just a reminder Casey Affleck has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women— Danielle Levy (@roserogue_) February 27, 2017Casey Affleck won Best Actor. — Akela Cooper (@AkelaCooper) February 27, 2017Hollywood actor Casey Affleck won the Academy Award for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Oscar-nominated film 'Manchester by the Sea'. This was his first win and second nomination, the previous being for his supporting role in 'The Assassination of Jesse James'. While the actor had a lot of reasons to celebrate, not everyone was eager to join in the applause including presenter and Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson Casey Affleck had faced two lawsuits over accusations of alleged sexual harassment. Some on Twitter seemed upset over the fact that Casey was nominated despite his alleged lewd misconduct, let alone actually winning the prestigious award.

Source: Times of India February 28, 2017 06:11 UTC