#MeToo is a witch hunt: Terry Gilliam

British writer-director Terry Gilliam has criticised the #MeToo movement calling it a "witch hunt" and has expressed his displeasure over white men being blamed for "everything wrong with the world".

In an interview with Independent, the veteran director said that a lot of men have been "hammered" by sex abuse complaints.

"#MeToo is a witch hunt. I really feel there were a lot of people, decent people, or mildly irritating people, who were getting hammered. That's wrong. I don't like mob mentality," Gilliam said.

Talking about disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who goes on trial next week in Manhattan on sex-crime charges, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker said, "When you have power, you don't take responsibility for abusing others. You enjoy the power. That's the way it works in reality."