Harvey Weinstein fired from his own company

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been fired from his own company after a slew of sexual misconduct allegations were levelled against him.

“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,” the company said in a statement.

The Oscar-winning producer had earlier taken a "leave of absence" and is undergoing therapy amid claims he is behind decades of sexual harassment in Hollywood.

Weinstein allegedly reached "eight previously undisclosed settlements" with several women, including former assistants and actresses, who made allegations of "sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact" against the 65-year-old, according to an investigation by the New York Times.

In a statement given to the publication, Harvey, who is behind some of the biggest films including Shakespeare in Love and Chicago, revealed he would be taking leave from his company while he deals with the issues and actions "head on".

"I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go," he said via the statement.

"I've brought on therapists and I plan to take a leave of absence from my company and to deal with this issue head on."

Harvey continued in the full statement, saying that he is "learning" appropriate workplace behaviour and that times have changed since he first started in the industry.

In the New York Times report, the outlet interviewed Double Jeopardy actress Ashley Judd, who claims 20 years ago she was invited to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel where the producer made unwanted advances towards her including being "asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower".

"How do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?" The star recount to the outlet.

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The publication also claims that a former assistant, Emily Nestor, who had only worked for a day at Harvey's production company back in 2014, was invited once again to the same hotel where she claims Harvey gave her an offer of boosting her career if she "accepted his sexual advances" the Times added.

Emily had reportedly also given a recount of the event to her colleagues and executives at Weinstein Company shortly after the incident.

Weinstein Company is also behind movies such as Pulp Fiction, Scream,Gangs of New York, andThe Lord of the Rings franchise.

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