seth mcfarlane has since responded to the re-surfacing of his comment.wednesday he tweeted -- "in 2011, my friend and colleague jessica barth, with whom i worked on the ted films, confided in me regarding her encounter with harvey weinstein and his attempted advances. she has since courageously come forward to speak out. it was with this account in mind that, when i hosted the oscars in 2013, i couldn't resist the opportunity to take a hard swing in his direction. make no mistake, this came from a place of loathing and anger. there is nothing more abhorrent and indefensible than abuse of power such as this. i respect and applaud my friend jessica and those sharing their stories for their decision to come forward, and for being champions of the truth." his response to criticism online. journalist andrew mcgrath wrote -- well, this is completed and we are going to take it apart right now with our guest. we're joined by tomi-ann roberts , who described her story the beginning of the seller, professor of psychology at colorado college. she says she was haras

we reached out to seth mcfarlane about why he joked about something so serious. his rep directed us to a statement released on twitter, saying a friend of his in twlechb had confided him in about weinstein's alleged advances, and that he couldn't resist the opportunity to take a hard swing in his direction. make no mistake, this came from a place of loathing and anger. in response to our request, the academy of motion pictures would only say, it finds the conduct described in the allegations against harvey weinstein to be repugnant, abhorrent, and antithetical to the high standards of the academy and the creative community it represents. >> we also asked nbc about poking fun at weinstein's alleged abuses, but were told no one was available to respond. >> still, the question is, who knew what when? and how could anyone think any of this was funny. actress rose mcgowan certainly isn't laughing. "the new york times" reports that in 1997, when mcgowan was just 23, weinstein paid her a $100,000 settlement, after a, quote, episode he had with her in a hotel room during

meanwhile comedian seth mcfarlane tweeting this blistering joke at the oscars -- >> congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> reporter: it came from a place of loathing and anger and was in support of his friend jessica barth, who shared her allegations with "the new yorker." weinstein's spokesperson responded to "the new yorker" saying, any allegations of nonconsens unequivocally denied by mr. weinstein. these abuses aren't just a hollywood problem. >> this kind of leverage exists anywhere where you see a disproportionate amount of power in the hands of men who decide that that makes them entitled to women's bodies. >> reporter: last summer before his death, the powerful ceo of fox news, roger ailes, was forced to resign in the fallout after former anchor gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit against ailes. it allegations he sabotaged her career after she refused his sexual advances. >> you fear that it's going to be your fault, you're not going to be believed, you're going to lose your job. >> reporter: and in silicon valley, a ma

actor seth mcfarlane says he knew about this for years and meant this at the oscars as a jab more than a joke. >> you ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> reporter: saying it came from a place of loathing and anger after his friend, jessica bart said she had been sexually harassed by weinstein in 2011. weinstein has been fired and denies any allegations of non-consensual sex. ben affleck called the actions sick, but then rose mcgowan tweeted bac and now georgina chapman tells " "people" magazine she is leaving her husband. meanwhile, the board claims they had no idea about the allegations. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> and while the board maintains no idea about the allegations, the "new york times" is reporting that the board knew about three or four settlements that weinstein had with women and knew that back in 2015. now a board member is acknowledging that part of it but saying that they thought those settlements were for consensual affairs. >> which they thought was a normal thing because he had been in a ten-year marriage at the time. b

meanwhile comedian seth mcfarlane tweeting this blistering joke at the oscars -- >> congratulations,dies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> reporter: it came from a place of loathing and anger and was in support of his friend jessica barth, who shared her allegations with "the new yorker." weinstein's spokesperson responded to "the new yorker" saying, any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by mr. weinstein. these abuses aren't just a hollywood problem. >> this kind of leverage exists anywhere where you see a disproportionate amount of power in the hands of men who decide that that makes them entitled to women's bodies. >> reporter: last summer before his death, the powerful ceo of fox news, roger ailes, was forced to resign in the fallout after former anchor gretchen carlson filed a lawsuit against ailes. it allegations he sabotaged her career after she refused his sexual advances. >> you fear that it's going to be your fault, you're not going to be believed, you're going to lose your job. >> reporter: and in silicon valley, a man

oscarsat the 2013 that seth mcfarlane made this joke. >> congratulations, you've five ladies no longerave to pretend you are attracted to harvey weinstein. >> he tweeted it came from a place of loathing and anger friend and actress jessica barth told him she had been sexually harassed by harvey weinstein in 2011. >> the group behind the oscars city will hold a special meeting to discuss the allegations against the now disgraced mega-producer. adrianna: new developments now in the apparent hazing a louisiana college student. nine of the 10 current and former lsu students charged in connection with the death of a fraternity pledge are out on bond. the members of votto with data -- fi delta theta. one member is also charged with negligent homicide. >> this is a young man who lost his life, who had a promising future. this should not happen under any circumstance. adrianna: police say the fraternity members may pledges take part in a game where they had to drink if they answered quiz questions wrong. at the time of his death when he had a blood alcohol level of 0.495. president trump has j

in 2013 when seth mcfarlane, the very gifted comic was presenting the nominations for the academy award for best supporting actress, he said of the five nominees, now they didn't have to pretend to like harvey weinstein anymore. this was a generalized -- this was general knowledge. furthermore, to your political point, i don't think the progressive side of the political agenda, the liberals can in any way denied that they dropped the ball regarding these specific allegations. there's no doubt but if this was one of us, if it was bill o'reilly again or if it was bill cosby, the left would have had it. it would have been the lead in the "saturday night live" monologue or the weekend update. it wasn't even mentioned. the late-night comic didn't even mention it at all. it's a lamentable that a person who is a predator like this -- a pig but if you are a right-wing pig, they would have been all over this on friday. not waiting until tuesday. >> sean: so true. larry, you lived in l.a. it's different in this sense. everybody i know that lives out there, there are so many people, young people t

seth mcfarlane. >> congratulations. you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> some of the host prominent actresses have come forward. gwyneth paltrow telling the "new york times" when she was 22 a meeting ended with him placing his hands on her and suggesting they head to the bedroom for massages. i was petrified, she said. ashley judd alleges two decades ago weinstein had her sent to his hotel room, greeted her in a bathrobe, asking if she could give him a massage or watch him shower. and angelina said he made unwanted advances on her. >> he went to the bathroom, came back out in robe and asked me to give him a massage. i said no, i didn't feel comfortable. he said everybody does it. >> two other women recounting similar stories on cnn last night. >> he said at least if you won't give me a massage, then can i see your breasts? >> he told me he would give me a three picture deal. he could get my movie made. and, you know, i don't doubt that he could. but he said, you know, you hav

one is seth mcfarlane from the emmy nominations back in 2013, ask then there's a five-year-old clip from "30 rock" written by tina fey. >> oh, please. i'm not afraid of anyone in show business. i turned down intercourse with harvey weinstein on no less than three occasions. i'm five. i know how former lovers can have a hold on you long after they're gone. in many ways i'm still with a pent-up harvey weinstein and thanksgiving. >> you ladies no longer have to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> that should have started a conversation in the board. it had to have. >> there is no way, with all of these powerful actresses now coming out and saying, me, too, me, too, me, too, that this was not an open secret as has been alleged. it's either nobody was talking or everyone was afraid, and i would submit to you that it's clearly the latter. he was a titan in hollywood, he controlled a lot of films, they were worried there would be backlash if they spoke up against him. this is a pattern that we see in all of these cases, and i think what we're seeing -- you mentioned the women i had on my show

i want you to hear seth mcfarlane and the comment he made and what it did mean then, it was a laugh lineople on the outside didn't know what it meant. now it means a lot. listen. >> congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. [laughter] >> brian: funny? do you hear the news and all is? >> not funny at all. i hope matt damon comes out and talks about the situation. and does what is right. >> brian: you are talking about an article about he was asked to make a call to vouch for somebody's integrity because they were about to plant the story and come forward with the story about harvey weinstein and some unwanted advances and he was asked to call and vouch for someone's integrity and the story disappeared. he said it was unrelated. >> this is not about harvey weinstein, just him. i want to help everyone who's being sexually harassed, and he went on the left or right to come out and talk about this. people are being affected by people like harvey weinstein. it's happening too often. i just hope the people can come out and talk about it. mat

it's exactly the harvey weinstein they knew, the same with that seth mcfarlane joked about at the academy award nominee announcements. >> congratulations. you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> tucker: when they mock your lecturing from one of the highest rated shows on television, it's not a secret, and indeed it wasn't. mcfarlane now says he heard about weinstein's harassment from one of his many victims at the time. mcfarlane knew and so did everyone else. if they are lying about it. here's a partial list. pretty much every a-list actor who once worked for harvey weinstein. most are now saying how shocked they are. please, they all knew. a couple of them called "the new york times" in 2004 on his behalf to stop an expose on his sexual harassment. they didn't know the truth then? of course they did. that's why they killed the story. nbc news had the story months ago but they didn't run it. a former anchor originally did the investigation for nbc news but they refused to air it so they took it to the name new yorker magazine who took it to the b

comedian seth mcfarlane even knocked weinstein's bad reputation while hosting the oscars in 2013. >> congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> reporter: at least 25 women, including some of hollywood's most prominent actresses are now come forward, accusing weinstein of acts ranging from harassment to rape. gwyneth paltrow telling "the new york times" that when she was 22, a meeting with weinstein, quote, ended with him placing his hands on her and zpsuggesti they head to the bedroom for massages. i was petrified, paltrow said. ashley judd alleges that two decades, weinstein had her sent up to his hotel room and greeted her in his bathroom, asking if she could give him a massage or she could watch him shower. angelina jolie also telling "the times" that weinstein made unwanted advances on her in a hotel room in the late 1990s. >> he went to the bathroom, came back out of the bathroom, in a robe, and asked me to give him a massage. i said, no, i didn't feel comfortable. he said, everybody does it. >> reporter: two other women re

it's exactly the harvey weinstein they knew, the same with that seth mcfarlane joked about at the academy

have a look at what family guy star seth mcfarlane and la la land star emma stone say about him during for best performance by an actress in a supporting role are... sally field in lincoln. anne hathaway in les miserables. jacki weaver in silver linings playbook. helen hunt in the sessions. and amy adams in the master. congratulations — you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. laughter. comedian tina fey wrote a joke for 30 rock where one character quipped, "i'm not afraid of anyone in show business. i turned down intercourse with harvey weinstein on no less than three occasions... out of five." rosanna arquette who starred with madonna in desperately seeking susan says she believed her career suffered when she rejected his advances. yesterday the new yorker magazine released audio, in which weinstein apparently admits he groped a former miss italy finalist ambra battilana, before saying: "i'm used to that." have a listen. i'm used to that. he was also a fundraiser for the democrat party in the states having raised money forformer president barack

actress lea seydoux had to fight weinstein off -- >> and seth mcfarlane is revealing the drama behind congratulations you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to

the orville, seth mcfarlane's show.in town last night it's hess tenth time playing madea. >> it's a cash cow way the whole story he was sleeping in car for long time trying this thing. his movies have made one point pour billion dollars. all the movies he starred and in directed he was in fincher's gone girl, he was in star trek as well but i caught up with him last night this is the sequel to the first film. the first film costs bowden million dollars to make. made $74 million at the box office. >> i laughed my face off. >> exactly. that's one thing i heard him say last night to another reporter. he was just saying we're in crazy times right now. >> absolutely. >> nothing wrong with going to movie and kind of mind leslie having fun. i grabbed some popcorn. i had chicken tenders i my soda oy just watched the movie and laughed and it was a lot of fun. the first one is classic. i spoke to tyler perry about that. he plays three characters in the film. >> um-hmm. >> also wrote, directed and starred in the movie. how do you

seth mcfarlane made a joke about this. there was an into come based on harvey weinstein.havior anymore? i can understand why a young actress might not say anything. but some who are established and say they knew, and they didn't take action? these are social justice warriors zero tolerance when it comes to donald trump but when it comes to kennedy, i guess they have a very different standard. this is a phoniness that america reacted to, and this is why donald trump became president of the united states. ainsley: larry elder, thank you so much. >> you got it. ainsley: a middle school is cutting to kill a mocking bird from its reading list because it makes some people feel uncomfortable. what do you think? steve: and what really happens to your luggage after you check it in the airport? say, what's he doing? well, he just got busted. >> tech: so you think this chip is nothing to worry about? well at safelite, we know sooner or later every chip will crack. these friends were on a trip when their windshield got chipped. so they scheduled at safelite.com. they didn't have to c

the idea that this was an utter surprise, let me show a clip from the oscars and seth mcf mcfarlane jokingend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. >> that joke and the laughter afterwards. that was an early 2013. some of the abuses, the allegations of abuses that we chronicled took place in 2014 and 2015. here people are laughing about it in public and then the behavior appears to have been going on afterwards. >> what do we know about harvey and his lawyers in terms of what they are doing in response to all of this? there was a report tonight, last night that harvey weinstein was at some sex addiction clinic in europe. >> the response to us about the casting couch was minimal. they basically denied any nonconsenseual sex said and we don't want to talk about it anymore. he is going to be spending time with his family. >> is the brother leading the charge against him or stories about that? >> i think that my impression based on reporting is that bob weinstein is trying to save the company. they are giving it a different name and trying to maintain deals with other powerful companies. >> inc