This is the first celebrity sexual assault trial since the #MeToo movement began in 2017. This is the first celebrity sexual assault trial since the #MeToo movement began in 2017. Affleck has pledged to donate future profits made from Harvey Weinstein or Miramax projects to independent filmmakers and victims of sexual assault. Affleck has pledged to donate future profits made from Harvey Weinstein or Miramax projects to independent filmmakers and victims of sexual assault. The New York Times published a story last October detailing three decades of allegations of sexual assault, harassment and misconduct against Weinstein.

Source: Economic Times May 26, 2018 17:26 UTC