Harvey’s highs and lows

TO WRITE about Harvey Weinstein is to face, first, the history of past brutalities.

He’s invariably described in profiles as coarse, threatening, given to outbursts, terrifying, and a thug. Boorish and angry are usually in there, too. At the Golden Globes, Madonna called him “The Punisher” and Meryl Streep referred to him as “God.” The French actors from his critically acclaimed and award-winning film The Artist called him “Le Boss.”

This makes him laugh.