Why Jason Priestley Punched Harvey Weinstein On The Face In 1995

Jason Priestley recently detailed an encounter he had with Harvey Weinstein while at the 1995 Golden Globes after party.

Of course there is more to the story... ‘95 Golden Globes... at the Miramax Party... Harvey told me I had to leave... I was leaving when he grabbed me by the arm and said “ what are you doing?” I said “ you told me leave, I’m leaving”
— Jason Priestley (@Jason_Priestley) December 15, 2017

On his Twitter account, Priestley said Weinstein asked him to leave the party and when he did, he asked him what he was doing. The producer held him by the arm and Priestley asked what he was trying to do.

“I’m not going anywhere with you” I said as I pushed him back and punched him with a right hand to his face. Suddenly, there were security guards pulling us apart and I was escorted out of the party...
— Jason Priestley (@Jason_Priestley) December 15, 2017

The back and forth between the two men escalated, and Weinstein grabbed him by the arm even tighter. When he asked him to go outside so they could talk, Priestley saw this as an opportunity to hit him.

He refused to go with Weinstein, and he punched him on the face with his right fist. The incident resulted in security guards escorting him out of the venue. Priestley also revealed that his career in the industry got derailed due to the producer.

A similar thing happened to Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd. While speaking with Stuff, director Peter Jackson said that he initially wanted to cast the two actresses for “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings.”

But when he pitched his plans to Miramax, Weinstein and his brothers talked him out of his idea. Jackson dubbed the siblings as “second-rate Mafia bullies” and said that they told him Sorvino and Judd were difficult to work with.

“I recall Miramax telling us they were a nightmare to work with and we should avoid them at all costs. This was probably in 1998. At the time, we had no reason to question what these guys were telling us -- but in hindsight, I realize this was very like the Miramax smear campaign in full swing,” he said.

Sorvino and Judd accused Weinstein of sexual harassment recently. In October, Judd told ABC’s Diane Sawyer (via The Guardian) that the producer kept coming at her so many times, but she refused again and again.

“I think, you know, am I proud of that? I’m of two minds. The part that shames myself says no. The part of me that understands the way shame works says, ‘That was absolutely brilliant, good job, kid. You got out of there. Well done,’” she said.