Amidst these stories, actor Griffin Newman, who stars in Amazon's The Tick, posted a long tweetstorm this weekend about his mixed feelings about working on Woody Allen's next movie.
"I had been feeling this way for the last month, but the awful continuance revelations of the last week compounded my guilt ten fold," he said.
I need to get this off my chest:— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 14, 2017
- I worked on Woody Allen’s next movie.
- I believe he is guilty.
- I donated my entire salary to RAINN.
"It was an educational experience for all the wrong reasons. I learned conclusively that I cannot put my career over my morals again," he said in followup tweets about the film (not Wonder Wheel, but rather the next Allen movie scheduled to be released in 2018).Why didn’t I quit?— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 14, 2017
- My parents were incredibly proud.
- I felt there things to be gained from the experience on that set.
- I was a coward.
"I've spent the last decade struggling as an actor, and learned to sideline my views because the thought of closing any doors was terrifying. I've been steadfast in what I stand for in my personal life and on Twitter, but would largely take the check and bite my tongue on set.
I can’t keep professionally operating from a place of fear. It’s time to show a courage in my actions mirroring my words without concession."
After his comments started gaining attention over the weekend, Newman returned to Twitter with some added thoughts on the reactions to his tweets:At the point in the response cycle where I’m getting equal amounts of (separate) criticism for taking the job as believing that he’s guilty.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
1. My original tweet made people infer that being on set somehow convinced me of his guilt. No. It just made me feel like a hypocrite.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
3. "My parents were proud of me" now reads to me like placing blame on them. Not my intent. I take full responsibility for my decisions.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
5. I wasn't tweeting to gain absolution or admiration, I was just looking to air my thoughts. It now grew into something beyond my control.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
7. Anyone who thinks I was doing this for free press and/or to boost my career has no idea how this industry actually works.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
Getting a non-stop stream of people telling me to go fuck myself on both sides of the issue now. It's overwhelming, and I'm at a loss.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
I just ask that people react to what I actually said, not the reaction it has provoked. The latter is not my design.— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
With all that having been said, if something good can come out of all this I hope it's support for @RAINN01. https://t.co/FijrQKPSLa— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) October 15, 2017
Tragic for the poor women that were involved, sad for Harvey that [his] life is so messed up.
There's no winners in that, it's just very, very sad and tragic for those poor women that had to go through that." He also added that it was important to avoid "a witch hunt atmosphere" where "every guy in an office who winks at a woman is suddenly having to call a lawyer to defend himself.
" Allen later clarified that, "When I said I felt sad for Harvey Weinstein I thought it was clear the meaning was because he is a sad, sick man."
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