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Harvey Weinstein Sex Abuse Settlement Is Not an ‘Oh, Wow’ Number
A tentative deal would close some, but not all, of the cases against the Hollywood mogul.
Harvey Weinstein arrives at state supreme court in New York on Aug. 26, 2019.
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A tentative $47 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and dozens of his accusers is “flawed,” advocates say, but still an important vindication.
“I think it’s just on the margin of being seen as serious, but it certainly does not deliver the message that $100 million would deliver, or $200 million would deliver,” said Davia Temin, founder of crisis consultancy Temin and Company, which has tracked more than 1,400 people accused of harassment and other misbehavior since the Weinstein allegations surfaced. “This isn’t some ‘oh, wow’ number.”