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Harvey Weinstein Fired From The Weinstein Company
The Wrap ^ | 8 Oct 17 | Sharon Waxman

Posted on 10/08/2017 4:31:07 PM PDT by SkyPilot

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced cofounder and CEO of The Weinstein Company, has been fired effective immediately, his board of directors said on Sunday.

The statement said:

“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 company has been under intense pressure since The New York Times broke an investigative story on Thursday detailing three decades of sexual misconduct, including propositioning actresses and harrassing female employees. More ugly stories continued to dribble out over the weekend, including a vulgar report by a news anchor that Weinstein masturbated in front of her and other stories of inappropriate propositions.

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coverup; fired; harveyweinstein; hollywood; hollywoodjews; sexcrimes; sexscandals; weinstein; weinsteinfired
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To: AlaskaErik

We Won. Elections have consequences.


81 posted on 10/08/2017 5:55:26 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: SkyPilot
"'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. . .'"--none of whom had any previous knowledge of this misconduct?
82 posted on 10/08/2017 5:57:24 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: SkyPilot
No, it was quite a few years ago but I don't know the exact year. In the mid-late '90s she was big in "independent" films so it was probably around that era. Below is what she just tweeted TODAY (around 6 hours ago), referring to her 20-something yr old self as "hurt by a monster" -- yes she most definitely appears to be referring to Harvey Weinstein as that monster!


83 posted on 10/08/2017 5:57:37 PM PDT by Enchante ( I lost my tagline, has anyone found it???)
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To: gaijin
It was only a problem when the PUBLIC found out, THEN they were really concerned.

Liberals don't care about the issues nearly as much as they care about being seen as caring about the issues.

84 posted on 10/08/2017 5:58:34 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: lapsus calami; Liz
WHAP - and just like that, under the bus you go Harvey. Still the 64 dollar question remains - who did he piss off.

My suspicion is it may be fallout from this: "Police stated that they are unable to release any names at this point, but confirmed that the arrested included some 'household names' in the entertainment industry.": 238 Arrested in Major Hollywood Pedophile Ring Bust: 'Major Hollywood players' taken down for child sex crimes

85 posted on 10/08/2017 6:01:55 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Enchante

Now that Rose McGowan has used the “monster” word I think it is pretty clear that she is talking about something a good deal more aggressively physical than “sexual harassment”.....


86 posted on 10/08/2017 6:01:57 PM PDT by Enchante ( I lost my tagline, has anyone found it???)
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To: Enchante

Now that Rose McGowan has used the “monster” word I think it is pretty clear that she is talking about something a good deal more aggressively physical than “sexual harassment”.....


87 posted on 10/08/2017 6:01:59 PM PDT by Enchante ( I lost my tagline, has anyone found it???)
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To: SkyPilot
Not good enough. His behaviour was known and tolerated for decades by the board, by the actors, by all the unions, by the Academy, by studio personnel. All must resign.
88 posted on 10/08/2017 6:04:10 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Intolerant in NJ

Meryl Streep: She was not his type, so he didn’t hit on her.


89 posted on 10/08/2017 6:09:04 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Fedora
Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar...

I am sure these guys never did anything illegal or immoral.

90 posted on 10/08/2017 6:09:20 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Eddie01

Oh Lordy and UGH. Pizzagate really might exist?


91 posted on 10/08/2017 6:10:21 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: ex91B10

That was my initial hunch. Have seen nothing to change my mind. NYT taking orders from BHO


92 posted on 10/08/2017 6:13:24 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: lapsus calami

“WHAP - and just like that, under the bus you go Harvey. Still the 64 dollar question remains - who did he piss off.”

Some chatter on the Chans that O’Keefe or Assange has a NYTimes reporter on tape, saying that they have sat on the story for two years per orders from the top, and was going to drop it this week.


93 posted on 10/08/2017 6:17:22 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Intolerant in NJ

“how could this happen to the man Meryl Streep referred to as “God” at a recent awards ceremony - could it be that she’s stupid?.....”

Lots of rumors floating around the nets that she has been a GROOMER of young girls for this guy, explaining to them what being a big star in Hollywood “Requires”, and occasionally taking a bite of them herself.


94 posted on 10/08/2017 6:20:01 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Fedora
Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades

An investigation by The New York Times found previously undisclosed allegations against Mr. Weinstein stretching over nearly three decades, documented through interviews with current and former employees and film industry workers, as well as legal records, emails and internal documents from the businesses he has run, Miramax and the Weinstein Company.

During that time, after being confronted with allegations including sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact, Mr. Weinstein has reached at least eight settlements with women, according to two company officials speaking on the condition of anonymity. Among the recipients, The Times found, were a young assistant in New York in 1990, an actress in 1997, an assistant in London in 1998, an Italian model in 2015 and Ms. O’Connor shortly after, according to records and those familiar with the agreements. . .

95 posted on 10/08/2017 6:20:13 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: SkyPilot

Looks like Malaria wont be using him for a job reference


96 posted on 10/08/2017 6:20:45 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: SkyPilot

Still holding out hope that Weinstein’s final film will star him kneeling in an orange jumpsuit.


97 posted on 10/08/2017 6:21:07 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: tcrlaf

That would fit the article I posted in #95.


98 posted on 10/08/2017 6:21:43 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: SkyPilot

99 posted on 10/08/2017 6:23:35 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Slyfox

Birds of a feather..


100 posted on 10/08/2017 6:29:09 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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