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Harvey Weinstein gets fired from his own company
US producer Harvey Weinstein arrives for amfAR's 24th Cinema Against AIDS Gala on May 25, 2017 in Cap d'Antibes, France.
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The week keeps getting worse for Harvey Weinstein.
On Thursday, the New York Times ran a lengthy story accusing him of sexually harassing women for nearly three decades. More women came forward with allegations following the story.
On Friday, Weinstein was forced to take an "indefinite leave" from the company he helped found.
On Saturday, his legal advisor, attorney Lisa Bloom, dropped him.
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This afternoon, he was fired from his job at the Weinstein Company.
The company's board of representatives issued the following statement:
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.
Weinstein has not issued a public statement about his plans for the future.
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