Even The Wolf likely can't clean up Harvey Weinstein's pending troubles

I did naht push her head down toward my exposed groin!

I did naht!

Is bullshit!

I did naht do it!

Oh hi, Mark.

 

Time for new marketing people, and a new PR team.

Lawyer Brittany Pape wrote to Eataly on Dec. 20, complaining that a wine ad displayed at the Chicago store that urged customers to “BRING HOME AN ITALIAN. GREAT LEGS, BETTER BODY” was “tone deaf” considering the sexual misconduct allegations against Eataly partner Mario Batali. Batali subsequently issued an apology, The New York Times reported.

 

I wonder how much residue lands on Wahlberg. Reports are that he wouldn't okay Plummer replacing Spacey without the payday. If an Oscar winner like Sorvino suddenly becomes less hirable because she wouldn't submit to Weinstein - how do you hire an actor who will hold a movie hostage for a payday?

 

I'm going to get run over here, but I don't see the shame in Wahlberg asking for more money for more work. The shame is that Michelle Williams didn't get paid. They all should have been paid. It wasn't their fault Spacey turned out to be a dirtbag.

 

Wasn’t it just better agent work for Wahlberg? His initial contract didn’t address re-shoots, while Williams’ contract required her to commit to them.

 

That’s kind of how I’ve felt about the pay gap controversy in general. I’m not saying women should be paid less, but it seems to me like agents doing their job poorly if they can’t get, say, Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone, top of the industry pay.

 

Initially, that's how I felt as well. And granted I don't know the contract language - but the report is that he wouldn't sign off on Plummer until they met his price. It sounds like this movie was more important to Williams than Wahlberg - and that's fine - you just wonder if the hits he is taking is worth that $1.5 mil. The lack of response from his camp is really damaging his image.

 

Those Wahlburgers suck, too. Your mileage may vary.

 

They are both represented by William Morris.

 

Article lists the various offenders state by state, what they did and the result.

Sexual misconduct allegations topple many state lawmakers

 

Exactly. Why shouldn't the studio take the hit? Or Ridley Scott? They're the ones who employed Spacey, not Wahlberg or Williams.