Harvey Weinstein at the height of his powers. Roman Polanski feted like a king. The 2003 Oscars was a low point in the ceremony’s 94-year history.
because she repeatedly turned down his sexual advances. She even claimed that he told her, “I will kill you, don’t think I can’t,” and bullied her into performing a sex scene in the film with full-frontal nudity. . A New York jury sentenced him to 23 years in prison, while a California jury gave him 16 years behind bars. But Weinstein’s odious presence is only a portion of what made the 2003 Oscars so vile., the outspoken leftist delivered a fiery speech denouncing then-President George W.
Bush and his Iraq War. “We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elects a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons,” he bellowed. The crowd proceeded to loudly boo him off the stage, and their reaction prompted host Martin to crack, “The Teamsters are helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo.” There was also, grabbed and kissed presenter Halle Berry .
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