Weinstein accuser Asia Argento blasts former Monty Python star Terry Gilliam for comparing the #MeToo movement to 'mob rule'

  • Actress Asia Argento took to Twitter to blast Terry Gilliam for his remarks claiming Harvey Weinstein's accusers created a 'world of victims'
  • 'Angered, disgusted by Terry Gilliam's views on #metoo,' said the girlfriend of Anthony Bourdain 
  • She revealed the pair shared the same director of photography, Nicola Pecorini 
  • Gilliam said the ones who did well after meeting Weinstein 'knew what they were doing'
  • Said he knew 'enough girls who were in Harvey's suites who were not victims' 
  • Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o, and Gwyneth Paltrow are among Weinstein's accusers
  • Gilliam also said his wife now tells him to keep his head 'a bit low' after #MeToo

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Published: 19:17 EDT, 17 March 2018 | Updated: 23:37 EDT, 17 March 2018

Actress Asia Argento has slammed Monty Python star Terry Gilliam after he compared the #MeToo movement to 'mob rule'.

The Italian actress and filmmaker, herself a Harvey Weinstein accuser, said she was 'disgusted' by the Monty Python member's controversial remarks in which he suggested the campaign had led to a 'world of victims'.

While describing disgraced producer Weinstein as a 'monster' in an interview with AFP, he added: 'Harvey opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey — that's the price you pay.'

Actress Asia Argento took to Twitter to blast Terry Gilliam for his remarks claiming Harvey Weinstein's accusers created a 'world of victims' (pictured with Anthony Bourdain in 2017)

Actress Asia Argento took to Twitter to blast Terry Gilliam for his remarks claiming Harvey Weinstein's accusers created a 'world of victims' (pictured with Anthony Bourdain in 2017)

'Angered, disgusted by Terry Gilliam's views on #metoo,' said the girlfriend of Anthony Bourdain on Saturday

'Angered, disgusted by Terry Gilliam's views on #metoo,' said the girlfriend of Anthony Bourdain on Saturday

'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,' Gilliam told the news agency.

'The mob is out there, they are carrying their torches and they are going to burn down Frankenstein's castle,' he said. 

Gilliam had lashed out at the #MeToo movement, calling it a 'mob rule' and claiming some actresses' 'did very well out of meeting with Harvey'

Gilliam had lashed out at the #MeToo movement, calling it a 'mob rule' and claiming some actresses' 'did very well out of meeting with Harvey'

Argento – who was one of the first actresses to go public with her Weinstein allegations – wrote on Twitter: 'Angered, disgusted by Terry Gilliam's views on #metoo.'

The girlfriend of Anthony Bourdain revealed the pair shared the same director of photography, Nicola Pecorini, adding: 'I hope Gilliam hasn't forgotten how Weinstein hated Nicola's cinematography (he considered it too dark) and how the monster subsequently fired him.'

She added: 'Gilliam went on shooting his sh**.'

'Loyalty, loyalty, loyalty,' she added in another post.

In October, Argento alleged she was assaulted by Weinstein while working on the 1998 film B. Monkey.

The film was distributed by Miramax, a company co-founded by Weinstein.

Weinstein has 'unequivocally denied' all allegations of non-consensual sex.

Earlier, director Judd Apatow labelled Gilliam's comments 'idiotic and dangerous'

Earlier, director Judd Apatow labelled Gilliam's comments 'idiotic and dangerous'

'He wasn't in those rooms. He doesn't know how aggressive and violent and terrifying he (Weinstein) was. Who is he to say it was some sort of offered deal? He should be ashamed of himself,' Apatow wrote on Twitter

'He wasn't in those rooms. He doesn't know how aggressive and violent and terrifying he (Weinstein) was. Who is he to say it was some sort of offered deal? He should be ashamed of himself,' Apatow wrote on Twitter

Earlier, director Judd Apatow labelled Gilliam's comments 'idiotic and dangerous'.

'He wasn't in those rooms. He doesn't know how aggressive and violent and terrifying he (Weinstein) was. Who is he to say it was some sort of offered deal? He should be ashamed of himself,' Apatow wrote on Twitter. 

'I think Terry Gilliam is spewing nonsense. These were not transactions.

Other celebrities took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on Terry Gilliam following his comments

Other celebrities took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on Terry Gilliam following his comments

'His comments about that aspect of this are shameful,' Apatow added.   

Gilliam had lashed out at the #MeToo movement, calling it a 'mob rule' and claiming some actresses' 'did very well out of meeting with Harvey'. 

 'Some people paid the price, other people suffered for it,' said the Monty Python member. 

While Gilliam, 77, called Harvey a 'monster', he saved his harshest words for the more than 84 women who have accused the producer of sexual assault and harassment. 

Gilliam lashed out at the #MeToo movement, claiming some actresses' 'did very well out of meeting with Harvey Weinstein' (pictured together in 2005)

Gilliam lashed out at the #MeToo movement, claiming some actresses' 'did very well out of meeting with Harvey Weinstein' (pictured together in 2005)

While Gilliam, 77, called Harvey a 'monster', he saved his harshest words for the more than 84 women who have accused the producer of sexual assault and harassment

While Gilliam, 77, called Harvey a 'monster', he saved his harshest words for the more than 84 women who have accused the producer of sexual assault and harassment

Gilliam also claimed during the interview that he knew 'enough girls who were in Harvey's suites who were not victims and walked out'. 

As stories regarding Weinstein came out last September, a clear pattern emerged of aspiring and working actresses who were asked to take business meetings in his suites.

Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie, Lupita Nyong'o, and Gwyneth Paltrow are just a few of the stars who said they were propositioned by Weinstein in one of his suites.  

Rose McGowan and Asia Argento are among two of the actresses who said they were raped by Weinstein after being summoned to his hotel room.  

'Harvey opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey - that's the price you pay,' said the Monty Python member (pictured this week in Paris) 

'Harvey opened the door for a few people, a night with Harvey - that's the price you pay,' said the Monty Python member (pictured this week in Paris) 

Gilliam likened #MeToo to a 'mob rule' and said he felt sorry for Matt Damon, who was criticized after speaking out against the movement (pictured together with Weinstein in 2005) 

Gilliam likened #MeToo to a 'mob rule' and said he felt sorry for Matt Damon, who was criticized after speaking out against the movement (pictured together with Weinstein in 2005) 

Meanwhile, the NYPD has since said it is 'ready to go with an arrest' after investigating five different allegations against the disgraced producer in New York.  

Gilliam specifically mentioned Matt Damon, who he described as a 'decent human being'. 

'I feel sorry for someone like Matt Damon,' he said. 'He came out and said all men are not rapists, and he got beaten to death. Come on, this is crazy!' 

Gilliam said his wife Maggie Watson has told him to 'keep my head a bit low' since the movement has swept up Hollywood 

Gilliam said his wife Maggie Watson has told him to 'keep my head a bit low' since the movement has swept up Hollywood 

Damon came under fire in December when he likened #MeToo to a 'culture of outrage' and said there was a 'difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation'. 

'Both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn't be conflated,' he added in the ABC News interview. 

He was met with swift criticism from a number of women, including Alyssa Milano. 

'We are not outraged because someone grabbed our a***s in a picture,' she tweeted. 

'We are outraged because we were made to feel this was normal. We are outraged because we have been gaslighted. We are outraged because we were silenced for so long.' 

Ashley Judd and Lupita Nyong'o are just a few of the stars who said they were propositioned by Weinstein in one of his suites
Lupita recalled when Harvey tried to give her a massage during what she thought was a meeting in his hotel room when she was a young drama student at Yale

Ashley Judd and Lupita Nyong'o are just a few of the stars who said they were propositioned by Weinstein in one of his suites

Rose McGowan and Asia Argento (pictured) are among two of the actresses who said they were raped by Weinstein after being summoned to his hotel room

Rose McGowan and Asia Argento (pictured) are among two of the actresses who said they were raped by Weinstein after being summoned to his hotel room

Gilliam believes the #MeToo reckoning has wiped away 'intelligence' and that now 'people seem to be frightened to say what they really think.' 

'Now I am even told by my wife to keep my head a bit low,' he added. 

While the director believes it is men who are currently afraid to walk through the world, he concedes there are still plenty of people like Weinstein in Hollywood.  

'There are plenty of monsters out there,' he said. 'There are other people still behaving like Harvey.' 

 But Gilliam believes that abuse will always come with the power of the industry, and that human beings will always be 'touching' and 'grabbing'. 

'I don't think Hollywood will change,' he said. 'Power always takes advantage, it always does and it always has.' 

'It's how you deal with power - people have got to take responsibility for their own selves.' 

Gilliam has not been without his own controversies when it comes to actresses. 

Sarah Polley revealed in the nineties that she swore off big budget films forever after working with the director on Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Just eight years old at the time, Polley recounted how Gilliam had her lean closer and closer to an explosive during one of the action scenes. 

Polley had to go to the hospital because she lost her hearing for two days. 

Ten years later, on the set of a Miramax film, the actress said she was propositioned by Weinstein.

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