Weinstein resigns from board, celebrity accounts of assault snowball
LOS ANGELES: Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul accused of decades of sexual abuse and harassment, resigned from the board of his production company on Tuesday, as Reese Witherspoon became the latest star to open up about her own experience of sexual asault.
Weinstein was sacked as cochairman of The Weinstein Company on Oct 8, but had continued to hold a seat on the board until his resignation on Tuesday.
A source close to the film producer confirmed his departure after a meeting in Manhattan wrapped up between Weinstein’s legal team and his eponymous company.
The Weinstein Company announced on Monday that Colony Capital had agreed to provide an “immediate cash infusion” to the scandal-plagued studio, and that the two parties were in talks on a potential sale.
Around 40 actresses, including stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Mira Sorvino have come forward saying they were sexually harassed by the producer.
On Tuesday, Game Of Thrones actress Lena Headey became the latest to detail alleged encounters with the mogul at the Venice Film Festival and in Los Angeles.
In a series of tweets, the English actress said after she told him she was uninterested in anything other than work, the studio boss was left “furious.”