In a statement, the company said: “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.”
Donald Trump Jr. attempted to embarrass Jimmy Kimmel on Twitter over the weekend for his supposed silence over the allegations against Hollywood mogul and liberal campaigner Harvey Weinstein.
In his own statement responding to the New York Times story, Weinstein insisted he is working on becoming a “better human being”.
Following the criticism from some conservatives, Kimmel and other late night hosts will almost certainly cover Weinstein on their shows/in their monologues this week, who was fired from the company he co-founded – The Weinstein Company – its board of directors announced on Sunday.