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| Hollyoaks star Lysette Anthony accuses Weinstein of rape as abuse claims stack up | Hollyoaks star Lysette Anthony accuses Weinstein of rape as abuse claims stack up |
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| A British actor has revealed she told police Harvey Weinstein raped her, as the organisation behind the Oscars expelled the producer over allegations of sexual abuse. | A British actor has revealed she told police Harvey Weinstein raped her, as the organisation behind the Oscars expelled the producer over allegations of sexual abuse. |
| Lysette Anthony said she had told the Metropolitan police she was attacked by Weinstein in her London home in the late 1980s. | Lysette Anthony said she had told the Metropolitan police she was attacked by Weinstein in her London home in the late 1980s. |
| Scotland Yard had previously said it had received an allegation of sexual assault without naming the producer. | Scotland Yard had previously said it had received an allegation of sexual assault without naming the producer. |
| The Hollyoaks actor’s revelation follows several allegations of rape made by actors in the US against Weinstein, all of which he has strenuously denied. | The Hollyoaks actor’s revelation follows several allegations of rape made by actors in the US against Weinstein, all of which he has strenuously denied. |
| Meanwhile, Eva Green, who starred in the James Bond film Casino Royale, has said she felt “shocked and disgusted” by a meeting with Weinstein, where she “had to push him off”. | Meanwhile, Eva Green, who starred in the James Bond film Casino Royale, has said she felt “shocked and disgusted” by a meeting with Weinstein, where she “had to push him off”. |
| The actor responded to comments made by her mother about the Hollywood mogul. She told the Telegraph: “I met him for a business meeting in Paris at which he behaved inappropriately and I had to push him off. I got away without it going further, but the experience left me shocked and disgusted.” | The actor responded to comments made by her mother about the Hollywood mogul. She told the Telegraph: “I met him for a business meeting in Paris at which he behaved inappropriately and I had to push him off. I got away without it going further, but the experience left me shocked and disgusted.” |
| She added that she felt she had to speak out in solidarity with other women and said: “I salute the bravery of the women who have come forward … The exploitation of power is ubiquitous. This behaviour is unacceptable and needs to be eliminated.” | She added that she felt she had to speak out in solidarity with other women and said: “I salute the bravery of the women who have come forward … The exploitation of power is ubiquitous. This behaviour is unacceptable and needs to be eliminated.” |
| On Saturday, some of the film industry’s most powerful figures voted to expel the film producer from their ranks. | |
| Anthony, 54, told the Sunday Times she met the producer when she starred in the 1982 sci-fi film Krull and the alleged assault occurred a few years later. She said it was a “pathetic, revolting” attack that had left her “disgusted and embarrassed”. | Anthony, 54, told the Sunday Times she met the producer when she starred in the 1982 sci-fi film Krull and the alleged assault occurred a few years later. She said it was a “pathetic, revolting” attack that had left her “disgusted and embarrassed”. |
| On Wednesday, Anthony tweeted that she had just reported a historical crime, adding “feel sick ... so sad”. | On Wednesday, Anthony tweeted that she had just reported a historical crime, adding “feel sick ... so sad”. |
| The Metropolitan police said they were passed an allegation of sexual assault by Merseyside police on the same day. “The allegation will be assessed by officers from child abuse and sexual offences command,” the force said. | The Metropolitan police said they were passed an allegation of sexual assault by Merseyside police on the same day. “The allegation will be assessed by officers from child abuse and sexual offences command,” the force said. |
| Dozens of actors, including Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have made accusations of sexual abuse against the 65-year-old movie mogul over the past 10 days, prompting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to call an emergency meeting. | Dozens of actors, including Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have made accusations of sexual abuse against the 65-year-old movie mogul over the past 10 days, prompting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to call an emergency meeting. |
| In a statement, it said the board had “voted well in excess of the required two-thirds majority” to expel Weinstein. | In a statement, it said the board had “voted well in excess of the required two-thirds majority” to expel Weinstein. |
| Rose McGowan – one of the first women to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment and who has since said he raped her – celebrated the Academy’s decision with a post on Instagram. | Rose McGowan – one of the first women to accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment and who has since said he raped her – celebrated the Academy’s decision with a post on Instagram. |
| She wrote: “We slay dragons.” | She wrote: “We slay dragons.” |
| Actor Mia Farrow, whose son Ronan wrote a New Yorker article in which three women alleged Weinstein had raped them, wrote on Twitter: | Actor Mia Farrow, whose son Ronan wrote a New Yorker article in which three women alleged Weinstein had raped them, wrote on Twitter: |
| Proud of the @TheAcademy! Harvey Weinstein is out. There are others- but hopefully we are witnessing the end of an awful era. | Proud of the @TheAcademy! Harvey Weinstein is out. There are others- but hopefully we are witnessing the end of an awful era. |
| The Shameless star Emmy Rossum wrote “Amen, the academy!!!” while the Hellboy actor Ron Perlman tweeted: “As a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences I am proud of their decision to expel Harvey Weinstein.” | The Shameless star Emmy Rossum wrote “Amen, the academy!!!” while the Hellboy actor Ron Perlman tweeted: “As a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences I am proud of their decision to expel Harvey Weinstein.” |
| The Hunger Games actor Jeffrey Wright shared the Academy’s statement in full and wrote: | The Hunger Games actor Jeffrey Wright shared the Academy’s statement in full and wrote: |
| Terse, heavy statement right there from the Academy. #Boom pic.twitter.com/z3F5bVeKU5 | Terse, heavy statement right there from the Academy. #Boom pic.twitter.com/z3F5bVeKU5 |
| Through his spokeswoman, Weinstein has “unequivocally denied” any allegations of non-consensual sex. | Through his spokeswoman, Weinstein has “unequivocally denied” any allegations of non-consensual sex. |
| Police in the US are also investigating allegations against Weinstein. | Police in the US are also investigating allegations against Weinstein. |
| The Academy said it was expelling Weinstein “not simply to separate ourselves from someone who does not merit the respect of his colleagues but also to send a message that the era of wilful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behaviour and workplace harassment in our industry is over”. | The Academy said it was expelling Weinstein “not simply to separate ourselves from someone who does not merit the respect of his colleagues but also to send a message that the era of wilful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behaviour and workplace harassment in our industry is over”. |
| It added: “What’s at issue here is a deeply troubling problem that has no place in our society. The board continues to work to establish ethical standards of conduct that all Academy members will be expected to exemplify.” | It added: “What’s at issue here is a deeply troubling problem that has no place in our society. The board continues to work to establish ethical standards of conduct that all Academy members will be expected to exemplify.” |
| Bafta had already suspended the producer and on Tuesday Weinstein’s wife, the British designer Georgina Chapman, said she was leaving him. | Bafta had already suspended the producer and on Tuesday Weinstein’s wife, the British designer Georgina Chapman, said she was leaving him. |
| Weinstein was labelled “sick and depraved” on Saturday by his brother, Bob Weinstein, with whom he co-founded the companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company. | Weinstein was labelled “sick and depraved” on Saturday by his brother, Bob Weinstein, with whom he co-founded the companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company. |
| Bob told the Hollywood Reporter he had been aware his brother was unfaithful to Chapman but did not know “the type of predator that he was”. | Bob told the Hollywood Reporter he had been aware his brother was unfaithful to Chapman but did not know “the type of predator that he was”. |
| He added: “I have a brother that’s indefensible and crazy. I want him to get the justice that he deserves.” | He added: “I have a brother that’s indefensible and crazy. I want him to get the justice that he deserves.” |
| The Writers Guild of America West issued a statement on Saturday saying it “stands in solidarity” with the women who have spoken out, while the Producers Guild of America announced it would be meeting to consider expelling Weinstein. | The Writers Guild of America West issued a statement on Saturday saying it “stands in solidarity” with the women who have spoken out, while the Producers Guild of America announced it would be meeting to consider expelling Weinstein. |