Peter Jackson Says He Was Asked Not To Hire Ashley Judd And Mira Sorvino For Lord Of The Rings

It's been a long and harrowing few months in the worlds of entertainment and politics. Following the myriad accusations of sexual misconduct and assault toward Harvey Weinstein, the mogul producer was fired from his own company, as well as his position in the film Academy. Since then the floodgates have opened, with new powerful men being accused of sexual misconduct every few days. But the Weinstein scandal is what started it all, and information about his possible abuse of power is still trickling out. The most recent development comes from director Peter Jackson, who was reportedly told not to hire actresses Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. He now believes this was part of a smear campaign to discredit and disavow Weintein's accusers.



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