusebenzisana nophando kuyo yonke imiba. Iimeko kunye noRose McGowan no-Ashley Judd ayikachazwa, kuba igama lam alibonakali ngamazwi abo. "
UJudd akazange akhiphe igama lika-tycoon owamsukela ixesha elide waza wafuna ukuthandana.
Kuza kube namhlanje, uHarvey Weinstein wathatha iholide kwaye okwexeshana wayishiya kwigumbi lefilimu I-Weinstein Inkampani. Iingcali zamatyala kunye neengxaki ezichasene neengcali ze-PR iingcali zisebenza ngamandla kwiindlela eziphambili zokumangalelwa, kwaziwa ukuba abanye abadlali abathintekayo baphathwe ngokuyimfihlo kophando, kuquka uRose McGowan no-Ashley Judd.
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Ukusasazwa kweNew York Times akukazange kuthengiswe, kwaye umvelisi wefilimu wanikezela ingxoxo engqongqo kwiphepha eliyi-Post, ebeka ingxelo malunga neengxaki zokuhlukunyezwa ngokwesini:
"Ngendlebe nodliwano-ndlebe ne-New York Times, ndalindela ukuzimisela kwintetho kwaye ndadumala gqitha xa ndabona le nqaku. Ewe, ndiya kuba noxanduva lwam izenzo kwaye ndilungele ukuphanda, kodwa ngoku andinakufumana ukucatshulwa okungavumelekanga malunga nenani labadlali abachaphazelekayo "kunye nabasebenzi bam, ndiyicinga ukuba ayimkelekanga! Amagqwetha zam sele sele esilungiselela ibango kwisigxina se-50 yezigidi ngokubambisa nokunyaniseka. "
Umvelisi wefilimu waphinde wakhathazeka ngenxa yokuba iincwadana zeendaba ezigunyazisiweyo zisetyenziswe kwimbali ka-2014. U-Lauren O'Connor wamangalela u-Weinstein, wammangalela ngokuxhatshazwa ngokwesondo, kodwa emva kweentsuku ezimbini wayitshintsha ubungqina bakhe waza washiya zonke iintlawulo. Ngokusemthethweni, ngokutsho kukaHarvey, lo mbhalo uthathwa njengesigunyaziso. I-movie i-tycoon ikholelwa ukuba ithebhudi ayizange izalise amalungiselelo okuqala emva kokudliwano-ndlebe:
Ngaphambi kokushicilelwa, amagosa am avumelana nomhleli ukuba baya kusitshela ngabantu abavela kwinqaku ukuze sikwazi ukulungiselela ubungqina benkxaso kwaye sibone umbono weemeko, kodwa oku akuzange kwenzeke. Kwiinyanga ezintandathu baqhuba uphando kwaye bandinika kuphela usuku lokucinga malunga neentlawulo zonke. Kubonakala ukuba, babesaba ukuba iingxabano zabo ziya kuphazamiseka kwaye ingcaciso yabo ingathembekiyo? Kulo nqaku kuphela ukucinga kwaye akukho lizwi malunga neempawu zam ezintle kunye neempawu! Siza kudibana enkundleni size sithethe ngalokhu! "
UHarvey Weinstein ukholelwa ukuba ngenxa yokuqonda kwakhe kunye nobunzima obunzima, wakwazi ukuphumelela:
"Wonke umntu uyazi ukuba ndinomntu onzima, ngoko ke, ukuba ndamncoma umntu okanye ndamdumisa umntu, kuqondwa ngendlela engafanelekanga. Kunzima kum ukuba ndithethe indlela endiwela ngayo umgca ukusuka kwinconywa yokuhlukunyezwa ngokwesini. Ngoku nawuphi na umonakalo ungaphathwa ngendlela othanda ngayo. Ngoku ndigcinwe kwaye ndithetha nabantu kuphela kwisikhokelo sobudlelwane basebenzi! "
Kwintliwano-ndlebe entsha, waphinde wabuyela kumbali we-actor Ashley Judd:
"Ndiyifunde iimpendulo zika-Ashley kwaye ndiyazi ukuba wahamba ngamaxesha amanzima: ukuxinezeleka kwabantwana, ukuxhaphazwa ngokwesini. Ndiyamhlonela ngamandla akhe omoya kunye nezakhono zakhe zokwenza. Andinanto yokuzitshintsha, ndihlala ndiba nobuhlobo noAshley. "
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Ngokwezithuba zabasebenzi, uHarvey Weinstein kunzima ukusola ukuhaha nokunyamezela, zonke iintandokazi zomvelisi ziye zahlala ziphezulu kwiindawo zokudlala eziphezulu. Nabani na owenqaba ukukhuselwa kwindlunkulu, wanyamalalala kwangoko kwithempyuthele, ukuba senze izigqibo kwaye silindele iinkcukacha zamabali ahlazo.