Disney, Hillary Clinton and the Obamas Condemn Weinstein<br />Robert A. Iger, Disney’s current chief executive, said in a separate statement, “Harvey Weinstein’s reported behavior is abhorrent<br />and unacceptable, and it has no place in our society.” Disney sold Miramax in 2010 for $660 million.<br />In a statement, the Walt Disney Company said it was “unaware of any complaints, lawsuits or settlements” regarding the sexual<br />behavior of Mr. Weinstein, who left Disney in 2005 to found the Weinstein Company, another film and television studio.<br />LOS ANGELES — As actresses came forward publicly on Tuesday with vivid accounts of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein stretching back<br />decades, questions arose about Disney, which owned his Miramax studio when some of the harassment was alleged to have taken place.<br />On Sunday, the Weinstein Company fired him, citing “new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein.”<br />In response to the allegations, Mr. Weinstein has acknowledged<br />that his behavior “caused a lot of pain.” But a spokeswoman, Sallie Hofmeister, also said he “unequivocally denied” any allegations of nonconsensual sex.<br />Had no idea he was capable of these horrible actions<br />In another sign of how severe the fallout has become for Mr. Weinstein, Hillary Clinton released a statement saying she was “shocked<br />and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein.” Mr. Weinstein has been a longtime donor to Democratic candidates, and he hosted a fund-raiser for Mrs. Clinton at his Manhattan home last year.<br />The Weinstein Company’s board said in a statement on Tuesday that it was “shocked and dismayed” by the allegations.
