ENTERTAINMENT NEWS - Harvey Weinstein was suspended from the British film academy Bafta on Wednesday, following allegations that the Hollywood movie producer sexually assaulted several women.
“In light of recent very serious allegations, Bafta has informed Harvey Weinstein that his membership has been suspended, effective immediately,” the academy said in a statement.
“We hope this announcement sends a clear message that such behaviour has absolutely no place in our industry.”
In an article in the New Yorker on Tuesday, Weinstein’s spokeswoman Sallie Hofmeister responded to the allegations, saying that “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr Weinstein”.
“Mr Weinstein obviously can’t speak to anonymous allegations, but with respect to any women who have made allegations on the record, Mr Weinstein believes that all of these relationships were consensual.”
