Harvey Weinstein Says #MeToo Was Just Greedy Women Chasing Payouts
Harvey Weinstein during his interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is speaking out from behind bars.
In a detailed interview from New York’s Rikers Island jail complex with The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein criticized the #MeToo movement and the allegations that ultimately led to his imprisonment.
Once a major power player in Hollywood, Weinstein argued that the global backlash against him was motivated more by money than by genuine outrage.
“When Alyssa Milano said ‘Me too,’ she didn’t mean #MeToo about Harvey,” Weinstein said. “She said ‘Me too,’ and then everybody said #MeToo about me. Every woman I was with, every friend that I had.”
“It was a march to the money pile,” he added, suggesting that financial settlements played a significant role in encouraging accusations.
Harvey Weinstein on life at Rikers:
“It’s hell. Other inmates get to go to the yard. But every time I’m out there, I feel like I’m under siege. They come up and say, ‘Weinstein, give me some money. Weinstein, give me your lawyer. ‘Weinstein, do this. Weinstein, do that.’ I’m…
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 10, 2026
“You know, one woman got half a million dollars. Another got paid $500,000. A third got $3 million,” he said. “All anyone had to do to walk off with a check was fill out a form that said I sexually assaulted them.”
Weinstein acknowledged engaging in inappropriate behavior but denied ever committing sexual assault. “Did I make a pass at some of these women unsuccessfully? Did I overplay my hand? Yes. But did I ever sexually assault a woman? No. I never did that.”
The former Miramax co-founder also suggested that the scandal triggered a broader cultural purge in Hollywood.
Harvey Weinstein gives interview from prison:
“It’s hard for me to just be a ‘r*pist’ I don’t want that to be my legacy.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter pic.twitter.com/F1KaNXkrMP
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 10, 2026
He said he was shunned by family, close friends, and people whose careers he helped launch. “Close friends. Family members. People who owe their entire careers to me. They all just disappeared overnight.”
Even speaking to him, he claimed, has become taboo in the industry. “This is a crazy culture. This is McCarthyism. You take my phone call and you get canceled.”
Weinstein, who has faced criminal convictions in New York and California, maintains that he will ultimately clear his name. “I will be proven innocent. That I promise you.”
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