Terry Gilliam blasts #MeToo movement as ‘mob rule’, says a night with Harvey Weinstein is the price actresses paid for success
‘Harvey opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey – that’s the price you pay,’ Gilliam said
Film director Terry Gilliam has come under fire from Hollywood actors and directors for comparing the #MeToo movement to “mob rule” and saying that “a night with Harvey [Weinstein]” is a “price” some actresses had to pay for his favour.
The former Monty Python’s Flying Circus member suggested the anti-sexual harassment campaign had led to a “world of victims” in an interview with Agence France-Presse.
While describing Weinstein as a “monster”, he added that the disgraced producer was only exposed because he was such an “asshole”.
Gilliam, whose films include Brazil and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, said: “Harvey opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey – that’s the price you pay.
“I think some people did very well out of meeting with Harvey and others didn’t. The ones who did, knew what they were doing. These are adults; we are talking about adults with a lot of ambition.”
