Commentary: In defense of the presumption of innocence
by Brendan O'Neill, Los Angeles Times
Nov 27, 2017
3 minutes
I want to praise Jeremy Piven. That's a risky thing to do, I know. Piven is one of Those Men. One of those big entertainment figures who has fingers pointed at him. He has joined Harvey Weinstein, James Toback and many others in facing accusations that he abused his power to sexually abuse women.
Yet Piven has also issued a principled statement that should give pause to all those taking pleasure in the #MeToo movement's instant destruction of men's careers.
After describing the accusations against him as "absolutely false," Piven laments the
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