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    Weinstein sex harassment controversy exposes Hollywood's double standard

    by By Meg James, David Ng and Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times Oct 07, 2017 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - When the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape leaked last year, capturing Donald Trump bragging in coarse terms in 2005 about being allowed to grab women because he was a celebrity, Hollywood had a meltdown.

    Cher called Trump a "scumbag carny barker" on Twitter. Comedian Patton Oswalt labeled him a "sexist creep." Actress Emmy Rossum wrote: "misogynistic entitled pig."

    This week, with revelations that Oscar-winning movie and television producer Harvey Weinstein had a long history of sexually harassing women, Hollywood's response was largely muted. Film studios on Friday all declined to comment.

    "Yup. Hollywood shines light on Catholic Church, sex trafficking - let's shine it on ourselves a second and what we've condoned," actress-writer-producer Lena Dunham wrote on Twitter, one of the few celebrities who took a public stand.

    Hollywood has a poor track

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