The New York attorney general has opened a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Company following dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The state’s top prosecutor has issued a subpoena for records related to sexual harassment and discrimination complaints at the embattled film company, weeks after the movie mogul was fired from the firm he co-founded in the wake of a slew of sexual assault and harassment accusations.
The office of attorney general Eric Schneiderman is investigating whether the Weinstein Company, headquartered in New York, violated local civil rights and human rights laws and has sought all documents tied to sexual harassment and gender discrimination cases, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
The scandal first erupted with a New York Times investigation alleging that Weinstein reached settlements with at least eight women over accusations of sexual misconduct.
Actor Rose McGowan, who has accused Weinstein of rape, has called for the entire Weinstein Company board to resign.