Candace Owens Stunned: Weinstein Crushes Her Jewish Hollywood Conspiracy

In a revealing prison interview aired on September 28, 2025, disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein sat down with conservative commentator Candace Owens, delivering a stunning blow to her persistent attempts to pin Hollywood’s control on Jewish influence. Owens, known for her provocative rhetoric, pressed Weinstein repeatedly on who “really runs” the entertainment industry, clearly fishing for an antisemitic trope about Jewish dominance. Instead, Weinstein, maintaining his innocence against allegations that led to his 2020 conviction, flipped the narrative. He stated bluntly that his former production companies, including Miramax, were funded by investors from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and that these Gulf state backers now control the rights to his films. The revelation visibly deflated Owens, whose line of questioning crumbled as Weinstein pointed to foreign ownership rather than her expected target.

The exchange, described by observers as a humiliating moment for Owens, underscored the collapse of her attempt to push an anti-Semitic stereotype. Weinstein, once a towering figure in Hollywood, co-founded Miramax in 1979, producing hits like Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love, for which he won an Academy Award in 1999. His seven Tony Awards for Broadway productions further cemented his influence before his fall from grace amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations. The interview, conducted at Rikers Island where Weinstein awaits retrial, highlighted his claim that Middle Eastern investors, not Jewish executives, held sway over his work. This aligns with known deals, such as Qatar’s beIN Media Group acquiring Miramax in 2016 and Saudi investments in Hollywood via the Public Investment Fund.

Owens’s disappointment was palpable, as commentators noted her failure to elicit the response she sought. The moment exposed the dangers of her narrative, which critics argue fuels anti-Semitic tropes at a time when global anti-Semitic incidents have surged 120% since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed 1,200 and abducted over 250. By redirecting focus to Gulf state influence, Weinstein forced Owens to confront the truth, dismantling her biased theory and highlighting the complex financial realities of the film industry.