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Things are being turned upside down in the movie and TV business recently with the revelation of a number intimate rape scandals link to high visibility actors , producers , and other public figures fromHarvey WeinsteintoBrett RatnertoKevin Spacey , and now Ben Affleck is giving back some of the money he earned from Weinstein movies . While the response to many of these scandal has been swift , the newsworthiness that some of thisbehavior was n’t totally unknownis also disheartening . Fortunately , it appears as ifthe industry is take a shit stridesin the right direction .
As a filmmaker who profited financially and gained Hollywood clout from partnership with Harvey Weinstein , Kevin Smith was quick to rat the disgraced manufacturer and vow todonate his future earningsfrom any projects he did under a Weinstein company , and now Ben Affleck says he ’s doing the same . During the press tour forJustice League , Affleck sit down withFox 5 ’s Kevin McCarthy , who ask Affleck what he believe about Smith ’s conclusion , and he discover he ’s follow in his honest-to-goodness friend ’s step :
" It ’s comical you name that because once Kevin suggest that , I decide to do the same thing , so I ’m giving any further residuals that I get from either a Miramax or a Weinstein moving picture will go either to FI or to RAINN . One is Film Independent and the other is a woman ’s organization , and I just did n’t need to cash any more checks from the cat , you know ? I do n’t usually bring it up . "
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It ’s a goodish move from Affleck , but it ’s unimaginable not to mention the fact that he was also open to his own charge shortly after Weinstein ’s came to light , and his brother Casey has had a number of charge leveled his way as well . Affleck was quick to rationalise and has been mostly tilt - detached since then , but this move will doubtless be seen as his own gesture of penitence in addition to but refusing net income from a Weinstein moving-picture show .
Affleck enjoin he hopes this is something that becomes more uncouth with other actors who made money from those profits , although a 100 % contribution might not be workable for everyone :
" It was Kevin ’s musical theme , I think it was a skilful one and I hope it catches on . Some people probably could n’t yield to give all those residual aside , but even if you ’re doing 10 per centum , you know , that ’s something . ”
The entailment of this decision could be interesting as sentence goes on , especially with the potential of more producers being accused . Brett Ratner , for example , is a manufacturer on bothBatman v SupermanandJustice League , which Affleck was apparently advance when he made this statement . While Ratner ’s logotype does come out beforeBvSand may appear beforeJustice League(some have reflect it will be remove ) , his influence is hardly that of Miramax and The Weinstein Company on Affleck ’s vocation . Affleck owes much of his fame to the mogul , particularly the Oscar he gain forGood Will Hunting , whereas Ratner is only one producer of several , include Deborah Snyder and Charles Roven , to be credit on the DC film .
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