Actress Rebecca Hall is one of the many Hollywood cowards who blacklisted Woody Allen. To her credit, she now says that while she “regrets” that, she doesn't regret working with him.
From where I sit, it took about three, maybe four minutes for the #MeToo movement to go completely fascist. What had long been a long-awaited eradication of Hollywood's left-wing brutal treatment of vulnerable women quickly gave mercenary women credit for victimhood and victimhood. It became an easy way to prove. to be proven guilty of something.
Obvious monsters like Harvey Weinstein, a longtime Democratic Party insider, It was He has been proven guilty and his victims deserve all of our support and sympathy. But remember that Harvey thrived for decades and his predation was an open secret. It was after he stopped making hit films that the factors that brought him success began to turn against him.
Also, how the #MeToo movement has done nothing to demand the release of Jeffrey Epstein's client list, and the disgraced #MeToo offshoot that raised cash to protect women from sexual predators The Times・Don't forget that APP was forced to shut down after this movement. It was revealed that he was enriching his own pockets by covering up allegations of internal harassment while protecting Democratic politicians (Andrew Cuomo and Joe Biden) who have been accused of sexual misconduct.
But nothing disgusted me more than the morally despicable destruction of Woody Allen's career and reputation.
Woody Allen is an innocent man who was exonerated by two separate state investigations into allegations of sexual abuse of his daughter. Because Allen is innocent, his case was not even sent to a grand jury. I have already detailed his case several times.
Using the Blacklist era of the 1950s as a how-to guide rather than a lesson, those in the entertainment industry were pressured to denounce Allen or be labeled a perpetrator of rape. There were many cowards. They included Natalie Portman, Timothy Chamaret, Spike Lee, David Krumholtz, Reese Witherspoon, Ellen Page, Mira Sorvino, Kate Winslet, Greta Gerwig, Colin Firth, and Rebecca Hall.
Hall starred in two films written and directed by the multiple Oscar winner. vicky christina barcelona (2008) and rainy day in new york (2019).
And in the midst of his hysteria, Hall became so disgusted with himself working with Woody Allen that he publicly denounced him and claimed to have donated his salary. rainy day in new york to Time's Up, which likely used the money to blackmail poor women who were being abused by Democrats;
Here's what Hall said: after that:
“My actions have made other women feel silenced and ignored,” Hall said in a statement, adding that she “deeply regrets this.” I regret this decision and would not make the same decision today. '' She also pledged to donate her salary from her recent project with Allen to the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.
To her credit, today she says she regrets it. “I’m having a hard time with this,” she says. said of guardian. “It's not at all like me to make a public statement about anything. I make things and that's how I'm political. I call myself an 'actorist.' I don't think so, and I'm not that kind of person. ”
She further added, “And I kind of regret saying that because I don't think it's his actor's responsibility to talk about situations like that.”
“I don't regret working with him,” Hall admitted. “He gave me great work opportunities and was kind to me.”
“I don't speak to him anymore, but I don't think we should be judge or jury in this case.”
When asked about Allen today, Hall said: “I don't say anything. In fact, my policy is to be an artist. Don't come out and advocate for yourself too much. I don't. I just think it's my job.”
This is a major change in our culture. Mr. Hall would not have been willing to admit something like this last year. It would have been the end of her career. We are now where I predicted we would eventually reach years ago: the hangover stage of the #MeToo blacklist binge. When the mass hysteria ends, people will look at themselves and sane people will not only realize that they were wrong, they will admit it.
I understand how she feels. Twenty years ago, I did the same thing in my humble defense of the Iraq War. I still feel ashamed of my actions. It's embarrassing to even think about it. But shame and embarrassment are important emotions to recognize if you want to strive to become a better person. Just saying, “I'm sorry, I was wrong,” can lift a burden from your heart.
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