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And, of course, Weinstein couldn’t help propping up his own righteousness while apologizingto the women he has hurt.
“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,” he wrote, immediately plugging a movie he is making about Donald Trump and a foundation he is setting up: “One year ago, I began organizing a $5 million foundation to give scholarships to women directors at USC. While this canada goose vest outlet might seem coincidental, it has been in the works for a year.”.