Weinstein was accused of raping actress Asia Argento in a meeting at his suite at the Hotel du Cap back in 1997. Weinstein has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
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Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux said that the festival “will never be the same again” since the allegations against Weinstein came to light. “We will discuss our own practices with the festival team,” he said in a press conference on April 12.
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The festival kicks off on May 8 in the south of France, and it isn’t the only thing that has changed since the Weinstein scandal. The allegations brought about the rise of #MeToo, a movement of women and men telling their own sexual assault and harassment stories, as well as Time’s Up, a legal defense fund to subsidize the cases of individuals who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace.