Oliver Stone: ‘Vigilante system’ has judged him

LEFT-WING director Oliver Stone has defended Harvey Weinstein, saying he was being ‘condemned by a vigilante system’ as people rush to pass judgment on allegations the movie mogul sexually abused and raped women.

On Friday, Oscar winner Stone, 71, said he believed the industry and the public were prematurely judging Weinstein. ‘I’m a believer in you wait till this thing gets to a trial,’ he said. ‘If he broke the law it will come out. I believe that a man shouldn’t be condemned by a vigilante system.’

Stone also said Hollywood was rife with ‘horror stories’ but that such allegations remained hearsay.

He said: ‘I’ve heard horror stories about everybody in the business so I’m not going to comment on gossip.’