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October 25, 2019

Harvey Weinstein Confronted During Appearance in New York City Bar
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In New York City, a woman comedian was booed and two attendees were
kicked out of an event for young performers in Manhattan's Lower East
Side Wednesday night after they protested the presence of accused sexual
predator and former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, who was spotted in
the audience. One of the evening's performers, comedian Kelly Bachman,
who is a rape survivor, called out Weinstein during her act on stage.

Kelly Bachman: "I'm a comic. And it's our job to name the elephant in
the room. Do we know what that is? Yeah, it's a Freddy Krueger in the
room, if you will. I didn't know we had to bring our own Mace and rape
whistles to actor's hours."

Men in audience: "Boo! Shut up!"

Kelly Bachman: "Oh, shut up? Yeah."

Man in audience: "Boo!"

Kelly Bachman: "This kills at group therapy for rape survivors."

Another attendee, actor Zoe Stuckless, was kicked out of the event after
confronting Weinstein.

Zoe Stuckless: "Nobody's going to say anything? Nobody's really going to
say anything? I'll get out of here, that's fine. I am happy to leave.
But nobody's going to say anything? I'm gonna stand four feet from a
f--- rapist and nobody's gonna say anything? I'll go."

Amber Rollo, who is also a comedian, confronted Weinstein and was kicked
out as well, after a member of Weinstein's entourage called her the
c-word. Rollo is also a rape survivor. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty
to multiple charges of rape, sexual assault and "predatory sexual
assault." He faces trial in a Manhattan court in January.


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