Kate Winslet deliberately didn’t thank Harvey Weinstein for her Oscar as he was 'bullying and nasty'

The actress won the Best Actress award for the Weinstein-funded The Reader 
Outspoken: Kate Winslet deliberately didn't thank Harvey Weinstein for her Oscar
Dave Benett
Jennifer Ruby16 October 2017
The Weekender

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Kate Winslet has admitted that she “deliberately” didn’t thank Harvey Weinstein for her 2009 Oscar as he had been "bullying and nasty".

The British star refused to mention the disgraced movie mogul when she picked up the Best Actress trophy for The Reader, despite the fact that his company funded the film.

While many people thought that Weinstein’s omission from the list of 19 people she thanked was accidental, Winslet has now said that it was “absolutely deliberate”.

“That was deliberate. That was absolutely deliberate,” she told the LA Times.

“I remember being told, ‘Make sure you thank Harvey if you win’. And I remember turning around and saying, ‘No I won’t. No I won’t’.

“And it was nothing to do with not being grateful. If people aren’t well-behaved, why would I thank him?”

Winslet has claimed that Weinstein continually tried to take credit for her career after giving her a break in 1994 film Heavenly Creatures.

“For my whole career, Harvey Weinstein, whenever I’ve bumped into him, he’d grab my arm and say, ‘Don’t forget who gave you your first movie.’ Like I owe him everything," she said.

“Then later, with The Reader, same thing, ‘I’m gonna get you that Oscar nomination, I’m gonna get you a win, I’m gonna win for you.’

“But that’s how he operated. He was bullying and nasty. Going on a business level, he was always very, very hard to deal with — he was rude.”

Winslet said that Weinstein never sexually harassed her but claimed that his behaviour on the set of The Reader was “despicable”.

“I can’t even begin to describe the disgraceful behavior that went on,” she said. “And I’m actually not going to because it’s a can of worms that I’m not prepared to publicly open — nothing to do with sexual harassment, thankfully, lucky me. My God, I somehow dodged that bullet.”

The actress said that the fact that she’ll never have to work with Weinstein again is “one of the best things that’s ever happened”.

Weinstein had been accused of sexual assault and harassment by over 40 women, but denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.

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