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As early as 1998,
Gwyneth Paltrow said on
Late Show with David Letterman that Weinstein "will coerce you to do a thing or two".
[5] In 2005,
Courtney Love advised young actresses in an interview, "If Harvey Weinstein invites you to a private party in the
Four Seasons, don't go."
[6] In 2010, an article titled "Harvey's Girls"
[7] for
Pajiba alluded to Weinstein's "casting couch" reputation: "Every few years, Harvey picks a new girl as his pet".
[5] In 2012, a character on the TV series
30 Rock said: "I'm not afraid of anyone in show business, I turned down intercourse with Harvey Weinstein on no less than three occasions, out of five."
[5] At the
85th Academy Awardsceremony in 2013, host
Seth MacFarlane joked when announcing the
Best Supporting Actress nominees: "Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein."
[5] After the allegations were published, director
Quentin Tarantino said that he had known about Weinstein harassing actresses for decades, and had confronted him about it.
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