Hillary bashes former backer

FORMER SECRETARY of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday joined the growing number of people in and out of Hollywood outraged by the alleged abusive lechery of fallen movie maker Harvey Weinstein. Five days after Weinstein was outed as a serial sexual abuser who paid off as many as eight women, the failed presidential candidate issued a cutting statement amid growing pressure to speak out about the Weinstein drama. “I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein,” Clinton said in the three-sentence statement. “The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated.” Her statement made no mention of returning Weinstein’s contributions. Hours later, former President Barack Obama issued a statement denouncing Weinstein, saying he and his wife, Michelle, were “disgusted” by the sexual harassment allegations. Weinstein was a strong political and financial supporter of Clinton, dating back to her first run for political office in 2000, when she campaigned for New York’s vacant U.S. Senate seat. According to CNN, Weinstein raised about $1.5 million for the Clintons from 1990-2016, the station said, citing data from the campaign finance-tracking Center for Responsive Politics.