Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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■ Annabella Sciorra is alleging that she was raped by Harvey Weinstein after he barged his way into her apartment in the
1990s. Daryl Hannah is also speaking out, saying the movie mogul once tried to force his way into her hotel room. The actresses were quoted last week in The New Yorker. Sciorra told the magazine that Weinstein “shoved” her onto her bed and that they had nonconsensual sexual intercourse. Hannah recalled fleeing her hotel room as Weinstein demanded to be let in. Sciorra and Hannah are the latest of dozens of women who have spoken out against Weinstein. Allegations range from unwanted advances to rape. Weinstein has been ousted from his own company and expelled from the motion picture academy. A Weinstein spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
■ Filmmaker Michael Moore has become one of the latest targets of President Donald Trump’s tweets. The president on Saturday took aim at Moore’s Broadway play, The Terms of My Surrender, which had ended its run the weekend before. “While not at all presidential I must point out that the Sloppy Michael Moore Show on Broadway was a TOTAL BOMB and was forced to close. Sad!” Trump tweeted. A few hours later, Moore responded on Twitter to dispute claims that the show had bombed or closed early. The Terms of My Surrender, which centers on Moore’s criticism of Trump, began previews at Belasco Theatre in New York on July 28 and officially opened Aug. 10. It was scheduled for a 12-week engagement; its final performance was Oct. 22. Moore said as much Saturday, reiterating that the limited run was because of his commitments to other TV and movie projects. “On Broadway, Donald, they call it a ‘LIMITED ENGAGEMENT’ - just like we’re planning on making your presidency,” Moore said in one of a dozen threaded tweets. He also posted an undated photo of himself with Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, claiming he still had “one fan in the White House.” In addition, Moore claimed The Terms of My Surrender was the highest-grossing nonmusical play of the summer, “despite my offering $29 cheap seats + free student tix so ALL could afford.” According to the Broadway League statistics, the show grossed $4.2 million, just under half of its potential gross, with an average capacity of 78 percent. Playbill confirmed that it was the highest-grossing nonmusical play among those that had opened this summer, though another one that had opened earlier, The Play That Goes Wrong, grossed more in the 12-week period in which Moore’s play ran.