His being asshole otherwise is not relevant to the context. Question was "do you regret it" and context under which its asked is clear and its not about general amicability of Weinstien. What does it matter if he was an asshole to deal with.

"Mr. Weinstein’s final, failed round of manipulations shows how he operated for more than three decades: by trying to turn others into instruments or shields for his behavior, according to nearly 200 interviews, internal company records and previously undisclosed emails. Almost everyone had incentives to look the other way or reasons to stay silent. " [1]

Don't you think its media's job to ask tough questions to his business partners? Instead of letting them off the hook with "yea he was an asshole" type of non answers.

1. https://www.msn.com/g00/en-us/movies/news/weinstein%E2%80%99....