In a he-said-she-said dispute, no one, and that includes lawyers, doctors, and crisis managers, ever says, “Believe the men.” So we were pretty skeptical when James Kirchick said he wanted to interview the actor Armie Hammer about his downfall—there were just too many young women, too many disturbing accusations, and way too many references to cannibalism.
But what changed our minds and prompted us to devote so many words to this #MeToo saga set in Hollywood was this: Kirchick wanted to know why so few of the accusations against Hammer were examined seriously by the media or law enforcement.
