Disgraced Weinstein expelled from Academy of Motion Pictures
An emergency meeting of its 54-member board of governors voted "well in excess of the required two-thirds majority," the academy says in a statement.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled producer Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, after allegations that he sexually harassed or assaulted a number of women over the past three decades.
The academy said in a statement that its board of governors "voted well in excess of the required two-thirds majority to immediately expel him from the Academy."
A representative for Weinstein had no immediate comment.
The expulsion from the film industry's most prestigious organisation follows allegations reported by The New York Times and The New Yorker from a number of women that Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them in incidents dating back to the 1980s.
TRT World's Frances Read reports from Los Angeles.
Weinstein denies
Weinstein, 65, has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.
In announcing the decision to expel Weinstein, the academy said it was also telegraphing a broader message.
"We do so not simply to separate ourselves from someone who does not merit the respect of his colleagues, but also to send a message that the era of willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behaviour and workplace harassment in our industry is over," the academy said.
"What's at issue here is a deeply troubling problem that has no place in our society," it said.
"The board continues to work to establish ethical standards of conduct that all Academy members will be expected to exemplify."
The move has already shaken the social media.
As a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences I am proud of their decision to expel Harvey Weinstein.
— Ron Perlman (@perlmutations) October 14, 2017
Some people asked for other alleged sexual predators to be expelled from the academy as well.
Um...ok. which other sexual predators does The Academy plan to expel? The list is long. https://t.co/xNRLaZFaPd
— ReBecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) October 14, 2017
OK so the Academy kicked out Harvey Weinstein.
— Militia Etheridge (@MaryEmilyOHara) October 14, 2017
But not Roman Polanski, Bill Cosby, or Woody Allen.
Oh.