elia a kazan was unfairly destroyed. to send a message his career was too, but this is a fear sale of -- fire sale of a reputation and a career, is it not? >> reporter: well, the nypd had a message of their own, because he went in with the books, he went out in handcuffs. i was standing just a few feet away from him with a detective on each side. i guess someone else had to carry the books. once he got here to the criminal courthouse, harvey weinstein faced some serious charges, two counts of rape ask one count of committing a criminal sex act. that goes back, the criminal sex act, to the year 2004 when a woman says weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him. the rape charges from the year 2013, one woman says she was raped in the early hours here in new york in a room that may have been a hotel room in midtown manhattan. so all of that today with his lawyer by his side in court for harvey weinstein. more of the well-known lawyer, benjamin bratson, who says weinstein will eventually enter a not guilty plea. he added

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playing and similar feel kazan's as well and that he is such a nice fellow you know what a legend years and you wouldn't know it because he sold down to earth when you look at his achievements and what he's done in the medals that is when everything else. is just in or of you know someone to be so grounded diseases and to have done so much in this kind of. what we call people call with a very long way we see it some perfect tone to some times from what we think we have lost a few games that were important to us he deserves everything it's the news we're in terms of honest well that's the word from what is a young man and he was the best record of his time and he played so well as unfortunately wells haven't made the wild card but looking forward to the world cup if they think could be a surprise package i throw a ton of runs i think will do it well i mean i think the other belgium could do really well not could they should wear the clothes that got them there was inside was close. to that group so far as underachieved and i think. you're more what's the term the always turn up for the b

billion similar feel kazan's as well and. he's such a nice fella you know what a legend years and you wouldn't know it because you sold down to earth when you look at his achievements and what he's done in the medals that is when everything else. is just in or of you know someone to be so grounded diseases and to have done so much in his career. what would put up with every away we see at some terrific time for some times when we have lost a few games that were important to us he deserves everything it's the news we are in terms of honors well that's the word from what is a young man and he was the best striker of his time and he played full well some thoughts many wells haven't made the wild card but looking forward to the world cup if you think could be a surprise. actually. i throw the top of the ones i think will do really well i mean nothing i think belgium could do really well not could this should with the political scene on the bus and side whiskers. to that group so far as underachieved and i think most journalists t

>> i have no idea what that means. >> contessa, what do you think >> reporter: well, i mean, ilea kazans, the witch hunt on hollywood during the blacklisted part so he was a pivotal figure right then and really seen as an iconic film director in hollywood. i'm not a psychologist i did study psychology, but -- >> in hindsight -- >> reporter: and also -- >> yeah, wrongfully, there are some people who have stood up for him after his death, ilea kazan -- >> do you think the expectation, the reason he's bringing the books, even though they have this plan, is because he thinks he's going to be possibly -- >> reading material? >> well, no. i mean, that's what i'm wondering. i will say, by the way, covering many trials -- >> there may be down time. >> -- people bring books because there is a lot of down time. >> he obviously put a lot of thought into which books -- probably not a good idea to be bringing a book about roman polanski, obviously. i mean, $1 million to harvey weinstein is not -- i mean, it's a lot of money, but that's why i asked -- >> it's easily accessible. >> that's why i asked

harvey weinstein might have been trying to allude to a witch hunt with his biography of elia kazan thate brought with him into the courthouse. but really what i think this underlines again is just what it takes to get any measure of justice for women who have been victimized by powerful men. >> michelle goldberg and katie phang, thanks for joining us. >>> up next, it is a movement that could drastically change this country's presidential elections. state as cross the nation looking to side step the electoral college, instead choose the president by popular vote. chris matthews is going to join us after the break with a look at that. this is "hardball," where the action is. i'm mark and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried, um, cold turkey. i tried the patches. i was tired and i was fed up. i wanted to try something different. for me, chantix really worked. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had chang

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