The circle of accusations of Harvey Weinstein expanded, and now the facts of his non-professionalism towards his colleagues became known. In hypocrisy and non-compliance with the terms of the contract, the scandalous producer himself accused the director of the Titanic in an interview with Vanity Fair. James Cameron admitted that he has long been deeply disliked by Harvey Weinstein, and in 1998, during the Oscar ceremony, he almost smashed his head with one of the 11 statues he received. Now he regrets that he did not finish the job!
In 1998, director James Cameron was in the spotlight, his film "Titanic" received 11 gold figurines "Oscar", but the ceremony itself is remembered by the director as an unpleasant event. The cause of scandalous showdown was Harvey Weinstein. According to Cameron, the situation has been brewing for a long time, a hypocritical compliment and congratulations from the producer, took him out of himself. The last straw was the statement about the role of real artists in the film industry and their value for Hollywood. James Cameron described the situation to journalists as follows:
"He approached me during the break of the live broadcast and began to talk about the importance of the artistic component in the cinema, about how he values real artists. I could not restrain myself and reminded him how he behaved towards my colleagues and artists, remembering his friend. A verbal skirmish began, all around began to whisper and ask that we "calm down" and did not start disassembling "here." It seems that if we fought elsewhere, would it be within the norm? I could hardly restrain myself from hitting him with a statuette on the head, I'm sorry that I did not do it. "
The incident could turn into a fight, if not for the live broadcast. As it became known later, Weinstein did not observe the terms of the contract during the collaboration and filming of the film "Mutants". Workers Miramax studio and a close friend of the director of Cameron - Guillermo Del Toro, repeatedly noted that the producer allowed himself rudeness in communication, disregard for their professional opinion, he constantly and rudely interfered with the work of the team.
According to Cameron, he always avoided cooperation with Harvey Weinstein and considered him a "businessman" who had nothing to do with creativity and the film industry.
Note that Guillermo Del Toro did not hide his discontent and earlier in the interview always spoke about Harvey Weinstein extremely negatively:
"I remember with horror the shooting process and the constant jerking from his appearance on the court. In my life there were two nightmares: shootings of "Mutants" and kidnapping of my father in Mexico, but, in the second case, cause-effect relations were clear, and in the first, it was dictate and disregard for our professional opinion ".Read also
- Kate Blanchett told about feminism and her attitude to Harvey Weinstein
- Zoe Saldana received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Vincent Gallo: "I'm a real victim of Weinstein, not an actress!"
This case is considered by the accuser, as evidence of the hard nature of Harvey Weinstein, a penchant for despotism towards surrounding colleagues and "friends."