The Harvey Weinstein apologist

Today, Explained

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Daily News, Politics, News

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Candace Owens has found a new audience with her breakdown of the Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively saga. Her latest cause? Exonerating Harvey Weinstein. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Further reading: The culture warriors who say Harvey Weinstein is innocent by Constance Grady, Candace Owens Has Gone Mainstream by E.J. Dickson. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Candace Owens hosting a taping of her show. Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Harvey Weinstein is back in court this week, and appeals court overturned his 2020 conviction in New York, saying he hadn't gotten a fair trial.
0:09.2	And so his accusers must now testify again.
0:13.5	Weinstein has always had very good lawyers, but the court of public opinion was against him.
0:18.8	Until now, it seems.
0:20.5	After looking over this case, I've concluded that Harvey Weinstein was wrongfully convicted and was
0:23.7	basically just hung on the Me Too thing. The commentator Candace Owens, who has previously
0:27.8	defended Kanye and Andrew Tate. Andrew Tate and his brother were actually a response to
0:32.6	a misandrous culture, women that hated men. Before Andrew Tate, there was Lena Dunham.
0:37.7	Has taken up Weinstein's cause, and it seems to be gaining her followers.
0:42.5	Coming up on today, explained when Candice met Harvey.
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