Editing Kevin Smith (section)

====Relationship with Harvey Weinstein====
With the exception of ''Mallrats'', all of Smith's films until 2008 were financed and/or distributed by [[Harvey Weinstein]] and his brother [[Bob Weinstein|Bob]], via their companies [[Miramax]], [[Dimension Films]], and [[The Weinstein Company]]. In 2008 Smith's relationship with Harvey Weinstein soured due to the financial failure of ''Zack and Miri Make a Porno'', which Smith blamed on a lack of marketing.<ref name="alarmist ninnies" /> Nonetheless, they continued to discuss potential funding for other Smith projects, and The Weinstein Company co-produced Smith's 2016 talk show ''[[Geeking Out]]''. Smith named the independent production company he created for the 2011 film ''Red State'' "The Harvey Boys" in Weinstein's honor.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kevin Smith: Why He's Going Rogue with Red State |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/02/02/kevin-smith-rogue-with-red-state/ |first=Mary |last=Pols |date=February 2, 2011 |magazine=Time}}</ref> Smith is considered one of the writer-directors whose career Weinstein nurtured, a group that also includes [[Quentin Tarantino]] and [[David O. Russell]].<ref>{{cite web |title=WHICH DIRECTORS PROFITED FROM WEINSTEIN? KEVIN SMITH, TARANTINO HAVE SPOKEN OUT; OTHERS HAVE NOT. |url=http://www.newsweek.com/directors-profit-harvey-weinstein-690492 |first=Anna |last=Menta |date=October 23, 2017 |work=Newsweek}}</ref>

Smith severed professional ties with Weinstein when he was informed of his assault on [[Rose McGowan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-business/kevin-smith-on-weinstein-and-indie-filmmaking-25-years-after-clerks/kevin-smith-reflects-on-a-changing-industry-and-takes-his-new-movie-on-the-road|title=Kevin Smith reflects on a changing industry, and takes his new movie on the road|website=KCRW|date=September 28, 2019 }}</ref> Soon after [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations|allegations of rape and sexual assault by Weinstein]] publicly surfaced in October 2017, Smith said on Twitter that he was "ashamed" of his relationship with Weinstein. On his ''Hollywood Babble-On'' podcast, he said: "My entire career is tied up with the man", adding: "No fucking movie is worth all this." He lamented that in addition to working with Weinstein, "I sat out there talking about this man like he was a hero, like he was my friend, like he was my father." He pledged to donate all his future [[Residual (entertainment industry)|residuals]] from his Weinstein-produced films to the nonprofit organization [[Women in Film and Television International|Women in Film]], which advocates for the inclusion of more women in film production.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Smith To Donate Dividends From Weinstein-Made Movies To Women In Film |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/harvey-weintein-kevin-smith-wif-donation-1202190654/ |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=October 18, 2017 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Smith later announced that, due to the declining appeal of his earlier films, the residuals from Weinstein-funded films may be lower than expected; he decided that he would instead donate $2,000 a month to Women in Film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPp38nM0pc| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812111259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPp38nM0pc&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2019-08-12|title=An Emotional Kevin Smith Pledges To Donate His Residuals From Weinstein-Made Films|via=YouTube}}</ref>