But as the list of women accusing Weinstein of sexual harassment and assault lengthens only a handful of powerful male celebrities have condemned the Hollywood heavyweight outright Given Hollywood s propensity to forgive and forget when it comes to male abusers Woody Allen Mel Gibson and Roman Polanski to name just a few this is a crucial moment in which Weinstein will either be permanently cut off from the movie business or ceremoniously vanquished only to quietly resurface in a few years 