Published 22:01 IST, September 18th 2020
Queen Elizabeth II strips Harvey Weinstein of CBE, orders honour 'cancelled & annulled'
Queen Elizabeth II of England has formally stripped disgraced and jailed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of the top UK honours conferred on him in 2004
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has formally stripped disgraced Hollywood film mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein of his horary award following his conviction for sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping an actress. torious former Hollywood mega-producer was convicted by New York jury of 3rd-degree rape charges & 1st degree of criminal sexual assault on February 24 this year.
official anucement carried by a leing publication in London re, “ Queen has directed that appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Horary Commander of Civil Division of Most Excellent Order of British Empire, dated 29 January 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled”.
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Weinstein was found guilty on two counts- criminal sexual assault and rape - both allegations me by separate women. He is currently serving a 23 year jail sentence in New York. criminal sexual assault charge came from Miriam Mimi Haleyi, who was a production assistant and said that he assaulted her in 2006. jury also determined that Weinstein raped former aspiring actor Jessica Mann at a hotel in 2013.
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In March this year after being transferred to New York state’s maximum-security Wende correctional facility in order to carry out his 23-year sentence, Weinstein was diagsed with COVID-19. In rejecting settlement deal judge ted that agreement did t talk about an mission of guilt and Weinstein would himself t have to make payment for settlement amount since it would be covered by insurance.
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Harvey Weinstein case is a landmark of MeToo movement, which has brought a flurry of sexual assault and harassment allegations against powerful men and prompted conversations about and misconduct in all walks of life.
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22:01 IST, September 18th 2020