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WOW2: December's Trailblazing Women and Events in Our History – Part TWO, 12-16 thru 12-16 [1]
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Date: 2022-12-10
December 16, 2017
– Film director Peter Jackson admitted to blacklisting Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in response to a smear campaign orchestrated by Harvey Weinstein at Miramax, accused sexual predator. “I recall Miramax telling us they were a nightmare to work with and we should avoid them at all costs,” Jackson said, referencing the production company Weinstein ran with his brother Bob. As a direct result, he said, both women fell out of the running for parts in his Lord of the Rings series. “At the time, we had no reason to question what these guys were telling us. But in hindsight, I realize that this was very likely the Miramax smear campaign in full swing. I now suspect we were fed false information about both of these talented women.” Harvey Weinstein’s “complicity machine” was built out of the witting, the unwitting, and those in between. He commanded enablers, silencers, and spies, warning others who discovered his secrets to say nothing. He used it to protect himself against sexual assault claims, and to punish those who rejected his advances. Sorvino and Judd have both said they refused Weinstein’s pressure to have physical relationships, and Sorvino said she felt “iced out” of the industry after rejecting his advances. On seeing Jackson’s interview, Sorvino tweeted: “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.” Judd said, “I remember this well.” Jackson said he did not know about the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, but he had long since ceased working with the Weinstein brothers because they acted like “second-rate mafia bullies.”
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