George Clooney says there is no "Hollywood witch hunt" against Harvey Weinstein.
George Clooney
The disgraced movie producer has been accused of sexual harassment and assault against a number of women and George slammed Woody Allen after the director recently said he was worried the allegations would lead to a witch hunt.
Woody said: "[I hope there's] some amelioration. You also don't want it to lead to a witch hunt atmosphere, a Salem atmosphere, where every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself. That's not right either."
However, George fired back, telling USA Today: "That was a stupid thing to say. The reality is, it's not a witch hunt to these women who were trapped in a hotel room and told they were going to get a part and then suddenly out comes Harvey Weinstein in his birthday suit. That's not a witch hunt, that's an assault."
George also revealed that the allegations against Weinstein have led him and producing partner Grant Heslov to think carefully about who they choose to work with.
He said: "Certainly some of the people we're doing business with, yeah.
"I think the teachable moment isn't just with this industry. If anything, what we hope is that this is a watershed moment for us as a society where women feel safe enough to talk about this issue, feel believed.
"We need an environment where men who are committing these crimes, these violations don't feel safe, and feel as if they do these things, they are going to be outed, they're going to be sued, they may even get litigated, maybe even go to jail for it. If we can get to that point, then we've actually succeeded."
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