Reporter says Matt Damon, Russell Crowe actively killed sexual abuse exposé on Weinstein 13-years agoWaxman, the founder of The Wrap, said in an op-ed over the weekend that
The New York Times “gutted” a story she did in 2004 about Weinstein’s alleged sexual abuse.
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after actors Matt Damon and Russell Crowe intervened.
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“After intense pressure from Weinstein, which
included having Matt Damon and Russell Crowe call me directly to vouch for Lombardo and unknown discussions well above my head at the Times, the story was gutted,” Waxman wrote.
“I was told at the time that Weinstein had visited the newsroom in person to make his displeasure known,” she said. “I knew he was a major advertiser in the Times, and that he was a powerful person overall.”
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