Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is speaking out from behind bars.
In a lengthy interview conducted from New York’s Rikers Island jail complex with The Hollywood Reporter, Weinstein lashed out at the #MeToo movement and the wave of allegations that ultimately landed him in prison.
Once one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, Weinstein claimed the global backlash against him was really about money. .
“When Alyssa Milano said ‘Me too,’ she didn’t mean #MeToo about Harvey,” Weinstein said during the interview.
“She said ‘Me too,’ and then everybody said #MeToo about me. Every woman I was with, every friend that I had.”
“It was a march to the money pile,” he added.
Harvey Weinstein on life at Rikers:
“It’s hell. Other inmates get to go to the yard. But every time I’m out there, I feel like I’m under siege. They come up and say, ‘Weinstein, give me some money. Weinstein, give me your lawyer. ‘Weinstein, do this. Weinstein, do that.’ I’m…
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 10, 2026
Weinstein insisted that financial settlements played a major role in encouraging accusations against him.
“You know, one woman got half a million dollars. Another got paid $500,000. A third got $3 million,” Weinstein said.
“All anyone had to do to walk off with a check was fill out a form that said I sexually assaulted them.”
Harvey Weinstein gives interview from prison:
“It’s hard for me to just be a ‘r*pist’ I don’t want that to be my legacy.”
Source: Hollywood Reporter pic.twitter.com/F1KaNXkrMP
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) March 10, 2026
He maintains that he engaged in inappropriate behavior but denies committing sexual assault.
“Did I make a pass at some of these women unsuccessfully? Did I overplay my hand? Yes,” he said. “But did I ever sexually assault a woman? No. I never did that.”
The former Miramax co-founder also suggested that the scandal quickly turned into a broader cultural purge within Hollywood.
Weinstein said he had been shunned by family members, close friends and people whose careers he made.
“Close friends. Family members. People who owe their entire careers to me,” he said. “They all just disappeared overnight.”
He added that even speaking to him has become taboo within the industry.
“This is a crazy culture. This is McCarthyism,” Weinstein said. “You take my phone call and you get canceled.”
Weinstein, who has spent years battling criminal convictions in New York and California, remains adamant that he will eventually clear his name.
“I will be proven innocent,” he said. “That I promise you.”
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