Years before allegations ofHarvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct were made public, his brother Bob Weinstein confronted him about his “misbehavior,” according to a letter which will be published in full in a new book about the scandal.
One excerpt from the book details a letter Bob wrote to his brother in 2015, where he urged him to seek medical treatment, according to theTimes.
“You have brought shame to the family and your company through your misbehavior,” his brother, and longtime co-chair of The Weinstein Co. wrote in the letter. “Your reaction was once more to blame the victims, or to minimize the misbehavior in various ways. If you think nothing is wrong with your misbehavior so in this area then announce it to your wife and family.”
Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein.Mark Von Holden/Getty
According to theTimes, Bob explained to the writers that he mistakenly believed his brother’s problems were related to sex addiction and eventually stopped trying to address them.
“I got worn out,” he told Kantor and Twohey. “I said, ‘I surrender,’ see?”
“Bob long believed that Harvey was a sex addict engaged in persistent philandering, and, therefore, Bob repeatedly implored his brother to seek treatment from a doctor who specialized in sex addiction, including in the 2015 letter, as well as after he wrote that letter, which also addressed Harvey’s behavior toward Bob and his verbal abuse of others,” Bob’s attorney said in a statement provided toThe Wrap. “Although Harvey promised Bob he would heed his advice and get the help Bob believed he needed, he apparently never did.”
Ronan Farrow, who also won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Weinstein, will be releasing his own book about the scandal calledCatch and Kill.
“Catch and Kill is a true account of the extreme tactics powerful men use to cover up crimes and abuse—and of the sources who took huge personal risks to expose the truth,” Farrow, 31,told PEOPLEin an exclusive statement about the book, which will be released on Oct. 15.
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Weinstein isset to go to trialin January 2020 for charges of rape, predatory sexual assault and criminal sexual act based on the accusations of two women, according toThe Washington Post.
source: people.com
