“Last fall, Mr. Weinstein gave Mr. Howard a news tip that Mr. Howard agreed might make a good story,” the spokesperson explained in an email to HuffPost. Howard pursued the tip and followed up with Mr. Weinstein as a courtesy but declined to publish any story. According to the Weinstein spokesperson, the movie mogul wasn’t trying to discredit an accuser; he had merely proposed a story idea for Howard to pursue. Period.”Whatever his arrangement with Howard and, by proxy, with Weinstein, Andy discharged his duty well. A: I don’t know how it originated, but yeah.

Source: Huffington Post November 22, 2017 12:54 UTC