Film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sacked by his own company over harassment claims.
A growing number of women have made allegations going back decades.
It's after a New York Times report on Friday suggested that the man behind Pulp Fiction and Lord of the Rings had reached as many as eight settlements over the years.
Nicole Gernon reports:
The article last week detailed a number of alleged incidents involving the Oscar-winning producer sexually harassing young actresses and employees.
One was Ashley Judd who he invited to his hotel room and asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower.
Weinstein initially apologised for his behaviour, before his lawyer threatened to sue the paper.
As other allegations surfaced over the weekend, his lawyer, Lisa Bloom, announced she'd stopped representing him.
While Donald Trump said he'd known him for years and wasn't at all surprised by the allegations.
Rose McGowan, who reached a settlement with Weinstein in 1997, thanked the paper in a tweet.
I salute you #jodikantor #megantwohey & @nyt editor thank you for your incredible work. You’ve saved lives with your bravery pic.twitter.com/4VbzGfDwRM
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 9, 2017
She said she was a girl hurt by a monster and called on women to fight on and men to stand up.
Women fight on. And to the men out there, stand up. We need you as allies. #bebrave
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 5, 2017
Female and male celebrities have since been tweeting their support:
Huge respect for @AshleyJudd and all the women who broke their silence for the article on Harvey Weinstein. Brave.
— Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) October 7, 2017
To be clear what Harvey Weinstein did was a disgusting abuse of power and horrible. I hope we are now seeing the beginning of the end of these abuses.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) October 8, 2017
The incident's sparked a twitter thread - when did you meet your Harvey Weinstein - which has seen thousands of people share their stories of sexual harassment.
When did you meet YOUR Harvey Weinstein? I'll go first: I was a 17-yr-old co-op student and he insisted on massaging my shoulders as I typed
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) October 5, 2017
Weinstein's now been sacked from his own company which he ran alongside his brother.
No criminal charges have yet been filed.
