What’s the Harvey Weinstein story?

Beyond Today

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🗓️ 27 February 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

For years there were allegations that Harvey Weinstein had assaulted women. This week he was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault, including rape, and faces up to 29 years in prison. So, how did the Hollywood titan create his downfall? The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta has been covering Weinstein since 2002, and tells us how Weinstein became one of the industry’s most influential players and how his power led to his fall from grace. Documentary maker Ursula MacFarlane spent time with many of Weinstein’s victims and explains why putting him behind bars is a new beginning for victims of sexual abuse. Presenter: Matthew Price Producer: Seren Jones Mixed by Emma Crowe Editor: Philly Beaumont

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:06.0	Hello, I'm Matthew Price.
0:07.6	This is Beyond Today from BBC Radio 4,
0:10.1	where we ask one big question about one big story.
0:14.0	Today, what's the Harvey Weinstein's story? I'm not going to silence me again.
0:35.0	Oh yes you are.
0:37.0	Oh yes you are.
0:38.0	We're going to hear from us.
0:40.0	There are two people we spoke to for this episode.
0:43.0	We sort of conceived it as a portrait of power.
0:46.0	One who's become friends with the women that Harvey Weinstein sexually abused.
0:51.0	And obviously the women were a really important, crucial part of that.
0:57.0	And one who spent a lot of time with the man himself.
1:00.0	I was born on Connie Island Island so I know Brooklyn Well.
1:03.5	Almost had a fist fight with him.
1:05.6	Currently writing my 13th book,
1:08.2	This one a biography of Harvey Weinstein.
1:11.4	This is a legal reckoning for Harvey Weinstein.
1:14.0	The three witnesses whom I represent
1:17.0	We all know how a powerful movie mogul,
1:20.0	a beast of a man, raped and sexually abused women, and bullied and fought the men around him.
1:27.0	We know how some of his victims found a way to speak out, how eventually they were listened to and believed.
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