Ben Affleck defended Harvey Weinstein amongst sexual harassment allegations and now appears to be facing some of his own.
Recent allegations against Harvey Weinstein for sexual misconduct have resulted in the settlement of eight cases with numerous more coming forward in the wake of all the revelations becoming public. Weinstein has had just as many male celebrities come to his defense but it seems they too share his affliction for the inappropriate treatment of young female actresses who are willing to do whatever it takes to make a name for themselves in Hollywood. Ben Affleck is one of the defending celebrities who is now receiving some accusations of his own. No woder these celebrities are defending Weinstein, they are guilty of the exact same behavior.
This is Hollywood’s greatest fear realized, the fear that the floodgates against others will open up and every alleged harasser will be dragged kicking and screaming into the sunlight. Affleck is a major player; an Oscar-winning director and Warner Brothers’ Batman, a hugely expensive franchise. He is also a high-profile Democrats, just like Harvey.
This is already the biggest scandal in Hollywood’s long, sordid history, Second place is not even close. But if even more women are now encouraged to come forward against other big names, the entire industry could be damaged beyond comprehension.
Hilarie Burton claims she was groped by Ben Affleck during his appearance on TRL in 2003.
The former host of the show made the shocking allegations on Tuesday night, just hours after Affleck made a statement condemning Harvey Weinstein’s alleged abusive actions in his sexual assault and harassment scandal.
In it he said he was ‘saddened and angry’ over the ‘sickening’ claims.
Affleck’s statement was quickly slammed by a number of people – including Rose McGowan who called Affleck a liar.
Busted! And are suppose to believe it’s just a coincidence that all of these celebrities stand for the left? Not to mention the eerie silence from the mainstream media who spent weeks covering the same scandals involving republicans, why do they have nothing to say about this? Hmm, I wonder….