<p><a type="internal">Barack Obama</a>, 56, and wife <a type="internal">Michelle Obama</a>, 53, finally released an official statement on Oct. 10, about the <a type="internal">Harvey Weinstein</a> sexual harassment accusations and it&#8217;s not pretty, according to media outlets such as <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/10/president-obama-michelle-harvey-weinstein-sexual-harassment-disgusted-statement/" type="external">TMZ</a>. &#8220;Michelle and I have been disgusted by the recent reports about Harvey Weinstein,&#8221; the statement reads. &#8220;Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status.&#8221; The former U.S. president and first lady&#8217;s daughter <a type="internal">Malia Obama</a>, 19, <a type="internal">interned at Harvey&#8217;s company, The Weinstein Company</a>, before attending Harvard University and Harvey even donated $680, 000 for Barack&#8217;s 2012 re-election campaign.</p> 
<p>&#8220;We should celebrate the courage of women who have come forward to tell these painful stories,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;And we all need to build a culture &#8211; including by empowering our girls and teaching our boys decency and respect &#8211; so we can make such behavior less prevalent in the future.&#8221; Barack and Michelle&#8217;s statement comes just hours after a video message from the Republican National Committee, first reported by <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4968010/Pay-Weinstein-s-dirty-dollars-Republicans-tell-Obama.html" type="external">Daily Mail,</a> condemned him for his silence in the case.</p> 
<p>Harvey has been accused of sexually harassing multiple women <a type="internal">including many actresses he&#8217;s worked with</a>such as <a type="internal">A</a> <a type="internal">shley Judd</a>, 49. The film producer continues to make headlines from the unfortunate situation with the most recent one involving an <a type="internal">announcement that his wife, Georgina Chapman, 41, is leaving him</a>. It&#8217;s been five days since the first allegations surfaced and since then, more and more women are coming forward with their own shocking stories. Harvey&#8217;s made various iconic films over the years, including Pulp Fiction, The Crying Game, and Shakespeare in Love.</p> 
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Barack & Michelle Obama ‘Disgusted’ By Harvey Weinstein Sexual Harassment Scandal