Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and Glenn Close Speak Out on Harvey Weinstein
And in a statement on Monday, SAG-Aftra, Hollywood’s largest union, called Mr. Weinstein’s alleged behavior “abhorrent and unacceptable.”
In recent days, after released a scathing investigation on Thursday chronicling accusations
that Mr. Weinstein had sexually harassed employees and actresses, many people called for reactions from Hollywood’s A-list players, and especially Ms. Streep, a longtime champion of women’s causes who worked with Mr. Weinstein on films like “August: Osage County” and “The Iron Lady,” for which she won an Academy Award.
In a statement to The Times, Ms. Close said that she felt “angry and darkly sad,” and
that while Mr. Weinstein had been decent with her, she had heard rumors of inappropriate behavior toward women over many years.
Mr. Weinstein was fired Sunday night from his production company, the Weinstein Company, which issued a statement saying the decision was made “in light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein
that has emerged in the past few days.” In its report, The Times found that Mr. Weinstein had reached at least eight settlements with women who had claimed sexual harassment.