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Actress Jessica Chastain Says She Heard Weinstein Rumors, But 'It Wasn't My Story to Tell'

Jessica Chastain / Getty Images
Jessica Chastain / Getty Images
October 10, 2017

Actress Jessica Chastain tweeted Monday that she was aware of the rumors that powerful Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein regularly sexually harassed and assaulted women.

"The stories were everywhere," said Chastain, who starred in two films that were picked up for distribution by the Weinstein Company. She added that she spoke against the decision to have Weinstein distribute her film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.

When asked by a follower why she did not come forward, Chastain replied that it was not her place to do so.

Chastain's tweet came after she praised Vice President Joe Biden's message against sexual assault during the 2016 Academy Awards and pledged "#IWillIntervene."

Chastain also attacked her co-star in The Martian, Matt Damon, and Russell Crowe for lobbying the New York Times to drop a story on Weinstein in 2004, according to a report.