(Image from Harvey Fierstein’s Instagram.)
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.
