Thread by @TODAYshow

Two years ago, Harvey Weinstein was riding high with a decades-long career as one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.

But all of that changed on a fall day in 2017 when The New York Times published a blockbuster investigation that kicked off the #MeToo movement.

“We had hoped that this article would help bring out the truth about this one particular individual, but what we realized was that first article was just the beginning.” -@mega2e

@mega2e “We said to victims, ‘Look, we can’t change what happened to you in the past, but if we work together, we may be able to take this in some sort of constructive direction.’” -@jodikantor

@mega2e @jodikantor “They wanted to do something to stop him and so often they were actually steered into these binding, jaw-droppingly restrictive secret settlements that prohibited them from telling the truth about what happened.” -@mega2e

@mega2e @jodikantor “Gwyneth [Paltrow] was actually one of the first people to get on the phone and she was determined to help this investigation even when Harvey Weinstein showed up to a party at her house early and she was sort of forced to hide in the bathroom.” -@mega2e