Harvey Weinstein: Ex-assistant Speaks Out on ‘How Hollywood kept Harvey's secret’ - BBC News
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Published 2017-12-19
A former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, who accused him of attempting to rape a colleague 19 years ago, has called for a change to UK law on gagging orders.
Zelda Perkins worked for Weinstein's Miramax Films in the UK in the 1990s. She left after a co-worker said he'd tried to rape her, which he denied.
Ms Perkins told BBC Newsnight she tried to expose his behaviour but was told by lawyers she "didn't have a chance".
She signed a non-disclosure agreement but said the process was "immoral".
Ms Perkins was 24 when she signed the confidentiality agreement in 1998, which prevented her from speaking to anyone about the alleged sexual assault.
She's now broken her 19 years of silence - and the terms of her non-disclosure agreement - by speaking publicly about the movie mogul's mistreatment of women.
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All Comments (21)
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She's absolutely right... WHY is it possible to use an NDA to cover CRIMINAL activity?! That should be illegal!!!
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she sacrificed her job to help another woman out. While Meryl Streep called him a God from the Oscars stage and other women enabled him!
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Nondisclosure agreements, should never ever be written to hide a criminal activity!
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"You can't change the Harvey Weinsteins of the world. There are always going to be people who follow the darker side of their character, but if the rules and the laws that we have to protect ourselves enable that, then there's no point in having them." AMEN!
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She sacrificed her own job to defend her friend. It might seem like this would be the only thing to do, but I can safely say that I can count on one hand the number of people I personally know, that are honorable enough to do that.
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this lady has more integrity and honesty than the so called role models meryl streep and oprah
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This lady has bigger balls than most of us men
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Zelda Perkins is a hero in my books. I hope great blessings come her way. She deserves a reward for her bravery and leadership.
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Miramax and Disney sheltered the monster and lost this brilliant, eloquent, intelligent woman. Their loss overall. She is the winner and heads above all who betrayed her.
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The legal people who got paid to protect him should be prosecuted as well.
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So Disney protected Harvey?? Hmm, that's interesting.
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This is how journalism should be. Great interviewer. My hurt goes out to the victim you can tell that she still has anxiety from this traumatic experience.
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She's a bad ass. Mad respect. Hope she can find peace and recognition.
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She's very well spoken. Brave woman.
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Brilliant and so intelligently, eloquently spoken and expressed.
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I can tell she's a very sharp and persistent woman just from this interview
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She is amazing. She articulately expresses the nuances of the issue, and the fallacy of of the legal system. She was incredibly brave to stand up alone in this 20 years ago.
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Zelda Perkins: This principled, honourable, intelligent and articulate lady was one of the few individuals with these qualities in this whole horrible saga. I truly respect you.
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She seems like such a strong women by nature. Its crazy that he could shake her in the way he did.
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The fact these women have to wait this long for the truth to come out is even more painful
