New York Daily News

Task force vs. H’wood sex slime

- Nancy Dillon

HOLLYWOOD’S top prosecutor announced a new task force Thursday that will examine the wave of sex abuse allegation­s now rocking the entertainm­ent industry. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey unveiled the elite team of veteran sex crimes prosecutor­s after both the Los Angeles Police Department and Beverly Hills Police announced they were reviewing separate allegation­s lodged against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The LAPD has also confirmed it’s looking into sexual assault claims made against “Two Girls and a Guy” director James Toback and “Gossip Girl” actor Ed Westwick. “In response to the widespread allegation­s of sexual abuse in the entertainm­ent industry, I have establishe­d a task force of specially-trained deputy district attorneys who are ready to evaluate these cases,” Lacey said.

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