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To: Celtictrader who wrote (1096673)	10/31/2018 7:50:26 PM
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pagesix.com “…Weinstein wasted no time in aggressively and threateningly demanding sex,” the suit alleges. He told the distraught starlet that if she wanted to be an actress she had to give in to his perverted desires. “Weinstein threatened and pressured Jane Doe, saying that he had ‘made’ the careers of Penelope Cruz and Gwyneth Paltrow, and that neither would be working without him,” the suit alleges. “He then took off his pants and forcibly held Jane Doe while taking her hand and making her touch and massage his penis,” the filing states. Weinstein allegedly became enraged when the terrified teen objected and refused to let her leave — but eventually relented, the suit says. The underage catwalker had just met Weinstein three days earlier at a soiree for her modeling agency Next. ===== lol. Of course Hillary didn't know. Meanwhile, among those who may not have known about Weinstein’s alleged misconduct is Hillary Clinton — even though her presidential campaigns reportedly received warnings about him in 2008 and 2016 from loyal supporters as well as from magazine editor Tina Brown and actress Lena Dunham. Weinstein had long been a generous donor to Hillary and Bill Clinton. He donated $10,000 to Bill Clinton’s legal defense fund after he was impeached in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and he served as a fundraiser and informal adviser during Hillary Clinton’s 2000 Senate campaign. He also was an early backer of her presidential bids. Weinstein’s political activities, which included consistent support to former President Barack Obama, “boosted his image as a man with friends in high places and close ties to the country’s leading female politician,” according to the report. While Dunham told the Times that she remains loyal to Hillary Clinton, she also said she was troubled by the producer’s visible presence during Clinton’s 2016 presidential run, which ran on a pro-woman, feminist platform. Dunham said she had heard some of the stories others had heard about Weinstein. In March of 2016, Dunham said, she warned the campaign. She told Clinton’s deputy communications director Kristina Schake: “I just want you to let you know that Harvey’s a rapist and this is going to come out at some point.” She added, “I think it’s a really bad idea for him to host fundraisers and be involved because it’s an open secret in Hollywood that he has a problem with sexual assault.” Based on stories she had heard about Weinstein’s “sleaziness with women,” Brown said she also warned Clinton’s inner circle about him back in 2008. It appears that their warnings went unheeded because Weinstein helped organize a star-packed fundraiser for Clinton weeks before the election: an evening on Broadway with Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway and others. Though Clinton’s communications director Nick Merrill, Schake and Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook said they didn’t recall receiving any warnings about Weinstein — including reports about rape or other forms of sexual misconduct — from Dunham or Brown. In a statement, Merrill said, “We were shocked when we learned what he’d done. It’s despicable behavior, and the women that have come forward have shown enormous courage. As to claims about a warning, that’s something staff wouldn’t forget.” The Times said that Hillary and Bill Clinton dined with Weinstein and David Boies, his attorney and trusted adviser, at a restaurant in Harlem days after Clinton’s loss in the election. Soon after, Clinton and Weinstein began planning a TV documentary about her campaign, according to the report. Discussions about the project continued for months, with Clinton’s lawyer exchanging emails with Weinstein about potential European buyers as recently as Sept. 28. A week later, the Times published its bombshell report on Weinstein’s alleged misconduct. The New Yorker followed with another explosive story a few days later. Clinton came under criticism for waiting nearly a week to respond to the allegations about her friend and top political supporter. When she finally issued a statement, she said: “I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. The behavior described by the women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior.” While Dunham doesn’t believe Weinstein’s misconduct reports ever reached Clinton herself, she remains troubled that he was so involved in her campaign. “A year and a half ago, on one of the most progressive campaigns in history, this wasn’t a problem,” Dunham said. mercurynews.com