Sorvino writes about silence on Weinstein Series of demands planned

NEW YORK — Mira Sorvino says she’s still glad she revealed her sexual misconduct allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein despite facing a backlash by some who accuse her of keeping silent in order to save her career.

Also, Anita Hill met with more than 100 Hollywood actors and executives Friday to discuss how the sexual harassment scandal roiling the entertainment industry can lead to broad and sustained cultural change.

Sorvino wrote a guest column in

BOSTON — Meryl Streep says she and other actresses are planning to make a series of “non-negotiable” demands in the wake of the sexual misconduct allegations that have rocked Hollywood, media and politics.

Streep on Thursday also called the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein “the most gargantuan example of disrespect” permeating every industry. The Hollywood Reporter on Friday in which the Oscar-winner explains why she came forward last month and says she has faced a fair amount of online critics.

“Here’s the part that people don’t understand. There’s a lot of people who think, ‘You all knew, you kept silent and you could have prevented so many people from being hurt.’ But I only knew of myself for a while,” she writes. “No one could imagine the serial level of predation that has since become open.”

The Hollywood Reporter issue also includes accounts of other alleged victims of Weinstein, including actresses Natasha Henstridge, Katherine Kendall, Alice Evans and Larissa Gomes and reporter Lauren Sivan, who says the late Fox News Channel chief Roger Ailes also harassed her.