Harvey Weinstein compares himself to victims of McCarthyism in bizarre rant

disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein went on a borderline bizarre rant before he was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. Weinstein compared himself and or men accused in #MeToo movement to victims of McCarthyism, communist-era blacklisting hysteria.

67-year-old former film producer, who chose t to testify during trial, decided to speak before sentencing was prounced. He claimed that thousands of men and women are losing “due process” and said that he is worried about country. 

“Everybody is on some kind of blacklist. I think possibly men like myself, like Dalton Trumbo - y said y were Communists, and w re's a scare, just like that w,” said Weinstein comparing himself to former award-winning author and screenwriter who h refused to testify before Congress regarding his communist ties. Trumbo along with nine or colleagues, so-called “Hollywood Ten”, was blacklisted by hes of major studios in post-war hysteria of “threat of communism”. 

Weinstein, in his 10-minute mologue, said that or people cared more about ir children, families, and friends than movies while he just wanted to make great movies. Speaking about two accusers, former actress Jessica Mann and former production assistant Miriam Haley, rape convict said that he still felt affection for m.

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Weinstein was accused of raping Mann in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on Haley in 2006, but movie mogul h denied all allegations and h pleed t guilty. However, court found him guilty on two counts of rape and sexual assault while acquitted on three or counts, including predatory sexual assault.

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Watershed moment

verdict was hailed as a seminal moment in #MeToo movement by accusers and activists. After verdict, actress Ellen Barkin named women who came forward to ensure justice. “Right w Harvey Weinstein is on his way to prison. se are women who put him away...Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning, Lauren Young, Tarale Wulff," she tweeted.

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(With inputs from ncies)