Peter Jackson: Weinstein barred Judd & Sorvino from Lord of the Rings
Harvey Weinstein
Peter Jackson said he did not cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in "Lord of the Rings" on the advice of Harvey Weinstein.
The director compared  Weinstein  and his brother  Bob  to "second-rate Mafia bullies."
 Weinstein  said  he  had nothing to do with the casting of "Lord of the Rings."
Sorvino said  Weinstein  "derailed my career."
Peter Jackson did not cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in "Lord of the Rings" after a "smear" campaign by Harvey Weinstein.
Jackson said he considered the actresses  who have both accused movie mogul  Weinstein  of sexual misconduct  for roles in his JRR Tolkien mega-franchise  but passed them over on the advice of Miramax.
In a statement sent to a number of publications  a spokesman for  Weinstein  denied that  he  and  his  brother had any sway over the casting of "Lord of the Rings."
" Mr Weinstein  has nothing but the utmost respect for Peter Jackson. However  as Mr Jackson will probably remember  because Disney would not finance the 'Lord of the Rings ' Miramax lost the project and all casting was done by New Line " he said.
Both Judd and Sorvino thanked Jackson for speaking out against  Weinstein . The latter explained that she cried because she realised that the producer "derailed my career."
Just seeing this after I awoke  I burst out crying. There it is  confirmation that  Harvey Weinstein  derailed my career  something I suspected but was unsure. Thank you Peter Jackson for being honest. I’m just heartsick https://t.co/ljK9NqICbm — Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) December 15  2017
Peter Jackson said he did not cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in "Lord of the Rings" on the advice of [TGT].
The director compared  Weinstein  and his brother  Bob  to "second-rate Mafia bullies."
 [TGT]said  [TGT]  had nothing to do with the casting of "Lord of the Rings."
Sorvino said  [TGT]"derailed my career."
Peter Jackson did not cast Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in "Lord of the Rings" after a "smear" campaign by [TGT].
Jackson said he considered the actresses  who have both accused movie mogul  Weinstein  of sexual misconduct  for roles in his JRR Tolkien mega-franchise  but passed them over on the advice of Miramax.
In a statement sent to a number of publications  a spokesman for  [TGT]denied that  [TGT]  and  [TGT]  brother had any sway over the casting of "Lord of the Rings."
[TGT]has nothing but the utmost respect for Peter Jackson. However  as Mr Jackson will probably remember  because Disney would not finance the 'Lord of the Rings ' Miramax lost the project and all casting was done by New Line " [TGT] said.
Both Judd and Sorvino thanked Jackson for speaking out against [TGT] . The latter explained that she cried because she realised that the producer "derailed my career."
Just seeing this after I awoke  I burst out crying. There it is  confirmation that  [TGT]derailed my career  something I suspected but was unsure. Thank you Peter Jackson for being honest. I’m just heartsick https://t.co/ljK9NqICbm — Mira Sorvino (@MiraSorvino) December 15  2017