Spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Harvey Weinstein accusers ‘prostitutes’
Dmitry Peskov was talking to Moscow students in relation to Russian parliament member Leonid Slutsky, who is accused of sexual harassment
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actresses who have claimed sexual abuse by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein “prostitutes” and poured scorn on journalists who have accused a Russian lawmaker of sexual harassment.
Dmitry Peskov, speaking to students in Moscow, said that the actresses who spoke out against Weinstein had become stars and “did a lot that is not compatible with the concept of honour and dignity”.
“They earned hundreds of millions of dollars and 10 years later, they say that Weinstein is to blame”, Peskov said comments reported by the popular Echo of Moscow radio station.
“Maybe he is a bastard but none of them went to the police! No, they wanted to earn 10 million dollars.”
“What do you call a woman who slept with a man for 10 million dollars?” Peskov said. “She’s called a prostitute.”