Film producer Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co.

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, three days after an exposé detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse against the movie mogul.

In a statement, the company’s board of directors announced his termination Sunday night, capping the swift downfall of one of Hollywood’s most powerful producers.

“In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company — Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar — have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately,” the company’s board said in a statement on Sunday night.

Weinstein had previously voluntarily taken a leave of absence following eight allegations of sexual harassment uncovered in an exposé by The New York Times. The board on Friday endorsed that decision and announced an investigation into the allegations.

But the Weinstein Co. board, which includes Weinstein’s brother, went further on Sunday. Weinstein, co-chairman of the film company, also has been its face and prime operator, making the Weinstein Co. an independent film leader and near annual presence at the Academy Awards.