PhotoAfter being criticized last weekend for not tackling Harvey Weinstein and the multiple accusations of sexual harassment and assault that he faces, “Saturday Night Live” addressed the subject in a comedy sketch and on “Weekend Update,” with varying degrees of comfort and effectiveness. Colin Jost, the co-anchor of “Weekend Update,” began that segment with a seeming joke about emoji. Since then, Mr. Weinstein was fired from the Weinstein Company, of which he was a co-founder, and on Saturday he was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which runs the Academy Awards. Then, with a photo of Mr. Weinstein on the screen, Mr. Che added:“But it’s so easy to make jokes about a guy that looks like this. I mean, he looks like chewed bubble gum rolled in cat hair.”Mr. Che also took issue with Mr. Weinstein saying that everyone makes mistakes.

Source: New York Times October 15, 2017 07:18 UTC