Harvey Weinstein’s attorney, Lisa Bloom, resigns amid sexual harassment controversy

“I have resigned as an advisor to Harvey Weinstein,” she said on Twitter. “My understanding is that Mr. Weinstein and his board are moving toward an agreement.”

Bloom did not say why she was resigning, but her announcement comes a day after the Huffington Post reported that Weinstein masturbated in front of TV anchor Lauren Sivan 10 years ago without her consent.

It also comes a day after Weinstein’s production company, the Weinstein Company, said that he was taking a leave of absence indefinitely and that it was hiring an outside law firm to investigate claims from women who told the New York Times that he sexually harassed them and made unwanted advances.

Bloom, who has represented women who have accused former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly of sexual harassment and Bill Cosby of sexual assault, previously indicated that she was standing by her client. She said that Weinstein was receiving therapy and was “an old dinosaur learning new ways.”

“Harvey is not going to demean or attack any of the women making accusations against him, although he does dispute many of the allegations,” she wrote.

Soon after the announcement, Lanny Davis, a lawyer and crisis management expert, also resigned. Davis was a former special counsel to former President Bill Clinton and had handled public relations for Weinstein, a donor to Democrats.