British actor Joseph Fiennes has revealed how he stood up to Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s and saw his career affected as a result. Fiennes described to the UK’s Guardian newspaper of a meeti…
, where he was offered a five-picture deal with Weinstein’s company Miramax. According to Fiennes, Weinstein was in bullying mode, making it clear he would be in charge. And he also made it clear, that if Fiennes rejected the offer, things would turn bad for his career. “It was a bullying tactic that didn’t sit well,” Fiennes remembered. “The way he explained it was a shock to me.
“He made it clear that he won’t support me. He’ll make a very strong movement not to support me. I was out of the family. But I was very happy not to be in the family.”as patriarch Fred Waterford, a role for which he has been Emmy-nominated. Weinstein was found guilty of five felonies in 2020, and sentenced to 23 years in jail.
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