Sex to boost film career is 'not rape': Weinstein lawyer

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AFP•March 3, 2018

London (AFP) - Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said Saturday a woman having sex with a Hollywood producer to advance her career is "not rape", in a British newspaper interview on the eve of the Oscars.

Ben Brafman is one of the US' top criminal defence attorneys, hired by the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose career is in tatters following accusations of sexual harassment, assault and rape.

More than 100 women have accused Weinstein of impropriety going back 40 years, but Brafman argued there was no criminal behaviour.

"If a woman decides that she needs to have sex with a Hollywood producer to advance her career and actually does it and finds the whole thing offensive, that's not rape," he told The Times.

"You made a conscious decision that you're willing to do something that is personally offensive in order to advance your career," he added.

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AFP•March 3, 2018

London (AFP) - Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said Saturday a woman having sex with a Hollywood producer to advance her career is "not rape", in a British newspaper interview on the eve of the Oscars.

[...] More than 100 women have accused Weinstein of impropriety going back 40 years, but Brafman argued there was no criminal behaviour.

Huh.  I thought prostitution was still illegal in California.

[Sanguine]

Interesting defense strategy.

[DB]

It was just a business deal... When you are as rich as this guy is and a liberal, money doesn't have a lot of value. So he traded in things he valued... That's the ticket...

[Bigun]

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[Right_in_Virginia]

"You made a conscious decision that you're willing to do something that is personally offensive in order to advance your career," he added.

Wow.  The #MeToo gals are going to bat sh^t nuts.

It is an interesting line of defense --- won't work, but it's interesting none-the-less.

[truth_seeker]

Beyond the entertainment field, I wonder to what extent the same things have taken place in our society over the last 75 years?

[anubias]

It would work if I was on the jury.  Women that prostitute themselves can’t scream rape 20 years later.  It’s not rape if they didn’t say “No!”

[Right_in_Virginia]

Beyond the entertainment field, I wonder to what extent the same things have taken place in our society over the last 75 years?

I wonder if Matt Lauer's heard of this line of defense.  @truth_seeker

[corbe]

            How I long for the old days when TV stars didn't sleep with each other.