Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Harvey Weinstein was fired Sunday from the film production company he founded after recent sexual harassment allegations surfaced against the iconic movie producer.
"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, reported Variety.