The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
The key moments in the Hollywood kingmaker’s meteoric fall from grace
• October 5 2017
The New York Times exposes allegations of sexual harassment against Weinstein from former colleagues including actress Ashley Judd.
• October 8 2017
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board of directors announces that Weinstein has been dismissed with immediate effect.
• October 10 2017
Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie accuse Weinstein of sexual harassment and three women allege that Weinstein raped them.
• October 11 2017
Weinstein’s wife, British fashion designer Georgina Chapman, announces she is leaving him.
• October 12 2017
Police in Britain and the US say they have opened investigations into Weinstein. Merseyside Police say they received an allegation of sexual assault in the London area in the 1980s. • From October 12 until October 28, UK police receive sexual assault allegations from seven women, on dates ranging from the 1980s to 2015.
• October 14 2017
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vote to immediately expel Weinstein.
• October 15 2017
The #MeToo movement is sparked by actress Alyssa Milano as a response to the floods of reports about Weinstein’s alleged abuse, and the alleged abuse by a number of other highprofile men in the industry.
• October 19 2017
The Los Angeles Police Department launches an investigation after an Italian actress and model claims Weinstein raped her in 2013.
• October 29 2017
Actresses Annabella Sciorra and Daryl Hannah make allegations about Weinstein, with Sopranos actress Sciorra alleging she was raped by the film producer in the early 1990s. • November 3 2017
The New York Police Department (NYPD) says it is investigating a “credible” rape allegation against Weinstein by actress Paz de la Huerta.
• November 28 2017
Weinstein is sued under sex trafficking laws by an aspiring British actress who claims she was sexually assaulted by him in Cannes.
• December 13 2017
Hollywood star Salma Hayek alleges years of harassment from Weinstein. • January 1 2018
The Time’s Up campaign – an initiative to fight sexual harassment – is launched by 300 women in Hollywood, including Ashley Judd, Reese Witherspoon,NataliePortmanandMerylStreep.
• February 2 2018 Bafta announces it has formally terminated Weinstein’s membership.
• February 3 2018
British police receive further allegations of sexual assault, bringing the total number of women who have reported the movie mogul to police in the UK to nine. Uma Thurman alleges Weinstein assaulted her in 1994.
• February 28 2018 Britishpolicereceiveafurtherallegation,bringing the total number of women who have reported the movie mogul to police in the UK to 10.
• May 25 2018
Weinstein arrives at a police precinct in New York to be charged by authorities in the US.