I am not a jury, judge or executioner. No matter his proclivities, Weinstein has been and will continue to be a producer of great movies. It is not an industry of sexual innocence. When one of his accusers claims he raped her twice, both times at her home, never reported either incident at the time, claimed "me too" I have no reason to believer her because she invited him back for the second go round. The casting couch has been around since the days of the silent movies. Another of his accusers has now been accused of the same crime as him. The excuses are rampant. Either an actor or actress has self respect and integrity or they don't. On the other hand, I have no doubt he used his position to get what he wanted from her with false promises. Disgusting abuse of power? Without a doubt. Does it change the quality of his film legacy? No. Everything in these cases is he said, she said. Numbers of accusations do not create corroborating evidence other than in the public eye, enjoying the scandals in the gossip rags. Courts of law require more.
Schneiderman was a known quantity for years. Protected by position and political colleagues. The hypocrisy no different than Spitzer's. They both were outed, both resigned, and both are finished. On their own heads.
And as pathetic as it sounds, men like Schneiderman, not so rare, find women who expect and desire abuse. No less twisted than the men who abuse them. It is a quid pro quo. I won't get into the psychology, or rationalize excuses for either, but "if daddy doesn't hit me, he doesn't love me" is part of the equation. Acceptable? No. You and I may not find hypocrites like Schneiderman and Spitzer acceptable for the public trust, but others have different priorities and lament their loss as a less evil over those they targeted.
Farrow is a low life dog turd. A scavenger, who cares not for his victims or their targets, but only for using sensationalism to enhance his own name and position. He's a self appointed vigilante and lyncher, acting outside our system of justice, with no concern for who he harms as collateral damage along the way. May he rot in hell sooner rather than later. Along with his vindictive lying mother who used her children to further her vengeance for being scorned. Ronan learned from a pro.
