Global launch of ‘She Said’ prompts campaign by former Harvey Weinstein survivors to stop abuse of non-disclosure agreements, time is up UK lends support

Harvey Weinstein’s exposé film opens today she said boosted a UK campaign to end the abuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

The Can’t Buy My Silence campaign was created by Zelda Perkins – played by Samantha Morton in Maria Schrader’s she said – Five years ago today, Heather Rabbatts’ Time’s Up UK expressed public support and is seeking “essential funds” to continue her work.

Former Weinstein assistant Perkins says her friend was raped by the now-jailed film mogul in the 1990s and forced to sign a £125,000 ($150,000) non-disclosure agreement, which she has since released and launched her campaign sent. Perkins attended the New York Film Festival premiere last month with major stars and other survivors of Weinstein’s abuse.

In pushing for the legislation, Perkins previously said Britain’s law on non-disclosure agreements was “being used to protect criminals and makes no sense”.

Time’s Up UK, a wider organization that grew out of the #MeToo movement, said it wanted to help highlight the campaign as such she said, starring Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan as the two journalists who wrote the investigation that ultimately brings down Weinstein, opens in theaters worldwide.

“We need to support campaigns like Zelda’s to prevent the abuse of NDAs that is so clearly observed she said released in the UK today,” said Rabbatts, who runs Time’s Up UK. “We all need to work together on these issues to bring about change. It requires the solidarity of women, the alliance of men, and the faith and cooperation of all of us.”

Perkins added, “Can’t Buy My Silence grew out of direct experience of Weinstein’s abuse. The root cause, however, is the worst abuse suffered by shutting down the system.

Support for Can’t Buy My Silence is part of Time’s Up UK’s work to prevent bullying and harassment in the UK television and film industry, including the development of a Creative Industries Independent Standards’ Authority (CISA) to strengthen the effort and to coordinate better.

This campaign is funded by all major UK broadcasters and Sky and has public support from the likes of Keira Knightley, Naomie Harris and singer Rebecca Ferguson.