Harvey
Fierstein has
been inadvertently thrust into a
sexual harassment scandal that’s
shaken up Hollywood.
On
Oct. 5, The New York Times published a
disturbing report detailing
sexual harassment allegations against film producer and executive
Harvey Weinstein, some of which dated back nearly three decades.
After news of the allegations broke, the
Weinstein Company fired the
65-year-old movie mogul, who co-founded the studio with his brother,
Bob. The claims against Weinstein intensified Tuesday when the New
Yorker published an
investigative report,
written by Ronan Farrow, that detailed rape allegations brought by
three women.
Unfortunately,
the similar spellings of their surnames have lead many to confuse
Weinstein for Fierstein, the legendary actor-playwright of “Torch
Song Trilogy”
fame and an LGBTQ rights icon.
“I
just can’t believe all these accusations of sexual harassment about
Harvey Fierstein,” one
person wrote.
“I always thought he was gay.” Added
another:
“Am I the only one who confused this weekend because I didn’t
know Harvey Weinstein and Harvey Fierstein were two different
people?”
On
Oct. 6, before the rape allegations came to light, the
63-year-old posted a tongue-in-cheek tweet about being
mistaken for Weinstein.
Later
that same day, Fierstein tweeted a link to a
story published by The Forwardthat
acknowledged the confusion.
“Be
mad at Harvey,” he wrote, “not HARVEY!”
He
tweeted the link to The
Forward’s story a
second time Oct. 6, along with a classic Fierstein zinger.
I'm a good gay! I mean, a good guy. - Guys, We're Mad At Harvey
WEINSTEIN, Not Harvey FIERSTEIN! -
Still,
Fierstein wants to make it clear to his fans that the news involving
Weinstein is not a joke.
“I’ve
had some fun with the mix-up but, as you are well aware, the
underlying issues of women being objectified is no laughing matter,”
he told HuffPost. “So I think I am going to bow out of this
discussion, stop making jokes, and let that story play itself out
without my two cents.”
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