Meryl Streep speaks out on 'disgraceful' Harvey Weinstein allegations

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9. I support women for speaking up

And I wish more powerful Hollywood people (Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, etc) who knew about what Weinstein was doing had used their power and influence to try to put a stop to it.

Perhaps if they had done so, they could have prevented dozens (hundreds?) of women from being sexually assaulted by this man.

If no one speaks up, then the behavior continues.

If Ashley Judd and others hadn't gone public to the NY Times with their stories, Harvey Weinstein would probably be sexually assaulting another young woman as I write this. And would continue to do so day after day, month after month, year after year.

There are, sadly, countless Harvey Weinsteins out there, and I encourage everyone who knows about such a person to stand up and speak out - that is the only way things will ever change.

I know it's difficult for weak and vulnerable people to do so, so I have the utmost respect for those individuals.

But those who have power and influence (such as multi-millionaire actors) really owe it to the less powerful to use their position in order to help expose these people. By doing so, they will literally be saving women's lives.