Streep Lawrence and more stars react to Weinstein 's ouster
Harvey Weinstein
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reaction to the ouster of  movie mogul Harvey Weinstein  from the company  he  co-founded  The Weinstein Co.  amid accusations of decades of sexual harassment:
— "The disgraceful news about  Harvey Weinstein  has appalled those of us whose work  he  championed  and those whose good and worthy causes  he  supported. The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes." — Actress Meryl Steep in a statement in which she also clarified that she was not aware of the allegations against  him  prior to recent reports.
— "Whilst there is no doubt that Harvey Weinstein has helped and championed my film career for the past 20 years  I was completely unaware of these offences which are  of course  horrifying  and I offer my sympathy to those who have suffered  and wholehearted support to those who have spoken out." — Actress Judi Dench in a statement.
— "I'm sitting here  deeply upset  acknowledging to myself that  yes  for many years  I have been aware of  the vague rumors that Harvey Weinstein had a pattern of behaving inappropriately around women .  Harvey  has always been decent to me  but now that  the rumors  are being substantiated  I feel angry and darkly sad." — Actress Glenn Close in a statement to The New York Times.
— "I wish  him  the best struggling with  his  demons  but  his  behavior was terrible. And I wish  him  - just as being a fellow human being - we are all struggling with different things. And  he  can struggle with  his  and come out the other side." — Actor Jeff Bridges in an interview with The Associated Press.
— " He  financed the first 14 years of my career - and now I know while I was profiting  others were in terrible pain. It makes me feel ashamed." — Filmmaker Kevin Smith on Twitter.
FILE - In this March 2  2014 file photo   Harvey Weinstein  arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles.  Weinstein  has been fired from The Weinstein Co.  effective immediately  following new information revealed regarding  his  conduct  the company's board of directors announced Sunday  Oct. 8  2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP  File)
— "There is no excuse for monsters like  Harvey Weinstein . It's up to all of us  men and women  to speak up against sexual harassment and abuse." — Director Paul Feig on Twitter.
"I wish  Harvey  all the best. I hope  he  gets the help  he  needs.  He 's got a family. It costs you  you know? But  it's right to call it out and we're right as my industry to call it out and I hope that these revelations start to change another executive's mind when  he  thinks 'I'm gonna do something like this. It ain't gonna fly.'" — Actor Mark Ruffalo in an interview.
— "Women speak out about sexual harassment +  Harvey Weinstein  gets fired. This is the best + most inspiring news story I have seen in a while." — Actress Heather Graham on Twitter.
— "What  Harvey Weinstein  did was abhorrent.  He  admits  he  did it. Why should anyone be silent in their disgust and support for  his  victims?" — Director Judd Apatow on Twitter.
FILE - In this Sunday  June 25  2017  file photo  actor Michael Keaton attends the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" cast photo call at The Whitby Hotel in New York. Keaton is among the stars weighing in on the firing of  movie mogul Harvey Weinstein  from the company  he  co-founded. The move came after decades of sex harassment allegations against the producer were revealed in a New York Times report. Keaton calls  Weinstein ’s actions “disgusting and creepy.” (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP  File)
— " We  condemn "grab them by the (expletive)" and  we  condone this..." Model and actress Brooklyn Decker on Twitter.
— "In this society  most women have a Harvey Weinstein in their life. There is always a minefield you navigate when you're a woman and go through the system of Hollywood. Sometimes you are lucky enough to have champions or people who aren't interested in taking advantage of you  and sometimes you do not. I know my way around an Oscar-winning lady or two  and whenever he would come up in conversation  there was always this 'ick' or 'ugh' type of reaction. All of the women I spoke to would say that. All of them. I wondered what was up with that." — Screenwriter  director and producer Ryan Murphy at The New Yorker Festival.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reaction to the ouster of [TGT]from the company  [TGT]  co-founded  The Weinstein Co.  amid accusations of decades of sexual harassment:
— "The disgraceful news about [TGT]has appalled those of us whose work  [TGT]  championed  and those whose good and worthy causes  [TGT]  supported. The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes." — Actress Meryl Steep in a statement in which she also clarified that she was not aware of the allegations against  him  prior to recent reports.
— "Whilst there is no doubt that [TGT] has helped and championed my film career for the past 20 years  I was completely unaware of these offences which are  of course  horrifying  and I offer my sympathy to those who have suffered  and wholehearted support to those who have spoken out." — Actress Judi Dench in a statement.
— "I'm sitting here  deeply upset  acknowledging to myself that  yes  for many years  I have been aware of  the vague rumors that [TGT] had a pattern of behaving inappropriately around women .  Harvey  has always been decent to me  but now that  the rumors  are being substantiated  I feel angry and darkly sad." — Actress Glenn Close in a statement to The New York Times.
— "I wish  him  the best struggling with  his  demons  but  his  behavior was terrible. And I wish  him  - just as being a fellow human being - we are all struggling with different things. And  he  can struggle with  his  and come out the other side." — Actor Jeff Bridges in an interview with The Associated Press.
— " He  financed the first 14 years of my career - and now I know while I was profiting  others were in terrible pain. It makes me feel ashamed." — Filmmaker Kevin Smith on Twitter.
FILE - In [TGT]arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles.  [TGT]has been fired from The Weinstein Co.  effective immediately  following new information revealed regarding  [TGT]  conduct  the company's board of directors announced Sunday  Oct. 8  2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP  File)
— "There is no excuse for monsters like [TGT] . It's up to all of us  men and women  to speak up against sexual harassment and abuse." — Director Paul Feig on Twitter.
"I wish  Harvey  all the best. I hope  he  gets the help  he  needs.  He 's got a family. It costs you  you know? But  it's right to call it out and we're right as my industry to call it out and I hope that these revelations start to change another executive's mind when  he  thinks 'I'm gonna do something like this. It ain't gonna fly.'" — Actor Mark Ruffalo in an interview.
— "Women speak out about sexual harassment +  [TGT]gets fired. This is the best + most inspiring news story I have seen in a while." — Actress Heather Graham on Twitter.
— "What  [TGT]did was abhorrent.  He  admits  he  did it. Why should anyone be silent in their disgust and support for  his  victims?" — Director Judd Apatow on Twitter.
FILE - In this Sunday  June 25  2017  file photo  actor Michael Keaton attends the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" cast photo call at The Whitby Hotel in New York. Keaton is among the stars weighing in on the firing of [TGT]from the company  [TGT]  co-founded. The move came after decades of sex harassment allegations against the producer were revealed in a New York Times report. Keaton calls  Weinstein ’s actions “disgusting and creepy.” (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP  File)
— " [TGT]  condemn "grab them by the (expletive)" and  [TGT]  condone this..." Model and actress Brooklyn Decker on Twitter.
— "In this society  most women have a [TGT] in their life. There is always a minefield you navigate when you're a woman and go through the system of Hollywood. Sometimes you are lucky enough to have champions or people who aren't interested in taking advantage of you  and sometimes you do not. I know my way around an Oscar-winning lady or two  and whenever he would come up in conversation  there was always this 'ick' or 'ugh' type of reaction. All of the women I spoke to would say that. All of them. I wondered what was up with that." — Screenwriter  director and producer Ryan Murphy at The New Yorker Festival.