The show, which aired from 2004 to 2011, had its fair share of detractors even before #MeToo. The show's treatment of women was always questionable, as most female characters were disposable romantic pursuits that had no significance other than being attractive. Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) at times seemed to only exist to make disparaging comments about the women they encountered. Ari's wife didn't even have a name until the third-to-last episode of the series.
But when several high-profile Hollywood figures were Harvey Weinstein. Weingard appeared in Seasons 2 and 4, and at both points Vincent and Ari reneged on deals with him — to his extreme chagrin. Weingard was portrayed as the brash, hot-headed lunatic that Weinstein was in real life, and offered such quotes as, "See that little c--t? That prick stole my head of production. He's lucky I don't go over there and crack this f--king bottle over his head."
Entourage never touched on James Cameron, playing himself on the show, witnesses one of Weingard's tantrums, and laughs it off, saying, "f--king Harvey." Entourage was always an insider look at how the industry operated, and it's almost as if this moment was a glimpse into the flippant manner in which people viewed his bad behavior.
Other figures accused in the #MeToo movement appeared on the show as themselves. In one episode, Johnny Drama gets a part on Rush Hour 3, directed by Arrested Development," he says. "You haven't heard about it, there's no reason to hear about it."
Then, Ari Gold gets accused of sexual harassment in Season 7. He is certainly guilty: at one point, he asks a female agent if she signed a client "with a pen or his c--k." accused of sexual assault himself.
Some can argue that much of Entourage's male-centric humor is harmless, and it certainly isn't the only show of its era to objectify women and make jokes at their expense. But certain parts of the show play out like a shrine to the #MeToo movement and the figures who were involved in it. At the very least, it was a comedic look into how Hollywood was during a very problematic era – which is just not funny anymore.