Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss has warned that #MeToo accusations are often 'heard as a verdict' and said even those accused of Holocaust atrocities were given 'due process.' Jaws actor Richard Dreyfuss, 72, said #MeToo accusations are often 'heard as a verdict' and warned that 'even The Holocaust had due process'Jessica had accused Richard of making overt and lewd comments over several years after the pair met at a theatre where she worked. Richard revealed how he believes accusations have now become 'immediately equating' to hearing a verdict and called it 'character assassination.' Richard went on to quote First They Came by Pastor Martin Niemöller, who was imprisoned in a concentration camp. As Turner appeared to try to interject, Dreyfuss then shared his view on the recent slate of #MeToo accusations, saying that people 'shouldn't accuse someone of a crime before the crime has been defined.'

Source: Daily Mail June 29, 2020 10:48 UTC