Show Notes

When Ken Auletta wrote a lengthy profile on movie producer Harvey Weinstein for New Yorker magazine in 2002, Weinstein didn't like it.
That was because Auletta pictured Weinstein as a brilliant moviemaker with a dark side, a bully who blew up frequently. 
But Auletta said while he'd heard reports that Weinstein had gone too far in his dealings with a number of women, he hadn't been able to get the women involved to talk.
In 2017, journalist Ronan Farrow got women on the record, stating that Weinstein had molested them. Things snowballed from there for Harvey as many as 80 women  charged him with everything from groping to rape.
Auletta provides the full rise and fall story now 20 years after his first profile on Harvey Weinstein. He also documents how the man was able to get away with bad behavior for so long. Included is an account on how Harvey's brother Bob has fared. The pair worked together for years,  making a number of critically-acclaimed and financially successful hits, films like  "Shakespeare in Love," "Cider House Rules," "Chicago" and "Pulp Fiction."
Today, Weinstein faces lengthy jail time. His health is deteriorating and other charges may be brought against him, said Auletta. The man who declared himself the king of Hollywood has been deposed.