Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the film company he co-founded[1], three days after a New York Times investigation detailed numerous incidents of alleged sexual harassment by the media mogul.

The remaining board of directors at The Weinstein Company said the decision was made "in light of new information about misconduct[2] by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days."

Weinstein's brother, Bob, was one of the board members who made the decision.

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Harvey Weinstein -- who more than anyone defined the sharp-elbowed art of Oscar campaigning -- has been expelled from the group that presents the Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences board voted on Saturday to strip the Hollywood mogul's membership after days of sexual harassment and assault allegations.

In a statement, the academy said the action, which is effective immediately, was intended "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 willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior and workplace harassment in our industry is over."

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