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By PATRICK REEVELL Moscow Mar 30, 2018, 1:21 PM ET
"What is a woman called who sleeps with a man for $10 million? She is called a prostitute."
So said Russian President Vladimir Putins chief spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the Hollywood actresses who've accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, adding that they should have spoken up sooner.
Peskov made the comments to a group of students during a panel talk at a Moscow university this week, where he was asked about a high-profile sexual harassment scandal involving Leonid Slutsky, a senior member of Russias Parliament who has been accused of forcing himself on multiple female journalists.
Peskov asked why the women had not come forward sooner to accuse Slutsky publicly and suggested they were following a fashion trend in making the claims.
Look, if this poor journalist was assaulted by Slutsky -- where has she been?" Peskov told the students. "If he groped you, if he harassed you -- why did you keep quiet? Why didnt you go to police? Why did so much time go [by], said Peskov, whose remarks were filmed on a smartphone at the talk....More at link
http://abcnews.go.com/International/putin-spokesman-harvey-weinstein-accusers-prostitutes/story?id=54125808
Lars39
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(6,212 posts)PatSeg
(47,589 posts)to maintain his wealth and power?
dlk
(11,576 posts)They are completely unqualified to make any pronouncements relating to women's rights--to many of them are perpetrators, themselves.