Funny. Best to steer clear of cacti though.

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

On reflection....

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

There's a problem with equating those who use sex to get ahead with those who were coerced into sex by a person in a position of power. Just because some women are cool with it and turn the tables on the abuser somewhat, it doesn't mean that they're all that way. Also, it's not just the abuse, it's the presumption of complicity that goes along with it.

The obvious example here is Bill Cosby. He drugged and raped women for decades - behaviour more despicable than that of Weinstein to be sure - but he was able to carry on for such a long time because those women who came forward were shouted down, shamed and stigmatised. It took 30 years and 40 women before the accusation gained any traction; 30 years during which his accusers carried the stigma of being sluts who tried to bring down "America's Dad".

Even now, they can't get anything to stick to Cosby legally and the statute of limitations has run out on the vast majority of his crimes. But at least most people will now recognise the man for the horrendous predator that he is. Hopefully this will mean, in the future, people won't be quick to dismiss and slut-shame the victims or blame them for staying quiet rather than subject themselves to abuse upon abuse.

Edited by Ray in Houston (11 Oct 2017 7.39pm)

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

Guys a f*cking sleazeball. As for why speaking out now? Probs because it would be career suicide at other times because this guy is absolutely enormous in the business. Also I'd imagine there is a fair amount of shame in having gone through something like this especially if you were essentially a teenager at the time without much idea of what's going on. Probably under a lot of pressure to keep schtum and accept it as normal. It's the same as with Saville obviously it's different in terms of severity but when someone comes forward it gives others the confidence to do the same.

Personally I'm enjoying this guys life falling apart in front of the international press. I hope his wife takes every penny he has.

I have seen where people are threatening to boycott Donna Karan, because she tweeted in support of Weinstein (basically saying they were all asking for it).

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.

Hollywood love to take the moral high ground by using awards shows to bleat on at how nasty Trump is for sexist comments – but they should get their own house in order before they criticise others. The industry is rife with sexual abuse and exploitation. Weinstein is just one of many.

Weinstein is friends and donors to Hillary and Bill Clinton. Funny how that's buried in news stories. Had it been Trump, the mainstream media would be going huge on it.