Not long after The New York Times broke the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment story wide open, the Los Angeles Times took a look at charges against director James Toback.
UPDATE: 38 women contacted me for this story. That number has now doubled since it was published. https://t.co/beVGHWGOKM
— Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp) October 22, 2017
In his original piece, reporter Glenn Whipp interviewed 38 women who said they’d been accosted by Toback, and Whipp’s call for others to come forward produced quite a few more, including Julianne Moore.
Updating again: Since this story published on Sunday, 193 additional women have contacted me to talk about Toback. https://t.co/beVGHWpdmc
— Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp) October 23, 2017
@GlennWhipp 1 – #JamesToback approached me in the 80's on Columbus Ave with the same language – wanted me to audition, come to his apt.
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) October 24, 2017
@GlennWhipp 2. I refused. One month later he did it again with the EXACT same language. I said don't u remember u did this before?
— Julianne Moore (@_juliannemoore) October 24, 2017
Now the number of accusers sits well over 200:
TOBACK UPDATE: Law enforcement getting involved, more than additional 200 women contact me with their stories. https://t.co/AMGZFdqurb
— Glenn Whipp (@GlennWhipp) October 24, 2017
With Toback’s name in the headlines, Decider TV critic Kayla Cobb wrote a piece on an HBO documentary on which Toback and Alec Baldwin collaborated in 2013, noting in her piece that Baldwin has remained silent about the allegations against Toback. On Thursday, Flavorwire noted how Baldwin has lashed out at Cobb on Twitter.
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Here’s Alec Baldwin (@ABFalecbaldwin) rage-tweeting sexist nonsense at a female TV critic: https://t.co/ZZxBBolA3n pic.twitter.com/rUpXBYhaMi
— Flavorwire (@flavorwire) October 26, 2017
I cheered when Gawker lost its case to Hulk. So, of course The Decider wants to tar me w the Toback brush.
Kayla Cobb, ur a dreadful writer.— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) October 25, 2017
Ty. The article only highlighted you haven't made a statement about Toback. If you'd like to give one pls email me at [email protected]
— Kayla ? Cobb (@KaylCobb) October 25, 2017
I would send you an email, on any subject, if you weren’t such a dishonest, awful writer.
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) October 25, 2017
Is that a "No comment" on Toback?
— Kayla ? Cobb (@KaylCobb) October 25, 2017
Why don’t you let prosecutors and real journalists investigate such cases and you stick to divorces and plastic surgery.
— HABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) October 25, 2017
Hmm… look how long it took “real journalists” to out Harvey Weinstein as a sexual predator after he was knowingly coddled by Hollywood for decades.
Hey @AlecBaldwin, might be wise to keep a lid on your incredibly sexist bullshit for now… @flavorwire https://t.co/dhoHpigNtY
— Halli Goldman (@HalliGoldman) October 26, 2017
It’s your 15 minutes, Halli. Enjoy them.
— AlecBaldwin (@AlecBaldwin) October 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/SnickelFritzInc/status/923659136302243840
Nope.
Actress Selma Blair weighed in, though.
It could be that @AlecBaldwin honestly never saw this side of #toback. 200 women are worth a comment. One woman is worth a measly comment . https://t.co/yyXawAlOKE
— Selma Blair (@SelmaBlair) October 26, 2017
I do not believe Baldwin didn't have an idea of what was going on. Over 200 women, and thats just those who have come out now. There will be more. And Alec must have known something.
— Christopher (@ChristopherD123) October 26, 2017
#Toback could be very careful and thought provoking with those who mattered. Those who mattered. @alecbaldwin matters. That no comment hurts https://t.co/c04cdhR6Ug
— Selma Blair (@SelmaBlair) October 26, 2017
Truth:
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/923561414278696961
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CRIPES another one?! 30+ women accuse director James Toback of sexual harassment https://t.co/jfPSEWMs1D
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 22, 2017
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