Hollywood mogul Weinstein apologises after sex harassment

AFP  |  Los Angeles 

Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein issued an apology today and announced he was taking leave after the New York Times published a bombshell report accusing him of sexual harassment over several decades.

"I appreciate the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologise for it," Weinstein said in a statement to the Times after its damning story was published.


He added that he had hired therapists and planned to take a leave of absence "to deal with this issue head on.

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First Published: Fri, October 06 2017. 02:02 IST