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Harvey Weinstein 'steps down from company board' | Harvey Weinstein 'steps down from company board' |
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Harvey Weinstein has left the board of his company amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, according to media reports. | Harvey Weinstein has left the board of his company amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, according to media reports. |
The Oscar-winning producer was fired as chairman of The Weinstein Company last week when the allegations were first reported. | |
He stayed on the firm's board but has now resigned from that post, it was widely reported on Tuesday. | He stayed on the firm's board but has now resigned from that post, it was widely reported on Tuesday. |
Mr Weinstein, 65, insists sexual relations he had were consensual. | Mr Weinstein, 65, insists sexual relations he had were consensual. |
Weinstein, who has been expelled from the body behind the Oscar awards, still owns 22% of his company's stock, according to Variety magazine. | |
The Weinstein Company, which was behind films including The King's Speech and The Artist, has come under intense pressure over the scandal. | |
The production company - co-founded by Mr Weinstein - is in talks over a possible sale to US private equity firm Canyon Capital. | |
Car firm Lexus is the latest business to distance itself from The Weinstein Company, saying on Tuesday that it was evaluating their partnership. | |
Mr Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships. | Mr Weinstein has been accused of rape, sexual assault and harassment, but has "unequivocally denied" any allegations of non-consensual relationships. |
Amid the fallout over the scandal, Roy Price, the head of Amazon Studios, also resigned on Tuesday over allegations of sexual harassment, according to US media. | |
Mr Price took a "leave of absence" last Thursday after Isa Hackett, a producer on the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle, told the Hollywood Reporter he allegedly sexually harassed her in 2015. |
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