Harvey Fierstein wants everyone to know he is not Harvey Weinstein

the actor was being confused for the Hollywood exec

Published

9 years ago

October 11, 2017

A post shared by Harvey Fierstein (@theharveyfierstein) on Dec 12, 2016 at 7:41am PST

Harvey Fierstein found himself having to clear his name after he became confused with Hollywood producer and alleged sexual assailant, Harvey Weinstein.

YES! I read the entire NYT article absolutely dumbfounded that Edna Turnblad was hiding her rapist side all these years!

— Paul Alperin (@PaulAlperin) October 9, 2017

I just can’t believe all these accusations of sexual harassment about Harvey Fierstein. I always thought he was gay. pic.twitter.com/MAWGVx0pkT

— .maxwell. (@maxwellpirate) October 9, 2017

Well I guess today is finally the day I stop getting Harvey Weinstein and Harvey Fierstein confused

— Jill Twiss (@jilltwiss) October 5, 2017

No, YOU spent the whole day thinking Harvey Weinstein was Harvey Fierstein and vice versa (and dealt with the subsequent extreme confusion).

— Megan Romurderclown (@meganromer) October 6, 2017

“Harvey Weinstein is rumored to be in trouble & I am somehow getting flak as well! I get it. All Harveys look alike,” the “Torch Song Trilogy” playwright and actor tweeted.

Harvey Weinstein is rumored to be in trouble & I am somehow getting flak as well! I get it. All Harveys look alike.

— Harvey Fierstein (@HarveyFierstein) October 6, 2017

“That’s right! Be mad at Harvey, not HARVEY!” Fierstein tweeted linking to a story about the confusion from the Forward.

That’s right! Be mad at Harvey, not HARVEY! Guys, We’re Mad @ Harvey WEINSTEIN, Not Harvey FIERSTEIN! https://t.co/1nVyiyeGP8 via @jdforward

— Harvey Fierstein (@HarveyFierstein) October 6, 2017

In another tweet, he writes “I’m a good gay! I mean, a good guy.”

I’m a good gay! I mean, a good guy. – Guys, We’re Mad At Harvey WEINSTEIN, Not Harvey FIERSTEIN! – https://t.co/3F6PQdORZk #GoogleAlerts

— Harvey Fierstein (@HarveyFierstein) October 7, 2017

In an interview with Page Six, Fierstein joked that his first name has been attached to too many negative stories lately.

“Between a hurricane and a Weinstein, this Harvey is yearning for the days when people mistook me for an invisible rabbit [the Harvey of a Jimmy Stewart film],” Fierstein says.

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