At the Oscars, Hollywood avoids the tough conversation about #MeToo

Published March 5, 2018 6:47pm ET



The Academy Awards gave three of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers a powerful platform to acknowledge the industry’s failures on Sunday, carving out time for their remarks coupled with a three-and-a-half minute video presentation. Among many nods to #MeToo and Time’s Up, this moment in the ceremony appeared to be the centerpiece of those efforts.

But something was off.

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