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Hollywood needs to be honest when it comes to Harvey Weinstein

By Emily Jashinsky

Published October 10, 2017 9:55pm ET

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Hollywood needs to be honest when it comes to Harvey Weinstein — It's starting to look like too many people probably did know Harvey Weinstein's behavior was abusive and allowed him to pressure them into keeping it out of the media. Those people, of course, deserve more criticism than others. But as celebrities and industry leaders speak out on the allegations and confirmed misconduct committed by Weinstein, anybody who claims (or carefully implies) total ignorance should be pressed. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) | Chris Pizzello

When it comes to Harvey Weinstein, the floodgates have opened.

In the aftermath of last week’s New York Times report that revealed his decades of sexual misconduct, more and more women have steadily taken the plunge and gone public with their disturbing stories. As of Tuesday, three women have accused Weinstein of rape.

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