Agreed, Doug.  I mean, $16 million, $22 million gives you a LOT of "comfort zone" in which to raise holy hanna about this guy's--ANY guy's--bad behaviour.  But did they?  Nah.  Interesting, hmm?  Actress is 30 or so.  $22 million?? Wow.  Coast for a lifetime on that. 

However, what this "proves" may be nothing more than the fact (a big, big fact) that there is much more than big money at stake.  It's prestige hunger, lust for box-office power, ego gratification, the need for creative outlets, large ambition.  And if these women were human, they likely had any number of these traits. 

I suggest THAT is why they remained silent. Weinstein held the golden key that opened the door to these women (not to mention men) in soooo many ways...