Harvey's Out! Disgraced Co-Founder Of The Weinstein Company Fired From His Own Production Studio
Posted on Mon Oct 9th, 2017 6:33am PDT By X17 Staff
Harvey Weinstein has been fired by his own company after The New York Times published an explosive expose of Weinstein's decades of alleged sexual harassment against women.
In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company — Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar — have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately,†the Weinstein Company board of representatives said in a statement.
The Oscar winner had taken a leave of absence from his company earlier this week after the report was published. And this isn't the only fallout, Weinstein had hired LA attorney Lisa Bloom, daughter of famed womens-rights attorney Gloria Allred, to "learn about myself†and “conquer my demons." Well she announced via Twitter on Saturday that she quit -- no doubt she had pressure from her mom not to work for an f-ing DEMON!
Hollywood has been relatively silent other than Rose McGowen and Ashley Judd being outspoken accusers of the famed producer. Others have criticized those in the industry for not coming forward sooner or now, in defense of the women who've made accusations, often Tweeting something to the effect of, "the silence is deafening." Some, like Girls producer Judd Apatow have defended other women for not coming forward, highlighting the risk they'd take after "working their asses off" to get to the top, only to risk having it taken away if they'd spoken out.
One thing's for sure, we'd like to hear from more men in the industry who knew of Harvey's horrible acts. Speak now or forever hold your peace, dudes ...