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2017-10-11 01:59:49 UTC
Late-night comedians finally broke their silence over Harvey
Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment of young women Monday night,
dishing out some brutally honest jokes about the many disgusting
claims against Weinstein's behavior, which included asking women to
watch him shower naked and masturbating into potted plants.
While their hits at Harvey Weinstein were a breath of fresh air, that
did not mean they did not also take the opportunity to blast President
Trump, even comparing him to the now-disgraced movie mogul.
Stephen Colbert had some of the best jokes and pulled zero punches,
righteously framing Weinstein as a perverted creep whose alleged
sexual behavior has no place in civilized society.
Referencing Weinstein's alleged penchant for masturbating into potted
plants in front of frightened, cornered women, Colbert warned: "If you
ever have dinner at Harvey Weinsteins house, avoid the fresh basil,
and after the salad's been served, when he comes around the table,
that's not a pepper grinder he's holding."
The jokes naturally prompted the audience to squirm with uncomfortable
groans amidst their laughter.
This is monstrous behavior that, in a just world, would not have been
allowed to go on for decades. It is indefensible, Colbert began.
Rather than leave it there, Colbert then tied the Weinstein
allegations in with President Trump's leaked Access Hollywood tape
from last year where the president was heard bragging about his sexual
exploits with women.
"When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything . . . Grab
them by the pussy. You can do anything," Trump could be heard saying
on the tape.
When asked recently about the comments made in the tape and how they
compare with allegations made against Weinstein, President Trump
reiterated that it was just "locker room talk." Colbert rejected this
and directly compared the president to Weinstein: "Thats like
Weinstein saying, masturbating in a potted plant is 'just greenhouse
talk.'"
Jimmy Kimmel had less tact and dedicated his joke session to blasting
Trump. Though he did acknowledge Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment
charges, he used them as an opportunity to compare him to President
Trump.
In a Twitter exchange with Donald Trump Jr. over the weekend, Kimmel
was asked why he had not yet spoken up about Weinstein, a huge
Democratic Party donor. Kimmel issued his response to Don Jr. on his
program Monday night.
"The insinuation was that we as part of the biased left-wing media
propaganda machine wouldn't say anything about him because he's a
Democrat," Kimmel said about Weinstein. "Never mind the thousands of
jokes about Bill Cosby and Bill Clinton and all the other Bills of
that ilk."
"Harvey Weinstein was a Clinton supporter, and listen, it's true," he
continued. "I'm not defending Hillary Clinton. Fact is, her campaign
did take money from what turned out to be a high-profile man who's
been accused of sexual harassment multiple times. And not just one of
them, by the way. She took money from two of them: Harvey Weinstein
and Donald Trump, who donated to Hillary's campaign in 2008."
"So anyway, note to DJTJ, next time you're defending your father and
you think it's a good idea to draw a comparison between him and a
freshly accused sexual predator? Don't. It doesn't help."
Kimmel's one joke about Weinstein got brutally personal, making fun of
both his weight and alleged perverted behavior.
Whats the difference between Harvey Weinstein and the Pillsbury
Doughboy? Kimmel quipped. When the Pillsbury Doughboy offers you a
roll, he doesnt ask you to watch him take a shower for it.
Late-night host Seth Meyers opted to hand the Harvey Weinstein bashing
over to his female writers, who applauded the women who went on record
about Weinstein's harassment and scoffed at Meryl Streep's claim that
"not everybody knew" about his behavior. They also denounced him as a
hypocrite for pushing progressive causes while treating women like
blow-up dolls. No comparisons were made to President Trump.
Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment of young women Monday night,
dishing out some brutally honest jokes about the many disgusting
claims against Weinstein's behavior, which included asking women to
watch him shower naked and masturbating into potted plants.
While their hits at Harvey Weinstein were a breath of fresh air, that
did not mean they did not also take the opportunity to blast President
Trump, even comparing him to the now-disgraced movie mogul.
Stephen Colbert had some of the best jokes and pulled zero punches,
righteously framing Weinstein as a perverted creep whose alleged
sexual behavior has no place in civilized society.
Referencing Weinstein's alleged penchant for masturbating into potted
plants in front of frightened, cornered women, Colbert warned: "If you
ever have dinner at Harvey Weinsteins house, avoid the fresh basil,
and after the salad's been served, when he comes around the table,
that's not a pepper grinder he's holding."
The jokes naturally prompted the audience to squirm with uncomfortable
groans amidst their laughter.
This is monstrous behavior that, in a just world, would not have been
allowed to go on for decades. It is indefensible, Colbert began.
Rather than leave it there, Colbert then tied the Weinstein
allegations in with President Trump's leaked Access Hollywood tape
from last year where the president was heard bragging about his sexual
exploits with women.
"When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything . . . Grab
them by the pussy. You can do anything," Trump could be heard saying
on the tape.
When asked recently about the comments made in the tape and how they
compare with allegations made against Weinstein, President Trump
reiterated that it was just "locker room talk." Colbert rejected this
and directly compared the president to Weinstein: "Thats like
Weinstein saying, masturbating in a potted plant is 'just greenhouse
talk.'"
Jimmy Kimmel had less tact and dedicated his joke session to blasting
Trump. Though he did acknowledge Weinstein's alleged sexual harassment
charges, he used them as an opportunity to compare him to President
Trump.
In a Twitter exchange with Donald Trump Jr. over the weekend, Kimmel
was asked why he had not yet spoken up about Weinstein, a huge
Democratic Party donor. Kimmel issued his response to Don Jr. on his
program Monday night.
"The insinuation was that we as part of the biased left-wing media
propaganda machine wouldn't say anything about him because he's a
Democrat," Kimmel said about Weinstein. "Never mind the thousands of
jokes about Bill Cosby and Bill Clinton and all the other Bills of
that ilk."
"Harvey Weinstein was a Clinton supporter, and listen, it's true," he
continued. "I'm not defending Hillary Clinton. Fact is, her campaign
did take money from what turned out to be a high-profile man who's
been accused of sexual harassment multiple times. And not just one of
them, by the way. She took money from two of them: Harvey Weinstein
and Donald Trump, who donated to Hillary's campaign in 2008."
"So anyway, note to DJTJ, next time you're defending your father and
you think it's a good idea to draw a comparison between him and a
freshly accused sexual predator? Don't. It doesn't help."
Kimmel's one joke about Weinstein got brutally personal, making fun of
both his weight and alleged perverted behavior.
Whats the difference between Harvey Weinstein and the Pillsbury
Doughboy? Kimmel quipped. When the Pillsbury Doughboy offers you a
roll, he doesnt ask you to watch him take a shower for it.
Late-night host Seth Meyers opted to hand the Harvey Weinstein bashing
over to his female writers, who applauded the women who went on record
about Weinstein's harassment and scoffed at Meryl Streep's claim that
"not everybody knew" about his behavior. They also denounced him as a
hypocrite for pushing progressive causes while treating women like
blow-up dolls. No comparisons were made to President Trump.