Column: The bravery of Jennifer Siebel Newsom facing Harvey Weinstein — and facing us all
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, left, on the cover of Glamour magazine in 2015. Newsom is in the middle of a book tour discussing sexual assault and the #MeToo movement that began after she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, which she faced in the early-to-mid ’90s.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, left, on the cover of Glamour magazine in 2015. Newsom is in the middle of a book tour discussing sexual assault and the #MeToo movement that began after she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, which she faced in the early-to-mid ’90s.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, left, on the cover of Glamour magazine in 2015. Newsom is in the middle of a book tour discussing sexual assault and the #MeToo movement that began after she was sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein, which she faced in the early-to-mid ’90s. Photo: Michael Fonville/Michael Fonville/Getty Images Photo: Michael Fonville/Michael Fonville/Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Column: The bravery of Jennifer Siebel Newsom facing Harvey Weinstein — and facing us all 1 / 1 Back to Gallery
At the beginning of the week, we learned that Jennifer Siebel Newsom is a writer, essayist, and photographer. A month later, thanks to the bravery and eloquent advocacy of her new book, “The Beauty and the Justice: Stories of Courage,” Newsom has begun a run of book events that have swept across America in her wake.
The book tour is now well underway, at the end of which she’ll join a panel discussion at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 24 at 6 p.m. (PST), moderated by Washington Post senior political correspondent Robert Costa. She’s also scheduled to appear on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday at 7
