mogul after other people in the room seemed to welcome him being there. i kept thinking about the fact that we were in a room full of young artists, young women creating art and being vulnerable on the stage and this was the very community that weinstein was able to terrorize for so many years. the video shows weinstein listened to stuckless but didn t react. in a statement provided to cnn through his spokesperson weinstein said, quote, i am happy to address anyone s questions. we should all be offered the courtesy to voice opinions and be heard and to even get answers. i am glad we all still have these rights. stuckless wasn t alone in the protest. comedian kelly bachman who says she is a rape survivor, addressed the, quote, elephant in the room during her act calling weinstein freddy krueger. i didn t know we have to bring our own mace and rape whistles to actor s hour. reporter: some guests booed bachman and even told her to shut up. shut up.
reporter: and unleashing their fury at the crowd. i m going to stand four feet from a [bleep] rapist and nobody is going to say anything? reporter: weinstein among those in attendance at actor s hour, a monthly event in new york city that s dedicated to artists. he s accused of sexual misconduct by more than 80 women and set to go to trial on sexual assault charges in january. weinstein has pleaded not guilty in the criminal case and maintains the sexual encounters he s had with women have been consensual. stuckless told cnn they needed to confront the disgraced movie mogul after other people in the room seemed to welcome him being there. i kept thinking about the fact that we were in a room full of young artists, young women creating art and being vulnerable on the stage and this was the very community that weinstein was able to terrorize for so many years. the video shows weinstein listened to stuckless but didn t react. in a statement provided to cnn through his spokesperson
weinstein mexican american actress selma hayak. in an opinion piece yesterday she said not only did weinstein threat en to kill her but forced her to film a lesbians sex scene. she would receive oscar nominations for her role in that movie but says she started crying and throwing up before shooting the scene. through a spokesperson weinstein says he does not recall making her film a sex scene against her will and regards her as a first class actress and cast her in several of his movies. it comes as more men are being accused of sexual misconduct. pbs it won t distribute tavis smiley after a spokeswoman said sexual misconduct was discovered. smiley posted a lengthy statement online and video to