Weinstein Claims Oprah Called Him To Lend Her Support

Harvey Weinstein is DONEZO. Seriously…. I think anyone with two working brain cells knows never to show any level of support of him at this point. (Which is why Lindsay Lohan came out to support him…. she only has one working brain cell)

BUT… are people still supporting him being closed doors? I am very much of the opinion that virtually all of Hollywood knew this was going on… they all just covered up for it. Now that it’s all out in the open they’re “shocked” and “disgusted.” Were they not “shocked” and “disgusted” before everyone started talking about it openly?

Well…according to Weinstein, one BIG name in entertainment still stands by him…

…The Big O herself.

According to TMZ:

Harvey Weinstein says Oprah Winfrey called him to say she was ready to come out and publicly support him, but Oprah’s people say it’s simply not true.

 

Our sources say Harvey has repeatedly told his team and friends that Oprah called him earlier this week and said he needed to speak out and defend himself, and when he did she would be right there supporting him. We’re told Harvey has said a number of powerful people have called to voice support, but he singled out Oprah over and over.

 

Oprah’s spokesperson tells TMZ, “Oprah has not spoken to Harvey Weinstein directly. Someone from his team reached out to her to see if she would talk to him, and she said she would if it was for an interview. There are no plans for an interview at this time.”

 

Oprah’s rep tells us Oprah was interested in doing a “60 Minutes” interview with Weinstein, but made it clear, “She was only interested if he’d look in the mirror and give her the honest, bone marrow truth.”

 

Oprah posted a statement Thursday, saying, “I’ve been processing the accounts of Harvey Weinstein’s behavior and haven’t been able to find the words to articulate the magnitude of the situation.”

 

She then quotes filmmaker James Schamus, who said, “This is the story of one predator and his many victims; but it is also a story about an overwhelming systemic enabling, and until that story is fully told we will fall far short of stopping future depredations on a similar scale.”

So… she DOESN’T support him. She just wants to cash in on this with an exclusive interview. Got it. Leave it to Oprah to make some money out of this.

In fact, Oprah publicly condemned Weinstein’s actions as of yesterday:

“I’ve been processing the accounts of Harvey Weinstein’s hideous behavior and haven’t been able to find the words to articulate the magnitude of the situation,” the media mogul wrote on Facebook Thursday.

 

She added, “Filmmaker James Schamus captured so much of what I’ve been feeling when he said: ‘This is the story of one predator and his many victims; but it is also a story about an overwhelming systemic enabling, and until that story is fully told we will fall far short of stopping future depredations on a similar scale.’”

 

(Schamus made the remark in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter earlier this week.)

 

“Thanks to the brave voices we’ve heard this week, many more will now be emboldened to come forward EVERY time this happens. I believe a shift is coming,” she concluded.

Is she speaking out NOW because she’s hoping to have a project in the works?