actress rose mcgowan has said that she was raped by the producer.a growing scandal that is now affecting one of the world's biggest companies, amazon. in a series of tweets she said i told the head of your studio that he raped me. over and over i said it. it had not been proven, i said i was the proof. the amazon head of this studio is facing a accusation from a female producer that he propositioned her in 2015. in a statement amazon said he is on a leave of absence of effective immediately. we are reviewing our options for the projects we have. in new york today one of the big banks said they are considering options for their stake in the weinstein company. on sunday the company sacked their co-founder. the weinstein name has been a hallmark of quality in the entertainment industry. in the past week it has been trashed. many are trying to pull out of projects with what is left of the weinstein company. it has been likened to a run on a bank. >> the oscar-winning director oliver stone said he should not be judged prematurely. >> if you broke the law

i want to start with the actress, rose mcgowan.e out with the clarion call saying pay attention to what happened. she now says, via twitter, that harvey weinstein raped her in 1997 at the sundance film festival, and he's calling out and naming names of people who knew. i will read you one of her tweets. she says jeff bezos from amazon, i said it over and over. she is the person leading the charge of just grabbing people by the shoulders and saying we need to talk about this. >> you feel for somebody going through, especially in such a public way. with all of the reporting she seems to have been the only woman that had a settlement that has been reported. >> $100,000 in 1997 for whatever happened at the sundance film festival. >> which really begs -- it gives -- to anybody that would doubt the credibility of this woman who clearly is going through a horrible thing also in public, it is calling, and she is having an affect in the sense there are petitions online to take weinstein off the academy award circuit, and the real question n

happening right now - an arrest warrant out for actress rose mcgowan on drug charges here in virginia. the metropolitan washington airports authority police tell us - back in january, items left on a dulles flight - belonging to mcgowan - tested positve for narcotics. mcgowan was in town for the women's march. police reached out to mcgowan - so she can appear in loudoun county court. police are searching for three people in connection with a violent home invasion.. sparked by a road rage incident. it happened friday night in prince william county. police say a couple's 19-year-old son refused to let a black honda civic speed by. the two men and one woman in the honda allegedy chased the teen home, and forcibly entered the house. police say they then attacked the teen's parents. the mother says the attack lasted nearly 13 minutes. she says she called 9-1-1, but the attackers left before police arrived. with exactly one week until election day.. a new poll gives democrat ralph northam his largest lead to date in the virginia governor's race. northam leads republican ed gillespie by 17-p

rose mcgowan says she was raped by the film producer in a growing scandal that is now affecting one ofhe world's biggest companies, amazon. she said, i told the head of your studio that hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. i said hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. isaid i hw raped me. he said, it had been proven. i said i was the proof. the amazon head of studio in question, roy price, is facing an accusation from a female producer that he lewdly propositioned her in 2015. in a statement, amazon said... roy price is on leave of absence effective immediately. we are reviewing our options for the project we have with the weinstein company. in new york today one of america's big banks, goldman sachs, said it was considering options for its stake in the weinstein company, whose headquarters is not far from wall street. on sunday, the company sacked its co—founder. the weinstein name has long been a hallmark of quality in the entertainment industry, but in the past week it has been trashed. creative partners are trying to pull out projects with what is left of the weinstein comp

rose mcgowan is the latest actor to claim she was raped by the hollywood producer. he denies the allegations. meanwhile harvey weinstein‘s brother has denied reports that the film production company they co—founded could be closed or sold. president trump has set out a new, more confrontational approach to iran, condemning tehran as a "fanatical regime." he said he wouldn't cancel the agreement immediately, but instead was decertifying it. the move has prompted condemnation from the other international powers that signed it. the worst wildfires in california's history have left at least 36 people dead and hundreds missing. firefighters are facing dry and windy conditions for yet another day as they try to contain more than 17 blazes ripping through the region. now on bbc news, our world. more thani more than 1 million more thani million refugees more than 1 million refugees are more thani million refugees are now in germany. having escaped the brutality of the world's war zones. for two years, for two yea rs, we for two years, we have followed a syrian family in the

also the actress piper para both rose mcgowan has famously accused harvey weinstein of sexual assault that's the hollywood producer whose name is in the news a lot nowadays but you've also got senator debbie stabenow who is here local state and federal officials are here talking about the kinds of issues that women feel have been under represented by this current administration but also talking about the way women are treated and the way they are listened to so it's really a broad agenda and if i can look through just a couple of of i. here they're talking about raising money for the national resources defense fund and on environmental group there was an opening prayer by a native american. and then there's a restored of yoga class and a shoe box religious service in between all of these things you can pick and choose of the many events going on right there about five thousand women we are told who are expected to be here today and for the next two days through sunday you mentioned and john the names of some actresses there and i'm just wondering how and the subjects of sexual harassm

actress rose mcgowan speaking out for the first time after accusing harvey weinstein of rape. her fiery speech to other women saying, i'm just like you. >>> we start with the new controversy over the first awarding of the contract to rebuild puerto rico's power grid perfo . after hurricanes of maria and irma hit, a quarter don't have access to clean drinking water. delaying restoring services could be a matter of life and death. now puerto rico power authority has awarded a $300 million contract to a small montana company called whitefish. the terms of the contract have a lot of folks asking questions. two audits are under way. the results of one audit is due today. puerto rico's governor. >> if there is no wrongdoing, done correctly, we'll push forward. if there is wrongdoing, you know, in this process or any process, there will be hell to pay. >> meanwhile at this hour, senator imprebernie sanders is puerto rico. he's also meeting with san juan's outspoken mayor cruz who's been quite critical of the whitefish deal. in washington questions are also being asked about whitefish

rose mcgowan is the fourth woman to make similar accusations against him. the boss of amazon studios, roy price, but was ignored. mr price has since been suspended by amazon. it comes as police in new york and london have launched their own investigations. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. harvey weinstein‘s star has plummeted. actress rose mcgowan has now said that she too was raped by the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein in a scandal that is now affecting one of the world's biggest companies, amazon. in a series of tweets, mcgowan has said publicly to the company's chief executive, she said: the amazon head of studio in question, roy price, is facing an accusation from a female producer that he lewdly propositioned her in 2015. in a statement, amazon said: in new york today, one of america's big banks, goldman sachs, said it was considering its options for its sta ke was considering its options for its stake in the wine stain company whose headquarters are not far from wall street —— the weinstein company. it has been likened to

arthel: actress rose mcgowan keeping this going. shortly after and i told ahead of the studio that h.w., harvey wein dean raped me. over and over aesthetic purity said it had been proven. i said i was the proof. arthel: have we become the culture of looking the other way and is not what will be the consequences? >> i hope we are. part of the problem here is harvey weinstein was not the only person doing this. we've heard stories about the casting couch for many years and they rolled their eyes and that is just hollywood. it's a terrible part in people are being hurt and minds being altered. we need one of these people to come out and good for rose mcgowan. one of the leading voices on social media and the press talking about this and she is involved directly her accusations against harvey weinstein. she's a leading voice and we support people like her and hope more people will come out and tell their stories. now is the time and if it doesn't happen now and get swept under the rug, a lot of these practices will go on. arthel: as you

trouble for rose mcgowan. >>> today the results of a new investigation. grade tampering in prince george's county schools. a new whistle blower is coming forward with new allegations. a live report coming up. >>> you'll want a jacket before you step outside. the kids at the bus stop will. later today it's still going to be cool and as you're trick-or-treating. layers underneath the costume. we'll take a look at that forecast coming up. >>> but meet my dog. i'll tell you how independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable. >>> 5:14 is your time today. independent auditors will turn over findings in a prince investigation to the state board of education. >> the i

rose mcgowan claims she was ignored despite repeatedly telling a studio boss she'd been raped.illary clinton says the allegations against harvey weinstein — a prominent supporter of the democratic party — are heartbreaking. i was shocked and appalled because i've known him through politics, as many democrats have. there's still nervousness on the red carpet — but hollywood's young actors say such behaviour is part of the culture ami am i the right look? are they going to like me because of this? i don't have that. but what if they ask me to do that...? i can't do that! also on the programme tonight: president trump says he can't continue to support the iran nuclear deal — saying it's under the control of a fanatical regime. voting on an empty stomach — the food shortages in venezuela ahead of this weekend's elections. food has become more and more complicated to buy. the shopkeeper has boxed up coffee, oil and butter in more manageable sizes, but even then many people can't afford that because prices keep going up and up. the islamic faith school in birmingham guilty of sex dis

and so is actress rose mcgowan, who previously starred in weinstein's blockbuster "scream." >> i wanto go to bed with you. >> all right. >> reporter: she's promoting her new movie "going all the way" with her co- star ben affleck whose career was launched by weinstein films. >> i found the class. elementary. >> elementary. >> "harvey weinstein, who believed in us, and made this movie." >> reporter: mcgowan claims she found herself alone with weinstein in a hotel room where something awful happened. >> according to the new york times -- harvey weinstein paid rose mcgowan $100,000 settlement because of something that happened in harvey weinstein's hotel room. the settlement says that it is not to be construed as an admission that something untoward >> reporter: that would be one of eight reported settlements weinstein would pay out over the years. but there's money to burn in the late 90s miramax is cranking out hits. >> it's tom ripley. >> tom ripley? >> we were at princeton together. >> reporter: and harvey weinstein bestrides the earth like a collossus. his ambitions and appetites se

actress rose mcgowan has now said that she too was raped by the disgraced film producer harvey weinsteinscandal that is now affecting one of the world's biggest companies, amazon. in a series of tweets, mcgowan has said publicly to the company's chief executive, "i told the head of your studio that hw raped me. over and over i said it. he said it hadn't been proven. i said i was the proof". the amazon head of studio in question, roy price, is also facing an accusation from a female producer that he lewdly propositioned her in 2015. in a statement, amazon said, "roy price is on leave of absence effective immediately. we are reviewing our options for the projects we have with the weinstein company". weinstein‘s spokesperson says he unequivocally denies any allegations of non—consensual contact. over 20 women have spoken out against weinstein including angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow, cara delevingne, and heather graham. along with british actress kate beckinsale, just 17, when she claims weinstein first harrassed her. i'm hanging in. i'm trying my best. weinstein has not been seen in publi

notable are going to pouch wrote kate beckinsale angelina jolie rosanna arquette ashley judd and rose mcgowan the allegations include unwanted sexual advances groping harassment sexual assault and even rape allegations that have been brought forward by at least four women including rose and rose mcgowan and also the italian actress asia argento mike so many women here brigitta you've covered these stories before even a really good job getting down to the basics of what happened in this story though so many people knew so mad affected people realize this was actually built in to his contract where it is in the contract they had what lay called liquidated damage clauses tour yeah all harvey he may commit some type of atrocious act on a women but we'll reveal we've agreed in advance to pay two hundred fifty thousand dollars or five hundred thousand or even a million dollars depending on how bad that advance was so how do you keep these these allegations a secret for so long without the help of producers and agents and people working in the studio other pay other actors that knew darn well what w

judd, gwyneth paltrow, angelina jolie and rose mcgowan. many are asking why maattan district attorney cyrus vance refused to prosecute weinstein after he confessed to groping filipina-italian model ambra battilana gutierrez in a audio recording captured in a 2015 new york police sting operation. one of weinstein's lawyers at the time donated $10,000 to vance's election campaign only days after vance decided not to prosecute the case. we will have more on highbury -- harvey weinstein after headlines. in syria, the u.s.-led coalition fighting isis in raqqa say wednesday it will not accept a negotiated withdrawal to end the fighting in the northeastern syrian city that was once isis's de facto capital. thousands of civilians remain trapped in the 2.5 square miles still controlled by isis. activists say more than 1000 civilians have already been killed since the u.s.-led offensive to seize control of the city began in june. the journalistic monitoring group airwars says dozens of civilians have reportedly been killed in the last week, includin

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