-It was revealed that famous Hollywood producer
Harvey Weinstein has been sexually harassing women
and then paying them to keep quiet about it.
And as stunning as the allegations are,
equally stunning was the apology that Weinstein issued
after the article was published.
Here to comment are three of our writers,
Amber, Ally, and Jenny, everyone.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Hey, thank you for having us.
Seth, how did you feel when you heard the allegations?
-I was disgusted and shocked. How did you feel?
-Well, I was disgusted and
-I was disgusted and shocked
that it took this long to become a story.
-I was disgusted and shocked that people were shocked.
[ Laughter ] Seth, we want to start
by applauding the women who went on the record
to detail Harvey Weinstein's terrible behavior.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-So far we know Weinstein reached cash settlements
with eight women.
And where there are eight, there are always more.
-And whatever details you hear,
just know that means there are worse details we haven't heard.
-And the ones we
One woman said Harvey Weinstein cornered her in a nightclub,
and then, when she wouldn't kiss him,
masturbated into a potted plant. [ Audience groans ]
-And then the plant got a three-picture deal.
[ Laughter ]
-Also in his apology,
he blamed disrespect of women on growing up in the '60s and '70s,
which would be a good excuse
if he came to the present via time machine.
-Yeah, did he not notice things have been changing
over the past 50 years?
-Does he lose his [bleep] every time he sees a microwave?
"That man just made popcorn without a flame!"
[ Laughter ]
-To make matters worse,
he said he was going to go after the NRA and Trump,
as if our shared politics makes his sexual assault okay.
-Hey, I saw a guy masturbate into a plant.
-Oh, no! -Oh, no!
-But it was okay
because he was wearing a Planned Parenthood button.
-Cool! -Oh, he's a feminist! Cool.
-When he got busted, Weinstein said,
"To make up for it,
I'm starting a scholarship for women directors."
That's just him being around more women.
That's not the solution, that's the problem.
[ Laughter ] That's like Jared from Subway
saying, "I know I messed up, but don't worry,
I'm starting a tee ball league." [ Laughter ]
-You know who else is sexually harassing women every day?
Unpowerful men like bus drivers.
-And hot dog vendors.
And improv coaches. -And improv coaches.
[ Light laughter ]
-Every woman in the American workforce
has been harassed at some point,
-Whether it's physical harassment
or a passing inappropriate comment,
this is something women deal with every day.
-Which is why, while we weren't shocked by Weinstein's actions,
the women on our staff had some pretty strong reactions
to his apology.
Take a look.
-"I came of age in the '60s and '70s
when all the rules about behavior in workplaces
were different"?
[ Spitting ]
-"I so respect all women"?
[ Sigh ]
-"I've decided I'm going to give the NRA my full attention."
[ Breaking glass ]
[ Yelling ]
-He compared himself to Jay-Z?
[ Spitting ]
[ Laughter ]
[ Pop! ]
[ Shattering ]
-He said that was the culture then.
[ Spitting ]
-He said that was the culture then.
[ Spitting ]
-Don't drink that.
He said it was the culture back then.
[ Spitting ]
[ Light laughter ] -Sorry.
[ Laughter and applause ]
-Obviously that was awful,
but harassment's clearly a huge problem in our society.
Do you guys have any thoughts on how to change that?
-Yeah, sexual harassment training.
-Yeah, believing women when they come forward with complaints.
-Also, men could just stop being such [bleep] creeps.
-Oh! -That! Do that!
That is a great idea. [ Cheers and applause ]
-You should write down. Someone should write that down.
And you know, the worst part is
nothing's going to happen to Harvey Weinstein.
As shocking as these allegations are,
the real shocking thing
would be if there were any repercussions for his actions.
-Oh, well, actually, guys, it was just announced yesterday
by the board of the Weinstein Company
that he has been fired.
[ Spitting ]
[ Laughter ] -That's amazing.
-I am shocked. Fully shocked. -Shocking in the best way.
-Amber, Ally, and Jenny, everyone!
We'll be right back with more with Senator Cory Booker!