--- title: Harvey Weinstein: Seth MacFarlane Explains 2013 Oscars Joke description: In light of recent allegations Seth MacFarlane explains a backhanded remark about Harvey Weinstein he made at the Oscars in 2013 canonical: https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-12T02:01:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:49:29.321Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Seth MacFarlane Explains His Harvey Weinstein Oscars Joke og:description: "Make no mistake, this came from a place of loathing and anger" og:url: https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4eb8a93f85486de/6988e19efb4eac1da48941e9/seth.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announce the Academy Award nominations at the Academy of Mot og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Seth MacFarlane Explains His Harvey Weinstein Oscars Joke twitter:description: "Make no mistake, this came from a place of loathing and anger" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4eb8a93f85486de/6988e19efb4eac1da48941e9/seth.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Seth MacFarlane Says His Harvey Weinstein Oscars Joke 'Came From a Place of Anger' > Sponsored content. 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Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announce the Academy Award nominations in Beverly Hills, CA on Jan. 10, 2013.Al Seib—LA Times/Getty Images by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Oct 12, 2017 2:01 AM UTC When hosting the Oscars five years ago, [Seth MacFarlane](http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/11/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-jessica-barth/) made a bold joke about Harvey Weinstein. Now, in the light of a stunning array of sexual misconduct allegations against the powerhouse producer, _The Family Guy_ creator is explaining the full context of his remark. Back in 2013, MacFarlane was onstage with Emma Stone during awards’ nominations telecast to reveal the five nominees for best supporting actress when he quipped: “Congratulations, you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to Harvey Weinstein.” (See video of the moment below). On Wednesday, MacFarlane explained on [Twitter:](https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/918193451006431232?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=http%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Ftv%2F2017%2F10%2F11%2Fseth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-jessica-barth%2F) > [](https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/918193451006431232) Here’s video of the joke: Barth was one of the women to come forward with allegations against Weinstein in _The New Yorker_‘s [bombshell story published Tuesday](https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories). According to Barth, the disgraced executive allegedly invited her to his hotel room, where, the _New Yorker_ claims, he was, “alternat\[ing\] between offering to cast her in a film and demanding a naked massage in bed … When she moved toward the door to leave, Weinstein lashed out, saying that she needed to lose weight ‘to compete with Mila Kunis,’ and then, apparently in an effort to mollify her, promising a meeting with one of his female executives.” “He gave me her number, and I walked out and I started bawling,” Barth told _The New Yorker_. A representative for Weinstein released this statement to _The New Yorker_: “Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances. Mr. Weinstein obviously can’t speak to anonymous allegations, but with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record, Mr. Weinstein believes that all of these relationships were consensual. Mr. Weinstein has begun counseling, has listened to the community and is pursuing a better path. Mr. Weinstein is hoping that, if he makes enough progress, he will be given a second chance.” _This_ [_article_ ](http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/11/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-jessica-barth/)_originally appeared in_ [_Ew.com_](http://www.ew.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/"},"headline":"Seth MacFarlane Says His Harvey Weinstein Oscars Joke 'Came From a Place of Anger'","datePublished":"2017-10-12T02:01:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:49:29.321Z","description":"‘Make no mistake, this came from a place of anger and loathing’","url":"https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/","keywords":["Harvey Weinstein","U.S.","Hollywood","Oscars","Academy Awards","celebrity","sexual harassment","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4eb8a93f85486de/6988e19efb4eac1da48941e9/seth.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4eb8a93f85486de/6988e19efb4eac1da48941e9/seth.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announce the Academy Award nominations at the Academy of Mot","caption":"Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announce the Academy Award nominations at the Academy of Mot","creditText":"Al Seib—LA Times/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/harvey-weinstein/","name":"Harvey Weinstein"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4979034/seth-macfarlane-harvey-weinstein-oscars-joke/","name":"Seth MacFarlane Says His Harvey Weinstein Oscars Joke 'Came From a Place of Anger'"}}]}] ```