Friday, Oct. 6, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 6 October 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

A New York Times investigation has found three decades of sexual harassment allegations against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. In response to that reporting, Mr. Weinstein released the following statement: “I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go.” A lawyer advising him said that the producer “denies many of the accusations as patently false.” Guests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, Times reporters. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is the Daily.
0:09.0	Today, a Times investigation finds three decades of sexual harassment allegations against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
0:19.0	In response to the reporting, Weinstein released a statement.
0:23.0	I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person. Though I'm trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go.
0:32.0	It's Friday, October 6.
0:38.0	On Thursday afternoon, shortly after their investigation was published, my colleagues Megan Tuey and Jody Cantor sat down in the studio to discuss their reporting.
0:48.0	Well, I think the question we really started with was what are the big untold stories of sexual harassment?
0:54.0	Fox News host Bill O'Reilly faces questions this morning after new details emerge about harassment allegations.
1:00.0	In the past year alone, we've done reporting on Bill O'Reilly's allegations of sexual harassment of Fox.
1:07.0	The New York Times investigation found that five women received a total of $13 million in payouts.
1:12.0	The same kinds of stories coming out of Silicon Valley.
1:15.0	More than two dozen women entrepreneurs recently spoke to the New York Times about being sexually harassed by investors.
1:21.0	We're a female entrepreneurs were allegedly pressured by investors.
1:26.0	So we began looking around and we started hearing rumors over and over again about Harvey Weinstein.
1:32.0	And here are the nominees for Best Picture of the Year.
1:36.0	Harvey Weinstein is a giant figure in Hollywood. He started Miramax, he's the founder of the Weinstein Company.
1:44.0	Gangs of New York, a Bertrand Ramaldi and Harvey Weinstein producers.
1:50.0	He has started the career of meter star after meter star.
1:54.0	He has collected Oscars over the years.
1:57.0	Chicago!
1:59.0	He's done movies from Chicago to Lord of the Rings.
2:04.0	The British must get it back.
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