1. Why do you think this type of behavior was allowed to go on for nearly thirty years?

2. What biases do you think may have played a role in the decisions made by both victims and others who were aware of Weinstein’s crimes?

3. What responsibility does the Weinstein board have to the victims? What about agents who continued to send their clients to meetings with him? What about the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) that claims to have a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment?

4. Is it fair to judge a person on his/her worst act after a lifetime of seemingly doing good things?

On October 5, 2017, New York Times investigative reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story ‘Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades ’. Harvey Weinstein is one of the most powerful and influential movie executives in Hollywood.  Weinstein co-founded both the Weinstein Company and Miramax Films.  His movies have garnered over 300 Oscar nominations. Ronan Farrow suggests in his article, From Aggressive Overtures To Sexual Assault: Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Tell Their Stories, that Weinstein has been publicly thanked at award ceremonies more than anyone else in movie history (with the exception of Steven Spielberg and God).  The allegations against Weinstein span three decades and range from sexual harassment to sexual assault and rape.  
Kantor’s and Twohey’s report found at least eight women in which Weinstein entered into settlement agreements with to presumably keep from pursuing any further legal action against him.  The release of this article resulted in a flood of women coming forward and telling their stories regarding similar encounters with Weinstein. It also led to the resignation of four of the Weinstein Companies Board members and the firing of Weinstein himself.  NPR interviewed Kantor and Twohey about their investigation of Weinstein and is available via podcast.  
On October 10, 2017, The New Yorker published Farrow’s article, which corroborates what’s in the report of Kantor and Twohey with three of the thirteen women he interviewed accusing Weinstein of rape. As with the Kantor and Twohey article, Farrow suggests that Weinstein’s exploits were common knowledge throughout the entertainment industry.  They point toward a systemic problem in the industry where people turned a blind eye to what was happening and even normalized this behavior in their responses to it.  In fact, Seth MacFarlane while announcing the Best Supporting Actress Nomination’s at the 2013 Oscars joked “Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein. "
One of the first woman to be interviewed was Ashley Judd. The actress was interviewed by ABC News’ Diane Sawyer about her experiences. She expressed regret that she didn’t come forward sooner about her allegations of sexual harassment in a hotel room years ago from Weinstein. In the segment that first aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Judd said she wished she had a “magic wand” that would allow her to change the past, for her and others. “I wish I could prevent it for anyone, always.” Judd did tell her parents and other people in Hollywood, including agents and actors, but didn’t think she would be believed by going public. “Who was I to tell,” she said. “I knew it was disgusting. Was I going to tell the concierge who sent me up to the room?”