Did Hollywood know about Harvey Weinstein ALL ALONG?
He's the centre of one of the biggest sex scandals in Hollywood of recent times.
But were there people in Hollywood that knew about Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual deviance?
Disturbing footage has just emerged from the 2013 Oscar nominations that shows Seth MacFarlane making a joke about movie mogul Weinstein.
In it, he clearly refers to his reputation in the business.
After he and co-host Emma Stone finished announcing the nominees for Best Supporting Actress, which included Anne Hathaway, Jackie Weaver and Sally Field, MacFarlane made a close-to-the bone gag.
“Congratulations," he said. "You five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein.”
But that's not all.
Twitter users turned detective, outing Weinstein’s apparent notoriety as regular fodder for TV shows.
Harvey Weinstein's habit of abusing vulnerable women was such an open secret that 30 Rock joked about it pic.twitter.com/npTQjmRvEm
— karen ricks (@karenricks) October 10, 2017
Say what you will about Entourage, but they satirized Harry Knowles & Harvey Weinstein as creeps like 13 years ago: pic.twitter.com/HGntbi25Y4
— VermiZack Pejorative (@MuseZack) October 6, 2017
Another 30 Rock Harvey Weinstein joke from S7E10. pic.twitter.com/haAC3QPHhh
— Mira G (@miragh17) October 9, 2017
The sordid scandal surrounding Harvey Weinstein started last Friday when The New York Times published a series of sexual harassment claims against the movie-maker that span over a series of 30 years.
Since their report, huge Hollywood actresses have been among some of the many women who have come forward to say he acted inappropriately towards them too, including Angelina Jolie, Heather Graham and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Weinstein has denied the claims, although he initially said sorry for causing 'pain.'
His wife Georgina Chapman announced today she was leaving her 65-year-old husband.
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High profile friends of Harvey Weinstein, such as Maryl Streep and Kate Winslet, have spoken out to say they had no idea their one-time pal behaved in the way it's being claimed.
But is this proof Weinstein's alleged antics have been an in-joke in Hollywood for many years?
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