these people are untouchable and you have to run defense for them and run protection for them. ins believe that was what was going on at nbc. >> laura: yeah, he thought he was untouchable and -- harvey weinstein thought everyone else was touchable. that's the problem here. howie curtis, this is another -- howie kurtz, this is another wild story. harvey weinstein had an enormous amount of influence in hollywood, an enormous amount of political clout with all the fundraisers he hosted and the money he raised, and deep friendships within the peacock. i mean, he and andy lack i hear were very good friendsk.. what happened to the "we treat all women the same as men?" "we believe in women's rights?" and when this ronan farrow young journalist was hot on the trail of this story, general said you better back off or we're going to smear you? these are reported allegations by, i guess, the producer of