Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood producer, and Democratic donor was accused last week of three decades worth of sexual harassment. Weinstein had ties to former President Barack Obama who as of writing on Oct. 10, has remained silent.
The Weinstein Company fired Weinstein on Sunday last week after the story broke.
Frank Rich, an executive producer for Veep and a New York writer questioned Malia’s parents’ decision to send their daughter to work there in the first place.
“Biggest mystery of @nytimes Weinstein story: How exemplary parents like Obamas let their daughter work there. The stories were out there,” Rich wrote on Twitter.
Weinstein was a major donor to Democratic candidates and a few of them, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, vowed to give their equivalent sums to charity, Newsweek reported.
The Obamas also had their own history with Weinstein—the producer gave to Barack Obama’s campaign and in November 2013, First Lady Michelle Obama thanked Weinstein at a career event.
Weinstein in a statement to the The Times last Thursday did not seem to deny the allegations, instead, he apologized.
“I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go” he wrote in a statement.
“I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior” the statement said. It made no mention of returning contributions from Weinstein.
According to CNN, Weinstein donated the most to Hillary, totaling over $15,000 across multiple races and elections.
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