Variety magazine reported Monday that Paramount Network had subsequently dropped Weinstein as an executive producer on two upcoming drama series, "Waco" and "Yellowstone." In a statement to the New York Times, the actress Glenn Close acknowledged that "for many years" she had been aware if rumors of inappropriate behavior by Weinstein. Sharon Waxman, creator of showbiz website "The Wrap," meanwhile accused the New York Times itself of initially covering up the scandal. President Donald Trump -- who himself faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct before winning the White House -- declared himself "not at all surprised" by the revelations about Weinstein. Weinstein's lawyer Charles Harder said the Times' report "relies on mostly hearsay accounts and a faulty report, apparently stolen from an employee personnel file, which has been debunked by nine different eyewitnesses."

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 00:22 UTC