Queen Elizabeth II Removes Harvey Weinstein's Sexual Predator Honorary Title

JAKARTA - Harvey Weinstein once made Hollywood's face bad. The famous director was caught in a sexual harassment case. Harvey is rumored to have committed sexual crimes against more than 100 women.

The world film industry is making a scene. Harvey is considered nothing more than a sexual predator. The British Empire got the sap. They used to give the honorary title Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). The world demands Queen Elizabeth II remove her title.

Hard work will not betray the results. The narrative is suitable to be present in describing Harvey Weinstein's struggle in Hollywood film industry. At first, the man who was born in Flushing on March 19, 1952, was once in the concert promotion business in the United States (US).

The existence then led him to establish Miramax Film Corporation in 1978. The company is projected to make a profit in distributing ordinary films. However, recently Miramax has grown rapidly as a big film studio.

Harvey and Miramax released films that the world market can accept. These include Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), Pulp Fiction (1994), toShakespeare in Love (1998). Harvey's works are accepted by many people.

This condition made him one of the successful producers in Hollywood. No one doubts his existence in the film world. There are also Hollywood stars who don't want to work with him. However, his popularity ulcers immediately fell when the sexual harassment scandal broke out in 2017.

The victims opened their voices one after another. Ambra Battilana Farirez and Salma Hayek did not escape giving information. Ambra revealed that he was harassed by Harvey in 2015. Salma herself at the beginning of her career admitted that she was forced to do intimate scenes that made her uncomfortable.

Keterangan keduanya menjadi penyecu munculnya suara lainnya. Harvey pun dituduh telah melakukan kejahatan seksual kepada 100 lebih wanita. Tak sedikit keterangan bahwa banyak artis harus tidur dengannya bisa tampil dalam film-filnya.

Harvey did not remain silent. He tried to refute all charges. He even hired a famous lawyer so that his case would be resolved quickly and his good name would recover. However, this wish was difficult to realize because the victims continued to emerge.

Salma Hayek's confession adds to the long list of women who were victims of Weinstein. As of last November, there were more than 100 women who claimed to be sexually harassed and raped. Some of them are top artists, such as Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd, Kate Beckinsale, and Mira Sorvino.

"There are six who filed a lawsuit. This admission sparked an anti-sexual movement in various countries and prompted British police, Scotland Yard, and the New York Police Department to examine this case," said Abdul Manan in his article in Tempo magazine entitled Operation Parasut Harvey Weinstein (2017).

Harvey was also convicted by the New York Court for a series of sexual crimes in February 2020. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. This condition has attracted the attention of many parties in the case of sexual harassment.

The British Empire is in the spotlight. The owner of power is considered to have participated in the popularity of the figure of Harvey by conferring him the CBE honorary title in 2004. The title is usually given by the British Empire to those who make a big contribution to the British creative industry.

Film stars such as Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Michaelbulee, andurady Smith have had the same fate because they are considered to have contributed to advancing British cinema.

Everything changed in the style of the case sticking out. Queen Elizabeth II took a stand. She considered the awarding of the CBE honorary title to Harvey a mistake. The Queen then declared the honorary title given by the British kingdom to Harvey revoked.

The abolition of the title is considered reasonable. The British government does hope that the honorary title given so that the person remains an example. Whoever receives the title that damages his own reputation, the title will be revoked. Mainly, Harvey's honorary title.

The decision to revoke the title can be based on events that occurred before awarding or behavior that occurred after awarding. A person who is given the honorary title is expected to be and remain a good and exemplary figure.

"However, the title can also be revoked for various reasons. For example, if the recipient has been found guilty by the court of a crime and sentenced to more than three months in prison," Nardine Saad said in his writing on the page of The Los Angeles Times titled Queen Elizabeth II Further Chips Away at Harvey Weinstein's Film Legacy, 18 September 2020.