Kevin Smith to donate all of his future residuals from Weinstein-made movies to Women in Film

Kevin Smith to donate all of his future residuals from Weinstein-made movies to Women in Film:

abloodymess:

imathers:

I have… look, even saying I have “mixed feelings” about Kevin Smith’s work is probably being too kind, but his statement resonates with me more than a lot of male filmmakers/actors in the wake of this thing blowing up have. And assuming he stands by it, real action too (not just the residuals; emphasis mine):

“My entire career is tied up with the man,” Smith said in the latest episode of his podcast, Hollywood Babble-On. “It’s been a weird f—ing week. I just wanted to make some f—ing movies, that’s it. That’s why I came, that’s why I made Clerks. And no f—ing movie is worth all this. Like, my entire career, fuck it, take it. It’s wrapped up in something really f–ing horrible.”

When an audience member screamed out that it wasn’t his fault, Smith got emotional, responding, “I’m not looking for sympathy. I know it’s not my fault, but I didn’t f—ing help. Because I sat out there talking about this man like he was a hero, like he was my friend, like he was my father and shit like that, and he changed my f—ing life. And I showed other people, like, ‘You can dream, and you can make stuff, and this man will put it out.’ I was singing praises of somebody that I didn’t f—ing know. I didn’t know the man that they keep talking about in the press. Clearly he exists, but that man never showed himself to me. It all hurts, and it didn’t happen to me, but it all hurts.”

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This led to the filmmaker vowing to give any future income garnered from his Weinstein-made titles to Women in Film. And with the possibility that The Weinstein Co. could go under and fail to yield any additional residuals, Smith says he will give $2,000 per month to the organization for the rest of his life.

The best thing Kevin Smith has ever done.