Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced chief of The Weinstein Company, has been fired effective immediately, his board of directors said on Sunday.
“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 statement read.
That leaves the company under the current direction of co-Chairman Bob Weinstein, Harvey’s younger brother, and COO David Glasser. The role of CEO is expected to be named shortly.