Harvey Weinstein accused Warner Bros. of using “bullying tactics” as he took to morning TV on Tuesday to stoke the flames of the ongoing controversy over naming rights to “The Butler.”
The Weinstein Co.'s co-chairman appeared with attorney David Boies to argue that Warners was trying to prevent the release of Lee Daniels' upcoming film about an African-American butler who worked in the White House for several presidents.
“My dad taught me to fight injustice. This is unjust,” he told hosts of "CBS This Morning." “I was asked by two execs at Warner Bros., which I'm happy testify to, that if I gave them back the rights to 'The Hobbit' they would drop the claim.