West Beverly’s Finest Says He Punched Harvey Weinstein
This story is believable. Why? Canadians. Canadians tend to be decent motherfuckers. You can tell because they have barely any serial killers and poutine doesn’t work until you cross the border because Canada is magic. Jason Priestley (aka 90210’s Brandon Walsh) is Canadian and on Friday tweeted that he punched lumpish sex creep Harvey Weinstein in the face at a 1995 Golden Globes party. Hence, the Canadians being decent motherfuckers declaration up top.
People sez that voiceover actress Tara Strong alluded to this story on Twitter. She speculated that Horrible Harvey might have made sure Priestley’s career train jumped the rails and ended up at the bottom of the gorge alongside Mira Sorvino’s and Ashley Judd’s. Jason elaborated when a fan of Tara’s asked him about it.
It’s not clear exactly why, but Priestley claims that Harvey told him to leave what we can assume was Miramax’s Golden Globes party and Priestley went to do so. He probably realized that a Saturday night at the Peach Pit devouring a Mega Burger would be a lot more fun. Who wants to attend a party where most of the female guests are terrified of the host?
Of course there is more to the story… ‘95 Golden Globes… at the Miramax Party… Harvey told me I had to leave… I was leaving when he grabbed me by the arm and said “ what are you doing?” I said “ you told me leave, I’m leaving”
— Jason Priestley (@Jason_Priestley) December 15, 2017
Weinstein obviously knew any chance of him getting his Brenda Walsh poster signed by Shannen Doherty was slipping away and moved to appease. Oh no you don’t! Brandon Walsh doesn’t need your shit, creep!
“I didn’t say you had to leave” he replied. “You just told me to leave… right over there” I tell him once again. Getting heated now. He then grabs me tighter and says “why don’t we go outside and talk about this”. That was all I needed to hear,
— Jason Priestley (@Jason_Priestley) December 15, 2017
Did you know the 90s version of gloriously punching a Nazi was gloriously punching a Weinstein?
“I’m not going anywhere with you” I said as I pushed him back and punched him with a right hand to his face. Suddenly, there were security guards pulling us apart and I was escorted out of the party…
— Jason Priestley (@Jason_Priestley) December 15, 2017
Weinstein’s rep (he’s still got one?) did not respond to People’s request for a comment. There’s no official word whether or not Harv retaliated but you haven’t really seen much of him since Donna and David’s wedding. He might have directed a few Barenaked Ladies’ vids. Research also shows that he played a cartoonish villain in a National Lampoon movie who gets a condom full of splooge accidentally stuffed in his mouth. Not exactly a Cannes entry. Yep, that career train wasn’t just derailed, it was driven into the side of a mountain packed full of explosives.
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