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Terry Gilliam likens MeToo movement to "mob rule"

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Monty Python comedian Terry Gilliam has spoken about the string of sexual abuse allegations in Hollywood, and his belief that while there are problems with the system, the #MeToo movement has gone too far.

Speaking to AFP, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote director and actor said the movement has "got silly" now.

"People are being described in ridiculous terms as if there is no real humanity left anymore," he continued.

"It's crazy how simplified things are becoming. There is no intelligence anymore and people seem to be frightened to say what they really think. Now I am told even by my wife to keep my head a bit low... [Matt Damon] came out and said all men are not rapists, and he got beaten to death. Come on, this is crazy!

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Photo credit: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP / Getty

"It's like when mob rule takes over, the mob is out there they are carrying their torches and they are going to burn down Frankenstein's castle."

Gilliam added that he thinks touching and grabbing is a problem, and that Hollywood will always have people who abuse their positions of power, stating: "It's how you deal with power - people have got to take responsibility for their own selves."

Although he called Harvey Weinstein "a monster", Gilliam said he believes the mogul is not the only one at fault: "I think some people did very well out of meeting with Harvey and others didn't. The ones who did knew what they were doing. These are adults, we are talking about adults with a lot of ambition.

"A night with Harvey - that's the price you pay."

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Photo credit: J Vespa / Getty

Elsewhere in interview, the star called President Donald Trump "a conman", slammed Brexit and the Conservative Party, and said that equal pay for women should have been achieved years ago.

Weinstein – who faces numerous allegations of sexual impropriety – has apologised for the way he has "behaved with colleagues in the past" and acknowledged that his actions have "caused a lot of pain".

However, he has denied any allegations of non-consensual sex "unequivocally" and claimed that many of the accusations against him are "patently false".


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