What Did Disney Know About Harvey Weinstein?

Hollywood is no longer afraid of Harvey Weinstein.

Ever since The New York Times published its investigation into the movie mogul’s rampant sexual harassment, dozens of celebrities and others within the film industry have said out loud what they long kept private: For decades, Weinstein terrorized actresses and employees in ways both predatory and possibly criminal.

Though it has finally become socially acceptable to criticize Weinstein, much less has been said about the institutions that surrounded him ― Miramax, Disney, The Weinstein Company. The old conspiracist question remains: What did these companies know and when did they know it?

There is reason to believe at least some people within Disney, which owned Weinstein’s production company for a dozen years, knew about his behavior. One former Disney human resources employee told us he received complaints from at least five women about Weinstein. “It was a known secret that the sexual harassment was part of his deal,” he said.