Harvey Weinstein resigned from the Directors Guild of America on Monday as the scandal surrounding his alleged acts of sexual misconduct continued to grow with two new lawsuits filed against the disgraced movie producer. "Harvey Weinstein resigned his membership from the DGA, effective today,” a guild spokeswoman said in a statement Monday. A representative for Harvey Weinstein said in a statement: “Mr. Director Dee Rees talks about casting Mary J. Blige, Carey Mulligan and Jason Mitchell for her film "Mudbound." CAPTION Film composer Tyler Bates demonstrates the GuitarViol -- a cross between a guitar and a violin.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 28, 2017 01:41 UTC