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cab67

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7. He may not have realized the need for courage.

Reply to RobinA (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 05:48 PM

Dec 2017

It sounds like Jackson was unaware of the misconduct allegations against Weinstein. I've been in this situation myself; I've been told unpleasant things about colleagues (male and female) from people I had no reason do doubt, only later to learn there were ulterior motives behind it.

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Peter Jackson: Harvey Weinstein Made Me Blacklist Accusers Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino [View all] sl8 Dec 2017 OP

I hope they sue his fat ass off Bradshaw3 Dec 2017 #1

+100 Duppers Dec 2017 #14

This is helpful for him to say. When powerful men say women are "hard to work with," there's often WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #2

Both of these extremely talented young ladies can hold their heads high. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #3

Well...Courage Now RobinA Dec 2017 #4

To be fair, there were only five or six major female characters in Jackson's works since 1998 Glorfindel Dec 2017 #5

In hindsight... cab67 Dec 2017 #9

Or Galadriel. Orrex Dec 2017 #12

perhaps cab67 Dec 2017 #16

Yes, absolutely. I won't hear a word said against Ms. Blanchett. Orrex Dec 2017 #17

He may not have realized the need for courage. cab67 Dec 2017 #7

They are not 'young ladies' - they are women! SharonClark Dec 2017 #18

Good Lord. I imagine if I had called them "women," you'd have corrected me to say they are Glorfindel Dec 2017 #19

Uncoopertive women got disappeared RandomAccess Dec 2017 #6

I totally believed Hedrin from the start. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #10

Peter Jackson is apparently one of the good ones. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #8

I am not so sure. A good guy would have stood up to it when it occurred, not when the wind is 33taw Dec 2017 #11

Someone in the know told him they were hard to work with. Honeycombe8 Dec 2017 #13

Id need to know more BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #15