Actors and directors criticise film-maker for likening movement to ‘mob rule’ and remarks about Weinstein scandalThe film director Terry Gilliam has come under fire from Hollywood actors and directors for comparing the #MeToo movement to “mob rule”. While describing Harvey Weinstein as a “monster”, he added that the disgraced producer was only exposed because he was such an “asshole”. “I think Terry Gilliam is spewing nonsense. The actor Ellen Barkin tweeted: “Terry Gilliam, you talk too much”, adding:Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) . terry gilliam is the last man to admonish a movement that is trying to protect women from abusive men.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 17:15 UTC