Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain slammed Hillary Clinton for her “shameful” interview in response to the Harvey Weinstein scandal.
The host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown” railed against Clinton’s interview telling CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Wednesday that she was “shocked” and “appalled” by the allegations against the Hollywood mogul.
“I was — I was just sick,” Clinton told Zakaria. “I was shocked. I was appalled. And, you know, like so many people who’ve come forward and spoken out, this was a different side of a person who I and many others had known in the past.”
Bourdain blasted the former Democratic presidential nominee on Twitter, calling her out to his more than six million followers.
And I have to say, Hillary’s interview with Fareed Zakaria was shameful in its deflection and its disingenuousness.
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017
know what Hillary Clinton is NOT? She’s not stupid. Or unsophisticated about the world. The Weinstein stories had been out there for years
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017
Weinstein, who was accused by several actresses of decades of sexual harassment and sexual assault, contributed thousands of dollars to the Clinton Foundation over the years and was a major donor to Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Actress Asia Argento, Bourdain’s girlfriend, accused Weinstein of raping her in a New Yorker expose published on Tuesday.
Hear gross undercover audio of Harvey Weinstein, part of NYPD sting – multiple alleged rapes detailed https://t.co/9o2tY0qDsu pic.twitter.com/zmMpIN1qQw
— Jack Furnari (@JackBPR) October 10, 2017
Bourdain also tweeted that, although he admired Clinton, he felt the interview was “a real disappointment.”
Mindless Hillary hate aside, this was a terrible response to questions about a “friend” who’s been tormenting women for decades.
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017
I have met Hillary Clinton. I liked her. I admired much about her. This interview was a real disappointment.
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 11, 2017
Interestingly, it seemed former President Obama was off the hook as the chef had nothing to say about his delay, like Clinton’s, in response to the bombshell report against Weinstein. Obama got to pal around with Bourdain when he appeared on his show “No Reservations” last year after slamming then-candidate Donald Trump for treating the office of president like a “reality show.”
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After last month’s attempt at humor when he remarked that he would like to poison President Trump, Bourdain cautioned that it was “not about blame” and that he was not saying Clinton was responsible for Weinsttein’s actions.
And please..this is not about blame or equivalency . My feelings about Mr. Trump are well known. No one should take satisfaction from this
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
Hillary is CLEARLY not responsible for anything Weinstein Thats screamingly obvious. Her response to questions though has been uninspiring
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
Secretary Clinton was one of the most intelligent, well prepared, well briefed politicians ever. So, yes. I’d hoped for a better response
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
He also added that the Weinstein scandal is very personal to him.
I can assure you that the victims of Mr. Weinstein’s three decades of predatory behavior are disappointed too. I’m sitting next to one.
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
This Weinstein story is deeply personal to me–and far far far more personal and painful to people I love and people I care about
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
Of course, Clinton’s minions were not going to let Bourdain off the hook for his criticism.
CNN political commentator and former press secretary for Clinton’s 2016 campaign, Brian Fallon:
Go eat a scorpion or something.https://t.co/jlKBC2TDmI
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) October 12, 2017
Clinton adviser Adam Parkhomenko:
On Hillary Clinton’s wedding anniversary, @Bourdain had nothing better to do than attack her. Sad. https://t.co/LbeQzL8V7s
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 12, 2017
Former Clinton campaign spokesman, Nick Merrill:
Seriously @Bourdain, get a grip. She did an honest interview, condemned HW, is returning contributions. I’m tossing all my @LuckyPeach mags. https://t.co/YcShUYfX4t
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 12, 2017
Bourdain was skewered on social media for daring to utter a negative word about Clinton. But, as he admitted, it seemed only fair given the conservative backlash after his insults about Trump.
And having just gone through thousands of threats from Pepe the frog and Russian trolls, it’s only fair to now get it from the other side .
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
With a personal connection to the Weinstein story, Bourdain’s Twitter account continued to be filled with commentary.
For decades major news outfits spiked, ignored reporting and in some cases, actively enabled Harvey Weinstein. A hard look back in is order
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
And yes. I’m angry. And yes, I’m angry when others outrage and nausea doesn’t match my own and there are HW accomplices yet to be unmasked
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) October 12, 2017
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