The world has seen a wide-ranging solidarity in the past 10 days, after the scandal of the famous Hollywood producer Harvey Winsteen, and dozens of women have gone out of their way after being subjected to sexual harassment by Winsteen.
But in exchange for this solidarity came strange statements defended Winstin directly, or approached the subject in a way that "condemn women" in a shocking way. Here are the most prominent of these statements:
1 "Such scandals can not happen in Russia, because of the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin."
Miss Russia Ksenia Alexandrovna
2 "The whole subject is linked to the way women behave, you have to keep a distance with men and everything will be fine."
Russian fashion model Polina Popova
3 "It is important to move away from an environment (witch hunt) where every man shakes a woman in the office forced to contact a lawyer to defend himself."
Director Woody Allen
"I feel sorry for Weinstein, so what should be dealt with is that these matters should not be discussed in the media, but in the competent authorities."
Actress Lindsay Lohan
5 "Today I look at what women are wearing around the world and how they present themselves.
Fashion designer Donna Karan
6 "Until I see the pictures that prove the charges against Wesentin, I do not believe anything of what is being said."
Actor Tony Dancy