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Matt Damon and George Clooney have discussed the allegations directed at Harvey Weinstein, with Damon describing the shamed Hollywood mogul as an “asshole” and confirming that he knew of Gwyneth Paltrow’s accusations about Weinstein.
In recent weeks, film producer Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct by numerous women, allegations that he “unequivocally denies”. Damon worked with Weinstein on numerous occasions during his early career, while Clooney appeared in three films distributed by Weinstein’s Miramax.
Earlier this month, Gwyneth Paltrow added her voice to the growing number of claims of misconduct levelled at Weinstein, accusing the Miramax boss of sexual harassment. Paltrow alleged that Weinstein was inappropriate towards her when she was 22. Prior to the filming of Emma, Paltrow claimed that Weinstein “summoned her” to his hotel suite, “placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages”. “I was a kid, I was signed up, I was petrified,” Paltrow said, claiming that her boyfriend at the time, Brad Pitt, confronted Weinstein, who soon after threatened her to keep quiet. “I thought he was going to fire me,” she added.
Speaking to Good Morning America, Damon said that he had been told of Paltrow’s story by Ben Affleck, who dated Paltrow from 1997 to 2000. He went on to claim that Paltrow and Weinstein “had come to whatever agreement or understanding they had come to”, adding: “She had handled it. She was the First Lady of Miramax, and he treated her incredibly respectfully. Always.”
“You had to spend five minutes with him to know he was a bully, he was intimidating. That was his legend. That was his whole M.O,” Damon added. “When people say everybody knew, yeah, I knew that he was an asshol. He was proud of that. That’s how he…
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