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Harvey Weinstein fired from his own company

 		Harvey Weinstein fired from his own company

Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the Weinstein Company — effective immediately, according to its board of directors.

The decision to remove him was announced Sunday night in a statement.

“In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company – Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar – have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately,” the company said in a statement.

The news comes in wake of the New York Times’ explosive expose about Weinstein, alleging decades of sexual misconduct.

Former employees and associates, including actress Ashley Judd, have accused the filmmaker and Weinstein Company co-founder of making improper advances to them.

The allegations stretch back to Weinstein’s days running his independent movie studio, Miramax.

The 65-year-old has been losing allies of late — with his own brother now choosing to turn his back on him and voting to force him out.

A source told Page Six on Saturday that the already fractious relationship between Weinstein and his brother, Bob, had deteriorated even further last year following the death of their 90-year-old mother, Miriam.

“After their mother died, Bob did not feel like he needed to protect Harvey anymore and cover for him,” the insider said. “That was over.”

The brothers’ famed company Miramax was named for Miriam and their father, Max.

Weinstein’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, stepped away Saturday — along with his adviser, Lanny Davis — as more and more people jumped on the anti-Harvey bandwagon.

A third of Weinstein’s all-male board reportedly quit Friday after several attempts to push him out failed.

He had taken an indefinite leave of absence as a result of the Times story before the board eventually voted to oust him.

According to Variety, Weinstein ultimately was fired for cause following a board meeting Sunday.

There is reportedly no financial settlement in place to compensate the media mogul.

With Post wires

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