Hillary Clinton breaks her silence on Harvey Weinstein

"I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein."
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Heather Dockray
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After a damning report in The New York Times last week unearthed sexual assault allegations about Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, everyone was looking for Hillary Clinton.

Weinstein has been a prominent Democratic donor and fundraiser, including for the Clinton campaign. On Tuesday, after The New Yorker published yet another damning story about the producer, Clinton finally released a public statement, calling Weinstein's behavior shocking and appalling.

"I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in helping to stop this kind of behavior," Clinton said in a statement.

In the '90s, Weinstein made large contributions to Bill Clinton's legal defense fund. Weinstein helped to connect Hillary Clinton to Hollywood during her 2016 campaign and organized multiple fundraisers that she headlined.

From 1990-2016, Weinstein raised approximately $1.5 million for the Democratic Party.

Many have criticized Clinton, Obama, and certain members of the Democratic party, all of whom received donations from Weinstein, for staying silent after the revelations broke. Some even lambasted these prominent Democrats for failing to do anything beforehand, when rumors about Weinstein's predatory behavior were seemingly common knowledge.

Select Democrats have chosen to donate the money Weinstein contributed for them.

President Obama has yet to release a statement, though some anticipate that may happen in the next 48 hours.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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