Anthony Bourdain blasted Hillary Clinton as “shameful” and “disingenuous” over her comments on CNN about Harvey Weinstein.
In an interview with CNN host Fareed Zakaria set to air in full Sunday morning, Clinton said she was “just sick” over the Weinstein allegations.
“I was shocked. I was appalled. It was something that was just intolerable in every way,” Clinton said of Weinstein, who’s donated to both her presidential campaign and Clinton Foundation. “You know, like so many people who’ve come forward and spoken out, this was a different side of a person who I and many others had known in the past.”
Clinton added that while it wasn’t possible to give back Weinstein’s donations, she’d donate them to charity.
Bourdain – whose girlfriend Asia Argento claimed the fallen movie mogul forcibly performed oral sex on her in 1997 – bashed the former presidential hopeful in a series of tweets Wednesday.
“And I have to say, Hillary’s interview with Fareed Zakaria was shameful in its deflection and its disingenuousness,” the celebrity chef said.
“Know what Hillary Clinton is NOT? She’s not stupid. Or unsophisticated about the world. The Weinstein stories had been out there for years.”
He also added that she gave a “terrible response to questions about a ‘friend’ who’s been tormenting women for decades” – and said her interview was a “real disappointment” and “uninspiring.”
“Secretary Clinton was one of the most intelligent, well prepared, well-briefed politicians ever. So, yes. I’d hoped for a better response,” Bourdain said.
Clinton told Zakaria that she “certainly didn’t” know about Weinstein’s decades of alleged sexual harassment and abuse toward women.
“I don’t know who did, but I can only speak for myself, and I think speak for many others who knew him primarily through politics,” she said.
The “Parts Unknown” host, whose show appears on CNN, tweeted his support for Argento, as well as other Weinstein accusers, including Rose McGowan.
“@AsiaArgento I am proud and honored to know you. You just did the hardest thing in the world,” he said.