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Yesterday. she's one of the women accusing weinstein of rape. she says this is our truth. i said, what do you want to see happen? do you want to see him prosecuted? she said, i just want people to kn what happened. this is our truth and people t within the statute of limitations on those crimes. >> thanks. all right. president trump adding to questions about whether he respects and supports his own secretary of state rex tillerson. suggesting that the two men could square off in an iq test after tillerson reportedly called him a moron. >> if he did that i guess we'll have to compare iq tests...

Going to find that hard to believe. >> he said he'd get help and he'd tried to change his life over the past ten years and he was brought up in business during the 60s and 70s when this was tolerable. >> he said he was a dinosaur. >> well, lots of dinosaurs didn't act like that and you know, my father for example came up in the business in 60s and 70s. that is not normal behavior. then he said he thought his brother was sabotaging him and now he's going to rehab. where are's the contrition from him? >> he has told his friends that he believes his brother bob betrayed him and tried to force him...

Forward, though, with strikingly similar and disturbing accounts of their interactions with weinstein over the course of decades. >> reporter: the board of the weinstein company insisting tuesday that they had no knowledge of the explosive allegations against co-founder, harvey weinstein, calling the claims, quote, an utter surprise. this despite widespread rumors that weinstein's alleged abuse was the worst-kept secret in hollywood. comedian seth mcfarlane even knocked weinstein's bad reputation while hosting the oscars in 2013. >> congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to...

And angelina jolie claim he made advances on them in the 1990s. the new yorkeagaze also publishing a story alleging weinstein raped three women. >> that's a claim weinstein's spokeswoman at gor ccategorical rejected. mr. weinstein has further confirmed there were never any acts of retaliation against any woman for refusing his advances. with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record mr. weinstein believes all these relationships were consensual. cnn is reaching out for clarification on each specific allegation. the new yorker also posted audio from a new york police depart...

Weinstein of harassinger in a hotel room business meeting, roughly 20 years ago. the timing, why do you think now women are coming forward? >> i think complicated and i don't presume to speak for any of the women because it's a deeply personal decision. the culture has changed. this is the post-bill cosby, roger ailes culture where powerful men have been exposed for harassing and bhafing inappropriately with women. that has created a ground swell of sorts. we should note harvey weinstein's power in hollywood has been on the decline. he does not wield the influence and create stars the way he u...