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Its getting all these awards where a 17-year-old boy is in a relationship with a 24-year-old man. this is getting all these awards and accolades, preoscar buzz. >> the movie was made before the weinstein effect. >> but its being praised today. >> i totally get that. >> laura: and its army hammer, and its being -- this is the new film that it seems to normalize conduct of an adult with an underaged individual, doesnt matter if its to man or man and a woman, this is what they are putting out holly...

Where a 17-year-old boy is in a relationship with a 24-year-old man. this is getting all these awards and accolades, preoscar buzz. >> the movie was made before the weinstein effect. >> but its being praised today. >> i totally get that. >> laura: and its army hammer, and its being -- this is the new film that it seems to normalize conduct of an adult with an underaged individual, doesnt matter if its to man or man and a woman, this is what they are putting out hollywood. >> are you saying on "t...

Against roy moore. their stories are very specific and too detailed to be untrue. >> sean: 40 years in public service. doesnt matter -- like in the case of 18, she waited 20 years, i believed her. >> women wait for very good and legitimate reasons. they do it out of fear. all it takes is one or two to step forward and have the courage to tell. >> sean: thats like the weinstein effect. >> for others to say, all right, it may be now okay to tell the truth. >> sean: weinstein, kevin spacey effect. ...

Their stories are very specific and too detailed to be untrue. >> sean: 40 years in public service.er does it matter -- like in the case of juanita, she waited 20 years, i believed her. >> women wait for very good andi legitimate reasons. they do it out of fear. all it takes is one or two to step forward and have the courage to tell. >> sean: thats like the weinstein effect. >> for others to say, all right, it may be now okay to tell the truth. >> sean: weinstein, kevin spacey effect. >> there a...

$15 million to victims. the sexual harassment and assault allegations against harvey weinstein shook hollywood and sparked a ripple effect, the victims coming forward and other industries, like right here on capitol hill. now the impact is reaching far beyond u.s. borders. inspired by the women and men have spoken up, the weinstein effect has gone global, with powerful men facing serious allegations worldwide. talk about it and i with larry oconnor, host of the larry oconnor show. richard fow...

In the statement, however, hes one of the first people to actually just come out and say these stories with true. so i think, you know, its a doubled-edge sword with his statement. liz: with the news of richard, is this the unbelievable cheer quantity of accusations that we are hearing right now, is this because its been decades of abuse and all coming out now and whats the presopus, why now? >> everyone is attributing to the weinstein effect. it certainly has been having a huge effect in hollyw...

Take a long time to listen. five women accusing him of exposing and touching himself in front of them. a number of entertainment companies have since cut ties with the comedian who was falling from fame as part of what is being called the weinstein effect. >> im sure even right now as were speaking there are more allegations coming out and is hard to keep up with anything but if you like it is a huge reckoning for an industry and a long time coming for the abuses of women and mistreatment of wom...

>> well, arthel, he didnt actually apologize. he did offer a lot of detail. i said to myself that what i did was okay because i never showed a woman my private, im watering down the actual word he used there without asking first which is also true, what i learned later in life too late is when you have power over another person asking them to look at your private isnt a question, its a predicament for them. five women have accused louis ck of exposing and touching himself in front of them and he...

Women are coming forward and i dont want to become the story. there may be more to say later. certainly its a question that media organizations do right by stories like this but i dont want to get into private communications like that. >> lets talk more broadly about the coverage of this weinstein effect. i hate using his name, giving his name the effect here, but as a result of the harvey weinstein stories weve seen dozens of other men accused. your view on this as a journalism ethics expert, w...

Touched by addiction, the story of his brother fred. it was a flash of self-deposit indicating humor. >> it is just say no. it was terrific he was able to abstain his whole life from alcohol. >> well see what this changes in terms of fighting this epidemic. so many people did vote for president trump. we have interviewed them, because they thought he would immediately try to do something. >> most people who kick chemical addiction dont go through kind of program. it is is a difficult problem to ...