Harvey Weinstein will appear this Monday in New York court, the tired mine, still tested by a recent back surgery. The producer used to make it rain and shine in Hollywood, to reign there as an untouchable emperor. He was struck down, publicly accused by more than 90 women of rape or sexual harassment.
Of course, the trial only deals with the charges of two complainants. We can also gloss over the fact that nearly 25 million dollars will be paid to dozens of accusers in exchange for the abandonment of civil proceedings, a specific American, as incomprehensible as revolting. The trial will nevertheless mark a turning point. Triggered by two powerful journalistic investigations, the Weinstein affair has already brought to light the shameful impunity enjoyed by the accused, as well as his methods of intimidation – he used former Mossad agents – to try to silence his victims and journalists. She also demonstrated the cowardice accomplice of all those who knew but did nothing.
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