'Yes,' Harvey Weinstein Sexually Harassed Cate Blanchett, Too

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Cate Blanchett is a big supporter of Time's Up and the #MeToo movement. But we haven't heard her Me Too story. Because the Oscar winner has worked on films produced by Harvey Weinstein, she was asked about it in a new interview with Variety. Video: Cate And The Rest Of The Ocean's 8 Gang Plan The Heist [...] more on Geo altCom

Cate Blanchett is a big supporter of Time's Up and the #MeToo movement. But we haven't heard her Me Too story.

Because the Oscar winner has worked on films produced by Harvey Weinstein, she was asked about it in a new interview with Variety.

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Sadly, she confirmed that the movie mogul acted inappropriately with her, though she would not go into detail.

She did say she hopes he goes to prison. See the relevant part of the interview (below)!

Have you ever been sexually harassed?
Well, there's layers and layers to sexual harassment. I've been pestered, of course. I don't know that there are many people who haven't been.

You worked on a number of movies with Harvey Weinstein going back to "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Did he ever sexually harass you or act inappropriately?
With me, yes. I think he really primarily preyed, like most predators, on the vulnerable. I mean I got a bad feeling from him. … He would often say to me, "We're not friends."

What did he mean by that?
Well, I wouldn't do what he was asking me to do. [When asked to clarify, Blanchett declined to specify.] I'm really interested in the people who have transgressed in ways that are beyond the bounds of offensive, what people like Harvey have done, and there are men across many industries [who have done that]. He's been held up as an exemplar because he's unfortunately typical of certain men. I'm interested in those people being prosecuted. We have to set a legal precedent.

Part of the mission of Time's Up is to help those who do not have the capacity to raise the funds to defend themselves and to move toward workplace equality, fairness and safety. When legal precedent is set by people being actually convicted, then other people can benefit from that because those precedents have been set. But me fueling the gossip and accounts? There's enough out there.

Do you think Harvey could go to jail?
Well, I hope so. Statutory rape is a crime, the last time I looked. [Weinstein has denied all rape and sexual-misconduct allegations, but the LAPD, BHPD, NYPD and Scotland Yard are pursuing criminal investigations.]

I think it's really important that people get tried through the judicial system. It's a really important arm of democracy that we must uphold because it's under threat from a lot of different quarters.

Will Weinstein go to jail?

What do YOU think??

[Image via Ivan Nikolov/Judy Eddy/WENN.]

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