After that, the dam burst, with The New Yorker, The Times and other news outlets reporting on dozens of other women’s experiences with Mr. Weinstein. Films he made for the companies include “From Dusk Til Dawn,” “Spy Kids,” and “The Faculty.” The relationship continued even after “Grindhouse” was released to tepid box office results, with Dimension distributing Rodriguez-directed sequels to “Spy Kids,” “Machete,” and “Sin City.” 
 
 Here is Rodriguez’s account of what McGowan told him about Weinstein, the production of “Grindhouse,” and what he hopes the entertainment industry will do to reform itself in the wake of an ongoing harassment and abuse scandal. “Sin City” had just screened at the Festival the night before. I would have at least beaten the crap out of Harvey if I had heard that.” Rose said they didn’t know what to do. A Weinstein spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, said that “Mr.
– As Harvey Weinstein's alleged house of cards was about to come crashing down in a wave of allegations of sexual harassment and assault, one of his most vocal accusers, Rose McGowan, says the increasingly desperate producer offered her some pretty hefty hush money: $1 million, the actress tells the New York Times. And as something of a starving artist, friends counseled her to take it. She countered at $6 million, she says, figuring "I could probably have gotten him up to three," but ultimately "I was like—ew, gross, you’re disgusting, I don’t want your money, that would make me feel disgusting." McGowan, who settled with Weinstein 20 years ago for $100,000 after she says he raped her, recently learned there was no confidentiality clause attached to that agreement. Meanwhile, director Robert Rodriguez tells Variety that he not only knew about McGowan's allegation, but that he cast her in the Weinstein-backed Grindhouse as a deliberate jab at the producer. After finding that she had been banned from appearing in any Miramax films, he says he offered to "write her a BAD ASS character and make her one of the leads. I wanted her to have a starring role in a big movie to take her OFF the blacklist, and the best part is that we would have Harvey’s new Weinstein Company pay for the whole damn thing."