“I know it wasn't rape-rape. I think it was something else, but I don't believe it was rape-rape.”

— Whoopi Goldberg

In defense of Roman Polansky, as quoted in "Roman Polanski: backlash as Whoopi Goldberg says director didn't commit 'rape-rape'" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/roman-polanski/6245219/Roman-Polanski-backlash-as-Whoopi-Goldberg-says-director-didnt-commit-rape-rape.html, The Telegraph, Nick Allen, 30 Sep, 2009.

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