Hillary Clinton Breaks Silence On Harvey Weinstein Sexual Assault Reports
Harvey Weinstein
Hillary Clinton is speaking out against film executive  Harvey Weinstein  days after The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing numerous sexual harassment allegations against him.
âI was shocked and appalled by the revelations about  Harvey Weinstein  â Clinton wrote in a statement released Tuesday. âThe behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior.â
Statement from Secretary Clinton on  Harvey Weinstein : pic.twitter.com/L1l2wl9l0I â Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 10  2017
The former secretary of state and her husband  former President Bill Clinton  benefited from Weinsteinâs donations for more than two decades.  Weinstein  donated in the range of $100 001 to $250 000 to The Clinton Foundation through June 2017  according to the nonprofitâs website.
 Weinstein  was a bundler â someone who collects money from others after donating the maximum legal personal contribution to a candidate â for both Clinton and Obama. Heâs given a total of $1 422 683 to federal candidates  parties and PACs in all election cycles since 1990  according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Former President Barack Obama has yet to comment on  Weinstein . Obama has appeared at several fundraisers  Weinstein  hosted  praising the Hollywood bigwig for his âamazingâ movies at one such event in 2013. Malia Obama  the former presidentâs eldest daughter  interned at The Weinstein Company earlier this year.
Former Vice President Joe Biden  an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual assault  also hasnât addressed the  Weinstein  scandal.
Representatives for both Obama and Clinton did not immediately return HuffPostâs requests for comment. A representative for Biden declined to comment  as did Sitrick and Company  the high-profile PR crisis firm representing  Weinstein .
On Tuesday  The New Yorker published an explosive report that took the accusations against  Weinstein  even further. Thirteen women interviewed for the story claimed  he  sexually harassed or assaulted them between the 1990s and 2015. Three of the women allege  Weinstein  raped them.
One woman  Lucia Evans  told the magazine she was forced to perform oral sex on  Weinstein  in 2004 at the New York office building for Miramax  the film production company  he  then ran with  his  brother.
âI said  over and over  âI donât want to do this  stop  donât â â Evans told the magazine. â He âs a big guy.  He  overpowered me. ... I just sort of gave up. Thatâs the most horrible part of it  and thatâs why  he âs been able to do this for so long to so many women: People give up  and then they feel like itâs their fault.â
The Times report prompted the board of The Weinstein Company  a film studio  Weinstein  founded with his brother in 2005  to fire him on Sunday.
Some Democratic lawmakers  including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts  quickly condemned  Weinstein  after the initial Times story and said they would be donating to charities campaign contributions from  him .
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced Friday that she would donate the $5 000 she received from  Weinstein  to a California-based charity that advocates for womenâs equality.
The Times published an editorial Friday asking major Democratic players  including Obama and the Clintons  to weigh in on the  Weinstein  reports.
âThese Democratic leaders  admired by many young women and men  should make clear that  Mr. Weinstein  also deserves condemnation â the editorial said. âIf such powerful leaders take the money and stay mum  who will speak for women like Mr. Weinsteinâs accusers?â
Hillary Clinton is speaking out against film executive   [TGT] days after The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing numerous sexual harassment allegations against  [TGT] .
âI was shocked and appalled by the revelations about  Harvey Weinstein  â Clinton wrote in a statement released Tuesday. âThe behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior.â
Statement from Secretary Clinton on  [TGT]  : pic.twitter.com/L1l2wl9l0I â Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 10  2017
The former secretary of state and her husband  former President Bill Clinton  benefited from Weinsteinâs donations for more than two decades.   [TGT] donated in the range of $100 001 to $250 000 to The Clinton Foundation through June 2017  according to the nonprofitâs website.
  [TGT] was a bundler â someone who collects money from others after donating the maximum legal personal contribution to a candidate â for both Clinton and Obama. Heâs given a total of $1 422 683 to federal candidates  parties and PACs in all election cycles since 1990  according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Former President Barack Obama has yet to comment on  [TGT]  . Obama has appeared at several fundraisers   [TGT] hosted  praising the Hollywood bigwig for  [TGT]  âamazingâ movies at one such event in 2013. Malia Obama  the former presidentâs eldest daughter  interned at  [TGT]  earlier this year.
Former Vice President Joe Biden  an outspoken advocate for victims of sexual assault  also hasnât addressed the   [TGT] scandal.
Representatives for both Obama and Clinton did not immediately return HuffPostâs requests for comment. A representative for Biden declined to comment  as did Sitrick and Company  the high-profile PR crisis firm representing  Weinstein .
On Tuesday  The New Yorker published an explosive report that took the accusations against   [TGT] . Thirteen women interviewed for the story claimed   [TGT]   sexually harassed or assaulted them between the 1990s and 2015. Three of the women allege   [TGT] raped them.
One woman  Lucia Evans  told the magazine she was forced to perform oral sex on  Weinstein  in 2004 at the New York office building for Miramax  the film production company  he  then ran with  his  brother.
âI said  over and over  âI donât want to do this  stop  donât â â Evans told the magazine. â He âs a big guy.  He  overpowered me. ... I just sort of gave up. Thatâs the most horrible part of it  and thatâs why  he âs been able to do this for so long to so many women: People give up  and then they feel like itâs their fault.â
The Times report prompted the board of The Weinstein Company  a film studio  Weinstein  founded with his brother in 2005  to fire him on Sunday.
Some Democratic lawmakers  including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts  quickly condemned  Weinstein  after the initial Times story and said they would be donating to charities campaign contributions from  him .
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced Friday that she would donate the $5 000 she received from  Weinstein  to a California-based charity that advocates for womenâs equality.
The Times published an editorial Friday asking major Democratic players  including Obama and the Clintons  to weigh in on the  Weinstein  reports.
âThese Democratic leaders  admired by many young women and men  should make clear that  Mr. Weinstein  also deserves condemnation â the editorial said. âIf such powerful leaders take the money and stay mum  who will speak for women like Mr. Weinsteinâs accusers?â