Kuwait Times

Oprah Winfrey wants to interview Harvey Weinstein

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Disgraced movie producer Harvey - who stands accused of sexually harassing a number of female employees and actresses over a period of almost three decades - reached out to Oprah this week but she told him she would only speak to him if it was for a ‘60 Minutes’ style interview. Oprah’s representa­tive told TMZ: “Oprah has not spoken to Harvey Weinstein directly. Someone from his team reached out to her to see if she would talk to him, and she said she would if it was for an interview. There are no plans for an interview at this time. “She was only interested if he’d look in the mirror and give her the honest, bone marrow truth.” Following the bombshell revelation­s about Harvey, Oprah posted a statement, which read: “I’ve been processing the accounts of Harvey Weinstein’s behavior and haven’t been able to find the words to articulate the magnitude of the situation.” She then quoted filmmaker James Schamus, who said, “This is the story of one predator and his many victims; but it is also a story about an overwhelmi­ng systemic enabling, and until that story is fully told we will fall far short of stopping future depredatio­ns on a similar scale.” Meanwhile, Harvey is reportedly set to challenge his firing from The Weinstein Company. The 65-year-old film producer was fired by the board of his firm, which he cofounded with his brother Bob Weinstein in 2005, “in light of new informatio­n about misconduct” after he was accused of sexual harassment.

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