Allegations about Harvey Weinstein’s years of multiple incidents of sexual harassment became relevant to the Weinstein Company’s small presence in book publishing over the weekend. MSNBC news personality Mika Brzezinski, who announced a new deal with Weinstein Books in July, said via Twitter: “I have a three-book deal with Weinstein Books, through Hachette. I can’t go forward with those books unless Harvey resigns.” He didn’t resign, but on Sunday the remaining board members — four of the all-male nine-person board had already resigned — fired Weinstein. A statement said he was dismissed “in light of new information about misconduct…that has emerged in […]
