Producers guild starts process to expel Harvey Weinstein
October 16, 2017 at 3:52 p.m.
| Updated October 16, 2017 at 4:00 p.m.
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Associated Press
FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles. In the wake of sexual harassment and abuse allegations against Weinstein, many in Hollywood are calling for sweeping changes to the entertainment industry to prevent the mistreatment of women. Among some of the changes experts recommend are an independent agency to investigate harassment complaints and preventing sexual harassment allegations from being hidden behind non-disclosure agreements. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Producers Guild of America has voted unanimously to institute termination proceedings for Harvey Weinstein.
The PGA's National Board of Directors and Officers said Monday that Weinstein has an opportunity to respond before a final decision is made on Nov. 6.
The organization has also instituted an anti-sexual harassment task force to research and propose solutions to what it calls a "systematic and pervasive problem requiring immediate industry-wide action."
The 65-year-old Oscar winner had his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revoked on Saturday.
