Actress Kate Winslet expressed that she has ‘bitter regrets’ over ‘poor decisions’ that of having worked with certain film-makers. Winslet has worked with producer Harvey Weinstein in the past and had recently worked on a film with director Woody Allen.
Harvey Weinstein was an executive producer on The Reader, for which Winslet won an Oscar Weinstein has been accused of multiple instances of rape and sexual harassment while Allen has been accused by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow of sexually abusing her as a child. He has repeatedly denied the claims.
As she addressed an audience in London, she said, “As women around the world and from all walks of life marched last weekend… I realised that I wouldn't be able to stand here this evening and keep to myself some bitter regrets that I have about poor decisions to work with individuals with whom I wish I had not.” She added, “It has become clear to me that by not saying anything, I might be adding to the anguish of many courageous women and men. I know we all stand together in hoping that this moment in history paves the way for a transformed future for generation upon generation to come.”
