What Harvey Weinstein's Apology Reveals
The apologies, taken together, read like poetry—or, perhaps, an excruciatingly bad game of Mad Libs. This was a wake-up call. I’m so sorry. It’s not okay. I have more work to do. I’ll do better. Please help me do better. I’m sorry. I’m very sorry. I’m so very sorry. I really do respect women.
The accusations will vary, greatly, and yet the statements of contrition will tend to be, in message and in tone, remarkably similar. My behavior was inexcusable and wrong. These women are teaching with their courage. I’ve generally considered myself one of the “good guys.”
The latest person to , has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact by women who have worked with him at both Miramax and the Weinstein Company. “An investigation by ,” Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey write, “found previously undisclosed allegations against Mr. Weinstein stretching over nearly three decades, documented through interviews with current and former employees and film industry workers, as well as legal records, emails, and internal documents from the businesses he has run.”
