All I knew of Harvey at the time was that he had a remarkable intellect, he was a loyal friend and a family man. The deal we made initially was that Harvey would pay for the rights of work I had already developed. Now Harvey Weinstein was not only rejected but also about to do a movie he did not want to do. Since those around me had no knowledge of my history of Harvey, they were very surprised by my struggle that morning. In 2016, another study found, only 27 per cent of words spoken in the biggest movies were spoken by women.

Source: thestar December 13, 2017 18:47 UTC