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(58,724 posts) Fri Oct 6, 2017, 12:03 PM Oct 2017

It Shouldn't Surprise Anyone That Lisa Bloom Is Representing Harvey Weinstein [View all]

On Thursday, the New York Times published an incendiary report that detailed almost three decades’ worth of sexual harassment allegations against the powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The report confirmed much of the whispered speculation surrounding Weinstein’s behavior towards women, with stories from actors like Ashley Judd and anonymous former women employees that illustrated allegations of a disturbing pattern of Weinstein’s abuse of his power.

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s reporting included this curious fact: Lisa Bloom, daughter of Gloria Allred and lawyer who has made her career representing female victims in sexual assault cases against powerful men, is representing Weinstein, and has been “advising” him for the past year—a curious choice for a man who, if the circumstances were different, Bloom might have faced in court.

https://jezebel.com/it-shouldnt-surprise-anyone-that-lisa-bloom-is-represen-1819188484

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It Shouldn't Surprise Anyone That Lisa Bloom Is Representing Harvey Weinstein [View all] oberliner Oct 2017 OP

I see an ambulance being chased Watchfoxheadexplodes Oct 2017 #1

Hit the entertainment blogs yesterday JustAnotherGen Oct 2017 #2

"Weinstein is the producer for the six-episode adaptation of Bloom's 2014 book" - is the key line PoliticAverse Oct 2017 #3

Yep oberliner Oct 2017 #5

The ethical violation being what? jberryhill Oct 2017 #6

Gloria Allred on Daughter Lisa Bloom Working for Harvey Weinstein: I Would Have Declined oberliner Oct 2017 #9

Unethical for a lawyer to do her job? LanternWaste Oct 2017 #8

Lawyers can choose whom they represent oberliner Oct 2017 #10

"defending victims of sexual harassment" jberryhill Oct 2017 #14

Advocating for victims of sexual harassment oberliner Oct 2017 #17

"to take on a client like this" jberryhill Oct 2017 #18

Lisa Bloom Resigns as Harvey Weinstein Advisor oberliner Oct 2017 #19

Ah, I suppose client loyalty is not also a question of ethics jberryhill Oct 2017 #21

I'm a bit sickened by this. DK504 Oct 2017 #4

I'm surprised that anyone thinks a highly reputed attorney in the field shouldn't take an engagement jberryhill Oct 2017 #7

An attorney who is famous for defending victims of sexual harassment and assault oberliner Oct 2017 #11

Being famous doesn't pay the bills jberryhill Oct 2017 #13

I don't get this. He hasn't been charged leftstreet Oct 2017 #12

The OP takes liberties with the word "representing" jberryhill Oct 2017 #15

No, it doesn't oberliner Oct 2017 #20

Money and race malaise Oct 2017 #16

Lisa Bloom conveniently omitted the fact that Weinstein was making a movie about her book onetexan Oct 2017 #22