Isakhiwo saseHollywood asikaze sithole ukushaqeka: esinye isisulu sokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi sasihlasela i-Roman Polanski, njengasekhasini eliphambili le-tabloid I-New York Times indaba ephazamisayo yabonakala endabeni yeThe Weinstein Company, uHarvey Weinstein. Ngokumelene nendoda eneminyaka engu-65 ubudala, uRose McGowan, u-Ashley Judd kanye nabadlali abathintekayo abayisithupha, abangamagama abo abengaqanjwanga ngamagama, futhi abahlanganyeli bekampani yefilimu babonakala ngokukhululekile. Abesifazane basolwa ngo-Weinstein ngokuhlukunyezwa ngokobulili, ukuhlukunyezwa nokuhlukunyezwa.
Izintatheli zeNew York Times zenze uphenyo futhi zaveza amaqiniso amaningi okuhlukunyezwa nokuhlukunyezwa ngaphakathi kwezindonga zeThe Weinstein Company iminyaka eminingi. Lesi sihloko sigcwele izindaba zokucindezelwa engxenyeni ye-Weinstein. Umkhiqizi wefilimu waseMelika akafihleli "uthando" lwakhe ngobulili obuhle, kodwa ubhala phansi izinkinga zakhe ezingqondweni. Kuzintatheli ze-tabloid, wayichaza ngokucophelela nangokucabangela lesi simo kanje:
"Manje ngiyaqonda ngokucacile ukuthi ukuziphatha kwami nezinkinga zomuntu siqu kubangele ubuhlungu obukhulu kwabanye abesifazane. Ngicela ngokusemthethweni ukuba ungithethelele futhi unginike ithuba lokuthuthukisa. Manje ngichitha isikhathi esiningi engxoxweni nodokotela, ukuze ngibuyisele impilo yami kwisigqi esivamile nesempilo. "
Naphezu kwamaqiniso amaningi okuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi, u-Weinstein akahlose ukuba abe nophenyo ekuphenyweni, uyavuma ngokusobala ezinye izinsolo:
"Angivumelani nokuningi kwalokho engikushoyo futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi leli yiyithuba lokuthola ukwabelana kwami. Manje kukhona uphenyo, ngizobambisana nophenyo kuzo zonke izinkinga. Isimo noRose McGowan no-Ashley Judd asasichazwa, ngoba igama lami aliveli emazwini abo. "
UJudd akazange akhulume ngempela igama le-tycoon eyamsukela isikhathi eside futhi idinga ukusondelana.
Kuze kube manje, uHarvey Weinstein wathatha iholide futhi okwesikhashana wahamba ekamelweni lefilimu I-Weinstein Company. Abameli abaqashiwe kanye nabachwepheshe be-PR abaphikisana nobunzima basebenza ngokuzikhandla emigqeni emikhulu yezinsolo, kwaziwa ukuthi abanye abadlali bezintatheli basayine imibhalo ngokuyimfihlo yophenyo, kuhlanganise noRose McGowan no-Ashley Judd.
U-Frank uxoxisana ne-postlothi ye-Post
Ukusabalalisa kweThe New York Times kungakaze kuthengiswe, futhi umkhiqizi wefilimu wanikeza inkulumo engathí sina ku-tabloid The Post, ukuphawula ngezinsolo zokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi:
"Endabeni yokuxoxisana neThe New York Times, ngilindele ukubekezela ekubonisweni futhi ngidumala kakhulu lapho ngibona lesi sihloko. Yebo, ngizoba nomsebenzi wezenzo zami futhi ngilungele uphenyo, kodwa manje angikwazi ukuthola ukucatshangelwa okungaqinisekisiwe mayelana nenani labathintekayo "abathintekayo" nabalingani bami, ngicabanga ukuthi akumukeleki! Abameli bami sebevele sebelungiselela isimangalo se-ambloid yezigidi ezingu-50 ukuze kube khona amaqiniso nokuphikisana namaqiniso. "
Umkhiqizi wefilimu naye wacasulwa yiqiniso lokuthi izintatheli zezincwadi ezigunyazisiwe ezisetshenziswa ngomlando ka-2014. U-Lauren O'Connor wamangalela u-Weinstein, wamangalela ngokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi, kodwa ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili washintsha ubufakazi bakhe wabe eshiya zonke izinsolo. Ngokusemthethweni, ngokusho kukaHarvey, lo mbhalo uthathwa njengesivumelekile. I-tycoon ye-movie ikholelwa ukuthi ithebhudi ayizange igcwalise amalungiselelo okuqala ngemva kokuxoxisana:
"Ngaphambi kokushicilelwa, abameli bami bavumelana nomhleli ukuthi bazositshela ngabantu abavela kulesi sihloko ukuze sikwazi ukulungiselela ubufakazi bokuthi sinikeze umbono wethu wesimo, kodwa lokhu akuzange kwenzeke. Kwaphela izinyanga eziyisithupha baphenyo futhi banginika usuku lokucabangela wonke amacala. Kubonakala sengathi babesaba ukuthi izimpikiswano zabo ziyophulwa futhi ulwazi lwabo aluthembeki? Kule ndaba kuphela ukucabanga futhi hhayi izwi mayelana nezimfanelo zami nezici! Sizohlangana enkantolo futhi sikhulume ngalokhu! "
U-Harvey Weinstein ukholelwa ukuthi ngenxa yobuhlakani bakhe kanye nesimo esinzima wayakwazi ukuphumelela:
"Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi nginomuntu onzima, ngakho-ke, uma ngimncoma noma ngidumisa umuntu, kubonakala ngendlela engafanele. Kunzima kimi ukusho ukuthi ngidlule kanjani umugqa kusukela ekunconyweni kokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi. Manje noma yikuphi ukuthinta kungaphathwa ngendlela oyithandayo. Manje sengigcinwe futhi ngixhumana nabantu kuphela ekuhlaleni ubudlelwane bokusebenza! "
Enkulumweni entsha, waphinde waphendukela emlandweni we-actress u-Ashley Judd:
"Ngifunda imizwa ka-Ashley futhi ngiyazi ukuthi wahamba nezikhathi ezinzima: ukucindezeleka ebuntwaneni, ukuxhashazwa ngokocansi. Ngiyamhlonipha ngamandla akhe emoyeni nangamakhono akhe okwenza. Anginakho into yokuzibeka icala, ngihlale nginobungane no-Ashley. "
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Qaphela ukuthi umklamo we-movie ushadile futhi unezingane ezimbili ezivela eGeorgina Chapman, naphezu kobuhle kanye nedatha yemodeli yomlingani wakhe, lo muntu wayevame ukwenza amanoveli eceleni. Umkakhe wavala amehlo akhe futhi waphila impilo yakhe.
Ngokusho kwabakhileyo, uHarvey Weinstein kunzima ukusola ukuhaha nokukhwabanisa, zonke izintandokazi zomkhiqizi zihlale ziphezulu kuma-actresses aphezulu akhokhelwayo. Noma ubani owenqaba ukuvikelwa kwe-magnate, washeshe wanyamalala esikrinini sethelevishini, ukuthi sithola iziphetho futhi silinde imininingwane yendaba ekhanyayo.