Harvey Weinstein, the larger-than-life Hollywood executive and Oscar-winner, is taking a leave of absence from his own company after an explosive expose revealing decades of sexual harassment against women, from employees to actress Ashley Judd, was published in The New York Times Thursday.
But Weinstein isn’t just a big name in Hollywood, he’s well known in Washington as well.
According to White House visitor records obtained by Breitbart’s Charlie Spiering, Weinstein visited when former President Barack Obama was in office a whopping 13 times.
Harvey Weinstein’s visits to the Obama White House -> pic.twitter.com/6aOd1zqpmd
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 5, 2017
The entire Obama family was close with Weinstein, with Barack and Michelle visiting with him and his wife at fundraisers.
At a fundraiser in 2013, Obama thanked Weinstein and his wife Georgina for their “friendship and support.”
But it’s not only Michelle and Barack who are close with Weinstein.
Malia Obama worked as an intern in the New York office of the Weinstein Co. between graduating high school and beginning school at Harvard University.
In addition to the Obamas, Democratic senators are now pressured to return campaign donations they received from him.
Democratic Senators Patrick Leahy and Martin Heinrich both have already donated donations of over $5,000 from Weinstein.
The NYT article includes first person accounts of Weinstein’s alleged conduct, including from Judd, who recounts an incident from two decades ago in which she said she was asked to meet Weinstein in his hotel room. Weinstein greeted her wearing a bathrobe and asked if he could give her a massage or if she would watch him shower, the paper reported.
“Women have been talking about Harvey amongst ourselves for a long time, and it’s simply beyond time to have the conversation publicly,” Judd told the Times. Her publicist Annett Wolf said in response to a request for comment, “The New York Times article speaks for itself.”
Two unnamed company officials tell the Times that at least eight women have received settlements from Weinstein over the years, including actress Rose McGowan, who allegedly had an incident with him in 1997 when she was 23.
Other stories include similar accounts of Weinstein coercing young women into giving him massages, while naked, or watching him shower, and promising career advancement in return. These incidents were all said to have happened in hotel rooms.
Weinstein’s attorney Charles J. Harder said in a statement that the story is “saturated with false and defamatory statements about Harvey Weinstein.”
In a desperate attempt to maintain his Hollywood elitism, he’s taking up a cause that’s close to all liberals hearts – destroying the NRA.
“I am going to need a place to channel that anger, so I’ve decided that I’m going to give the NRA my full attention. I hope Wayne LaPierre will enjoy his retirement party. I’m going to do it at the same place I had my Bar Mitzvah. I’m making a movie about out President, perhaps we can make it a joint retirement party.”
His statement reveals his bitterness, and his realization that his career as a public figure is over.
-The Associated Press contributed to this article.