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Threats and money: How Weinstein scandal remained under wraps for decades

It takes guts and hard work to expose a scandal like that of Harvey Weinstein - but it's just the start

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Lindsey Blumell | The Conversation
Two questions are typically asked of sexual abuse survivors after they publicly come forward: Why didn’t you speak up sooner, and what is your motive for coming forward now? When asked the same questions, the women who have just come out against Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood mogul who is accused of multiple unwanted sexual advances and assaults, said they feared for their careers and reputations for many years. They have now been empowered enough by recent media attention of other accused powerful men who have faced allegations of sexual impropriety, including Bill Cosby,

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