Keeping Harvey Weinsteins Secrets, Part 1: Lisa Bloom

Published: Sept. 18, 2019, 9:55 a.m.

Last week, our colleagues Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published a book documenting their investigation of Harvey Weinstein. In writing it, they discovered information about two feminist icons \u2014 Gloria Allred and her daughter, Lisa Bloom \u2014 that raises questions about their legacies and the legal system in which they\u2019ve worked. Today, we look at the role of Ms. Bloom, a lawyer who represented Mr. Weinstein.\xa0\n\nGuests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, investigative reporters for The New York Times and the authors of \u201cShe Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.\u201d For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0New reporting in \u201cShe Said\u201d shows how some figures who have presented themselves as allies of victims have helped maintain their silence \u2014 and, in some cases, profited from it.Read more about Ms. Bloom\u2019s involvement in the Weinstein case.