This is pathetic.
The Independent, based in London, was caught deleting an op-ed by Harvey Weinstein that defended fugitive Roman Polanski, arguing he “has served his time and must be freed”:
WOW the @Independent deleted this 2009 op-ed by Harvey Weinstein defending Roman Polanski. Good catch @nycsouthpaw
Archived Version: https://t.co/ZPKESbL4rC pic.twitter.com/g8FA6q8uQy
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) November 12, 2017
Do they not get how the internet works and someone would have a copy?
https://twitter.com/Huntress62/status/929805779867197441
Although, it is embarrassing that Weinstein was able to get away with calling Polanski’s actions a “so-called crime.” No wonder they tried to rathole it:
He lost me at "the so-called crime." https://t.co/IuiEBh5y3y
— Amy Argetsinger (@AmyArgetsinger) November 12, 2017
But they’re real journalists at work:
democracy dies in darkness, or sumptin' https://t.co/9WfP1XAkM4
— DanRiehl (@DanRiehl) November 12, 2017
As for Polanski’s time served, oh please:
Yes, eating European food, being around great architecture, dating beautiful European actresses — Roman Polanski has had a rough time. (RT was: https://t.co/NtKqWz1ld0) https://t.co/Gl0xNkmwM4
— Kelly Jane Torrance (@KJTorrance) November 12, 2017
Reminder: Polanski was a monster, and now just for the crime he fled justice from:
DESPICABLE: 5th woman accuses Roman Polanski of sexual assault, says she was 10 when it happened https://t.co/HK33U6XERN
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 22, 2017
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Related:
Fugitive rapist Roman Polanski is trying to cut a no jail deal to return to L.A. https://t.co/H38oyOcM8G
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 11, 2017
REMEMBER THIS? FLASHBACK: Meryl Streep gave Roman Polanski a standing ovation at the 2003 Oscars https://t.co/PWlkbunQGJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 27, 2017
Joe Biden will be at the Oscars to talk about rape. Yes, the same Oscars that honored Roman Polanski https://t.co/J7uwVgBsZ1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 25, 2016
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