There’s an old saying, “When you point a finger at someone, three point back at you,” but when it comes to Harvey Weinstein, the finger-pointing feels like a full-blown orchestra. The allegations that flooded the media were like a storm that couldn’t be ignored—too loud, too forceful, too messy. But as time has passed, the narrative has become a tangled web. Candace Owens has recently thrown a wrench into this chaotic narrative.
She’s calling out the lies, the half-truths, and the media circus that surrounded Weinstein’s downfall. And frankly, it’s hard not to wonder: How much of this case is the truth, and how much is just noise? Owens isn’t shy about making it clear—this case, so well-etched in the public memory, remains as confusing as it is convoluted. It’s easy to get swept up in the frenzy, but is there a chance we’ve been fed more than just the facts?
Candace Owens, in her latest series, takes a sharp detour into the world of Harvey Weinstein’s downfall, peeling back the layers of a case that became more than just a scandal—it was a reckoning.
Candace Owens exposes the confusion: Harvey Weinstein’s fall and the stories that got lost
When Harvey Weinstein’s name hit the headlines, it was like a bomb went off. Women from all over the world came forward, their stories resonating with disturbing patterns that were hard to ignore. And while the media made it feel like the entire world was finally standing up to the predator, Candace Owens argues that something feels a bit off (via YouTube).
She recalls the overwhelming nature of it all—too many voices, too many stories, and in a way, too much information to process. “We all remember nothing and everything,” she says, perfectly capturing the fog of confusion that clouds this saga.
Owens goes on to describe a particular incident where Weinstein reportedly pressured a woman to watch him m**turbate, using his fame to manipulate and intimidate her:
Then he comes back out and he’s fully n*ked and he just kept asking me to watch him m**turbate on everything. I’m a famous guy. I’m feeling very uncomfortable right now, please coming now 5 minutes, don’t ruin your friendship with me for five minutes.
She reflects on how this kind of behavior had been normalized and accepted in Hollywood for decades. Owens suggests that such abuse of power was so ingrained in the industry that it wasn’t questioned for a long time.
This sort of behavior is normalized and accepted for decades in this industry, decades.
She even described how the Weinstein case was a “watershed moment” — a crucial turning point that ultimately led to his downfall and revealed the extent of the abuse within the industry.
She explained how Harvey Weinstein, once the most powerful man in Hollywood, was accused by over a hundred women of abuse, harassment, and even r*pe. However, she mentions that by the time the case reached the courtroom, the number of women who continued to be part of the case had significantly decreased:
He was arguably the most powerful man in Hollywood and now we had upwards of a hundred women who were claiming that they had been abused, harassed or even r**ed… but that list significantly dwindled by the time we got into the courtroom.
She explains that the number of credible accusations shrank as the trial went on, implying that not all the women’s stories were truthful or credible.
Candace Owens breaks down Harvey Weinstein’s case and the lies behind the allegations
Candace Owens goes on to explain how the legal team managed to separate women who were telling the truth from those who were lying or exaggerating. Some women who came forward were later found to have never met Harvey Weinstein or had never been intimate with him. Owens suggests that some women might have seen an opportunity to make money when they saw Weinstein’s downfall:
How they were able to sort through the women who were just outright lying… women who had definitively never even slept with Harvey Weinstein… Some women… knew if this empire was going to crash you might be willing to come in for a quick payday.
She implies that some women fabricated or exaggerated their stories for personal gain. Owens stresses that this medical fact helped reveal that some of the allegations were likely false, as they included claims about Weinstein’s physical appearance that were inaccurate. As the trial progressed, she mentions that the list of credible accusations kept shrinking. In the end, only a few women remained central to the case, and the key accusations came from just two women, one being Mimi Haley:
The list of credible allegations had significantly dwindled… this came down in New York to two women.
Haley’s testimony was particularly important in securing Weinstein’s conviction. Owens mentions that Weinstein was ultimately sentenced to 23 years in prison, with 20 of those years coming from the assault charges involving Mimi Haley. She reflects on how serious the charges were and how devastating the situation was for Mimi Haley:
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in 2020 to 23 years total in New York but 20 of those years were criminal assault in the first degree… accusations that were made from a production assistant who worked on Project Runway… her name is Miriam, otherwise known as Mimi Haley.
Owens talks about Mimi Haley’s public announcement of her allegations against Weinstein in 2017, where she shared her emotional story. Haley was accompanied by lawyer Gloria Allred during her press conference. Owens refers to Haley’s testimony as hard to listen to due to the painful details of what she endured:
It was not long though before he was all over me making s*xual advances… I told him no, no, no, but he insisted… and I said I’m on my period, there is no way this is going to happen, please stop… he wouldn’t take no for an answer.
Owens shifts her focus to Gloria Allred, a lawyer often associated with high-profile cases involving women’s rights. She criticizes Allred for what she perceives as “ambulance chasing” — using press conferences and emotional displays to sway public opinion before the courtroom trial:
I got to give it to that woman, she has really perfected the craft of ambulance chasing… using press conferences to persuade the masses with a lot of sobbing.
Owens argues that Allred’s tactics were focused on creating a public spectacle, and she suggests that what was said in the press conference might not always align with what is presented in the courtroom.
Owens details Haley’s backstory, explaining that she had an unconventional relationship with a British producer, who Haley claimed was a “mentor” to her. She notes that although Haley described their relationship as platonic, it is odd that, as a young woman in her twenties, she was closely involved with a much older man:
After she met him once and they exchanged numbers, she visited him and decided to stay with him during that visit in London. She told this to Vanity Fair that he then became a father figure to her and that they enjoyed a quote-unquote unconventional platonic relationship.
Owens implies that Haley’s past relationship with that producer might play a role in how she navigated relationships with powerful men in the industry, possibly influencing how she interacted with Weinstein later on. Thus, Owens critiques Haley’s testimony, suggesting that while the latter presents herself as a victim of harassment, the complexity of their interactions complicates the narrative.
It’s impossible to ignore the weight of these allegations, but Candace Owens’ stance forces us to rethink what we know. Is it possible that the media’s rush to expose the monster also meant we missed something crucial?
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