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Weinstein ousted from company amid scandal

By Associated Press
Published: October 8, 2017, 11:25pm
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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016 file photo, actor James Woods poses at the premiere of the film “Bleed for This” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. A press release offering Woods’ Rhode Island lake house for sale had included news he was retiring. However, Woods tells The Washington Post on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, that last week’s announcement was a mistake.
FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2016 file photo, actor James Woods poses at the premiere of the film “Bleed for This” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. A press release offering Woods’ Rhode Island lake house for sale had included news he was retiring. However, Woods tells The Washington Post on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, that last week’s announcement was a mistake. He says “no actor retires from the film business.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Photo Gallery

Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, following new information revealed regarding his conduct, the company’s board of directors announced Sunday.

Weinstein had previously voluntarily taken a leave of absence following decades of sexual harassment allegations detailed Thursday in a New York Times expose. The board on Friday endorsed that decision. But it went further Sunday, removing Weinstein from the company he co-founded.

In a statement, the board cited “new information” about Weinstein’s conduct that has emerged in the past few days. An attorney for Weinstein didn’t immediately comment.

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