Twitchy regulars know that Rob “Meathead” Reiner loves to lecture conservatives from his position on the far left. But he’s also a prolific director, so what would a Hollywood insider like him have to say when asked about the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal?
An audience member asked Reiner his thoughts at a movie screening Saturday, and it was a swing and a miss. Shouldn’t progressives have a lot more to say about a powerful movie producer sexually harassing women for decades and getting away with it while it was an “open secret” everyone talked about?
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In short, 1) Fox News, 2) it’s happening in every industry, and 3) Weinstein’s just “one schmuck who did what he did.”
Also, there are a lot of great people in Hollywood who don’t do that kind of stuff, so let’s give credit where it’s due.
This is such an awful answer. https://t.co/idYzbF65C8
— Michael Henshaw (@DarthHenshaw) October 7, 2017
What a terrible response. https://t.co/fdekMr0GWx
— Wilhelm Scream (@PeterPutzel) October 7, 2017
That's pretty weak, Rob. https://t.co/ABPeC5eon7
— Brook No ? (@TalexanderSteff) October 7, 2017
Perhaps people should stop asking Meathead what he thinks. https://t.co/Gzz0hAaIeK
— Lee C.J. Sobotka (@LCJS) October 7, 2017
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have to be better about these responses. How hard is it to say “it’s horrible and we need to make it easier for people to come forward”
— Jeff (@tiger187126) October 7, 2017
“I like to think that if someone had come to me with this information, I would have done something about it. I know I will now.” Easy.
— Unlikeable Lawyer (@CAKalish) October 7, 2017
So, @robreiner is another coward.
Good to know. https://t.co/cvwmeVrVvt
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 7, 2017
some truly, truly wimpy handwaving. Pathetic. https://t.co/EgCsxa6pG4
— Ian Rennie (@theangelremiel) October 7, 2017
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Gross but not surprising.
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) October 7, 2017
"This kind of stuff is happening in every industry…"
Because people like Reiner refuse to call it out and use their power/influence to help stop it when they see it. Putting Weinstein in the "bad apple" box and moving on is the coward's way out. https://t.co/cgiJsa9nPc
— Jenna Amatulli (@ohheyjenna) October 7, 2017
So brave. https://t.co/yIJYTufD66
— BT (@back_ttys) October 7, 2017
Way to take a stand, Rob. https://t.co/tsyuNRxPmj
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) October 7, 2017
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"I mean, you know. But hey how bout that Fox News!" https://t.co/bjC8Mfji75
— Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock aka Kimberly (@conkc2) October 7, 2017
He's blasted Trump endlessly for his sexist behavior, and this was the best answer he could give to that question? Pathetic https://t.co/9jQhc0RJfn
— Chris Antenucci (@chrisantenucci) October 7, 2017
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So there are a lot of fine people among those sexual harassers who run Hollywood? Is that what we’re hearing?
Meathead strikes again https://t.co/REGLa5XLEU
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) October 7, 2017
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