“That big old dinosaur of people who think a man is able to get away with that behavior and has been getting away with it for years is extinct, as of now,”…
“Chicago” Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones slammed the film’s executive producer Harvey Weinstein over his sexual-harassment scandal on Monday during a Women in Hollywood lunch in Cannes, France.
“That big old dinosaur of people who think a man is able to get away with that behavior and has been getting away with it for years is extinct, as of now,” she declared during a Q&A with Lifetime’s Lea Goldman.
Zeta-Jones said, “I was shocked and disgusted,” of the Weinstein revelations, and added that she was “profoundly proud” of the women who came forward. “It’s hard to think that in 2017 we are still talking about this and that it’s the lead story on international news,” said the star, who’s married to Michael Douglas . “You’re never too big to fail . .. I really believe that if this is not the tipping point, it’s at least some kind of turning point.”
But Zeta-Jones said she’s personally never experienced harassment during her career. “I’m blessed because it happens to so many women all the time,” she said.
She won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2003 for the musical “Chicago,” which was distributed by Harvey and Bob Weinstein’s Miramax.
