The Weinstein Company fired its co-founder Harvey Weinstein on Sunday, releasing a statement saying that the decision had been made ‘in light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days.’
After a New York Times investigation revealed that the movie mogul had practiced sexual harassment for decades and in fact had settled multiple lawsuits brought by women, Harvey announced he was ‘taking a leave of absence. ‘
Judging by the women who have already come forward since the news broke, we suspect we’ll be hearing from many more in the next few weeks