Amazon suddenly entangled in fallout over Harvey Weinstein controversy

By Daniel Chaitin

Published October 13, 2017 12:28am ET

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Amazon suddenly entangled in fallout over Harvey Weinstein controversy — Actress Rose McGowan went on a Twitter rant Thursday saying that the head of Amazon Studios knew she was raped by Harvey Weinstein. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) | Andy Kropa

Amazon is finding itself increasingly mired in controversy as the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault scandal grows.

Actress Rose McGowan, who is one of the women named in the bombshell New York Times report which that blew the Weinstein story wide open, went on a Twitter rant Thursday saying that the head of Amazon Studios knew she was raped by the Hollywood producer. In a separate report on the same day, producer Isa Hackett accused a top Amazon official of sexual harassment.

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