Actress Jessica Chastain has stepped up to defend her friend and The Martian co-star Matt Damon, who has found himself under fire over a report suggesting he helped kill a story in 2004 about the Hollywood mogul, Harvey Weinstein’s alleged misconduct.
According to JustJared.com, the Oscar-nominated actress tweeted out an article featuring Matt and she voiced her support for the actor. “I believe that Matt was manipulated. I’ve spent time with him on The Martian and he’s a really good guy (sic),” she tweeted.
On Monday, Jessica had acknowledged in a tweet that she’d been privy to rumours about Weinstein in the past. “I was warned from the beginning,” she wrote, adding, "The stories were everywhere. To deny that is to create an environment for it to happen again (sic).” Since then, the actress has continued to retweet further stories and reports, standing in support of Weinstein’s accusers.
Matt, however, has admitted that he was asked by Weinstein to talk to a reporter about a negative story, but that he was not aware it had to do with the producer’s alleged misconduct.
