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The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is holding an emergency meeting on Saturday morning to discuss what action should be taken against Harvey Weinstein amid the deepening sexual harassment scandal surrounding the Hollywood producer. The board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday morning to discuss action against Harvey Weinstein as the sexual harassment scandal surrounding the Hollywood producer deepens.
Comprised of leading actors, directors and executives including Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg and Steven Spielberg, the 54-member board may choose to expel Weinstein from the academy, following the exposure of sexual harassment and rape allegations against him going back decades. The 54-member board made up of leading actors, directors and executives including Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg and Steven Spielberg may choose to expel Weinstein from the academy, following the exposure of sexual harassment and rape allegations against him going back decades.
The Oscar awarded to the producer in 1999 for his work on Shakespeare In Love may also be considered for nullification, according to reports.The Oscar awarded to the producer in 1999 for his work on Shakespeare In Love may also be considered for nullification, according to reports.
The British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) has suspended the producer’s membership, while organisers of the Cannes film festival said they were dismayed by the allegations. The British Academy Film Awards (Bafta) has suspended the Weinstein’s membership, and the organisers of the Cannes film festival said they were dismayed by the allegations.
Since accusations of sexual harassment first emerged last week, Weinstein has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from more than two dozen women, and three allegations of rape. Since the first accusations emerged last week, Weinstein has faced allegations of sexual misconduct from more than two dozen women, and three of rape.
Police forces in both the US and the UK have announced that they are investigating allegations made against the mogul, who has apologised for elements of his past behaviour but “unequivocally denied” any “allegations of non-consensual sex” and has said he is hoping to get a “second chance”. Police forces in the US and the UK have announced that they are investigating allegations made against the mogul, who has apologised for elements of his past behaviour but unequivocally denied any allegations of non-consensual sex. He has also said he hopes to get a second chance.
The scandal, which could lead to criminal action, has destroyed Weinstein’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s leading executives, which he acquired as a co-founder of the Miramax and Weinstein Company studios.The scandal, which could lead to criminal action, has destroyed Weinstein’s reputation as one of Hollywood’s leading executives, which he acquired as a co-founder of the Miramax and Weinstein Company studios.
The mogul – producer of the Oscar-winning films The Artist and The English Patient, and patron to Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh – was dropped by the firm’s board soon after being placed on indefinite leave earlier this week while he underwent “therapy”. The producer of the Oscar-winning films The Artist and The English Patient, and patron to Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh, was dropped by the firm’s board soon after being placed on indefinite leave earlier this week while he underwent therapy.
On Friday his brother and co-founder, Bob Weinstein, was forced to deny reports that the company or its board were trying to find a buyer, saying it was “business as usual”. His brother and co-founder, Bob Weinstein, was forced to deny reports on Friday that the company or its board were trying to find a buyer, saying it was “business as usual”.
“Our banks, partners and shareholders are fully supportive of our company,” he said in a statement.“Our banks, partners and shareholders are fully supportive of our company,” he said in a statement.
US banking giant Goldman Sachs had earlier confirmed it was “exploring options” for its near $1m (£752,000) stake in the Weinstein Company. The US banking giant Goldman Sachs had earlier confirmed it was exploring options for its near $1m (£752,000) stake in the Weinstein Company.
The bank’s announcement came amid questions about what the independent film studio’s board may have known about the movie mogul’s actions. The bank’s announcement came as questions circulate about what the independent film studio’s board may have known about Weinstein’s actions.
Meanwhile the list of female stars to go public with allegations of sexual impropriety against the 65-year-old continued to grow on Saturday, with UK actor Alice Evans alleging Weinstein made a “sinister advance” towards her. The list of female stars to go public with allegations of sexual impropriety against the 65-year-old continued to grow on Saturday, with the British actor Alice Evans alleging he made a “sinister advance” towards her.
Writing in the Telegraph, she suggested that her refusal to respond to his sexual advances led to her and her husband, Ioan Gruffudd, never being considered for a Weinstein film again. Writing in the Telegraph, she suggested that her refusal to respond led to her and her husband, Ioan Gruffudd, never being considered for a Weinstein film again.
On Thursday US actor Rose McGowan – one of the first women to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment – tweeted that “HW raped me”. The US actor Rose McGowan, one of the first women to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment, tweeted on Thursday that he had raped her.
The 44-year-old actor made a series of claims in several tweets to Amazon chief executive and founder Jeff Bezos. She made a series of claims in several tweets to Amazon’s founder and chief executive, Jeff Bezos.
She wrote: “I told the head of your studio that HW raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.” “I told the head of your studio that HW raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof, she wrote.
Amazon said studio head Roy Price had been put on leave of absence “effective immediately” and said it was “reviewing our options for the projects we have with The Weinstein Co”. Amazon said its studio head Roy Price had been put on leave of absence “effective immediately” and that it was reviewing its options for the projects it has with The Weinstein Company.
McGowan’s disclosure followed accusations from stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and UK model Cara Delevingne. McGowan’s disclosure followed accusations from stars including Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and the British model Cara Delevingne.
British actorr Kate Beckinsale has also alleged that Weinstein sexually harassed her when she was 17 and then hampered her career. Beckinsale declined several invitations to work on Miramax productions over the following years, a move that prompted Weinstein to threaten her, she said. British actor Kate Beckinsale has also alleged that Weinstein sexually harassed her when she was 17 and then hampered her career. she declined several invitations to work on Miramax productions over the following years, a move that prompted Weinstein to threaten her, she said.
Sophie Dix, an English actor who was on the brink of a career in the British film industry in the 1990s, told the Guardian her trajectory was “massively cut down” after an alleged attack by Weinstein in a London hotel. Dix, who was 22 at the time, described the alleged assault as “the single most damaging thing that’s happened in my life”. Sophie Dix, an English actor who was on the brink of a career in the British film industry in the 1990s, told the Guardian her trajectory was “massively cut down” after an alleged assault by Weinstein in a London hotel. Dix, who was 22 at the time, described the incident as “the single most damaging thing that’s happened in my life”.
Condemnation has been heaped on the producer as more stories of his allegedly predatory behaviour have emerged, with figures from showbusiness to politics describing their horror and disgust at the scandal.Condemnation has been heaped on the producer as more stories of his allegedly predatory behaviour have emerged, with figures from showbusiness to politics describing their horror and disgust at the scandal.
On Friday filmmaker Alexander Payne told the Press Association that Weinstein was a “bully and a thug” who was “asking for” his downfall. The filmmaker Alexander Payne told the Press Association on Friday that Weinstein was a “bully and a thug” who was “asking for” his downfall.
Meanwhile former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton commended the women who had spoken out, telling the BBC such behaviour “cannot be tolerated anywhere”. The former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton commended the women who had spoken out, telling the BBC such behaviour “cannot be tolerated anywhere”.