Miramax Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg Speaks Out on the Legacy With Harvey Weinstein

Following hot on the tail of our article about Courtney Love blowing the whistle on Harvey Weinstein in 2005, here's another hot little tidbit. Screenwriter Scott Rosenberg, having written memorable movies for Miramax such as Beautiful Girls and Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead, decided to write an ode to Weinstein on his Facebook timeline. 

Deadline has taken sharing the entire post, but it's pretty much easy to summarize. Besides all the hard hitting f-bombs, the ode speaks to how everybody knew, despite ignoring it, what kind of man Weinstein was. Some key descriptions are Weinstein's hunger or appetite, and it wasn't for food.

Not that he was raping. No, that we never heard. But we were aware of a certain pattern of overly-aggressive behavior that was rather dreadful. We knew about the man’s hunger; his fervor; his appetite. There was nothing secret about this voracious rapacity; like a gluttonous ogre out of the Brothers Grimm. All couched in vague promises of potential movie roles.

What strikes to the heart is Rosenberg's questions on what could have been done anyway. He constantly mentions that Weinstein's behavior was spoken about openly to many, but no one seemed to care. Sure, not everything was known at that time, as Rosenberg continues to parrot, but there were warnings. It seemed like no one had the power or guts to take Weinstein on.

But… And this is as pathetic as it is true: What would you have had us do? Who were we to tell? The authorities? What authorities? The press? Harvey owned the press. The Internet? There was no Internet or reasonable facsimile thereof. Should we have called the police? And said what? Should we have reached out to some fantasy Attorney General Of Movieland? That didn’t exist.

Weinstein was making their movies. He was bringing them glory. Who would have the insight to take him on, believe all the stories of what was happening behind the scenes, when he was doing so much? Rosenberg's answer: no one.  But they sure feel guilty about it all now.

Read the chilling full insight here. Let us know what you think.

Source: DEADLINE