In a statement issued Wednesday, a Sundance Institute spokesperson said: “The Sundance Institute and Film Festival denounce, in the strongest possible terms, the behavior of Harvey Weinstein as described by the growing number of women who have bravely come forward. The accusations are abhorrent and profoundly disturbing. We recognize that too often a pattern of abuse like this one thrives in the shadows, and we stand in solidarity with the courageous women whose honesty has helped shine a light on it.”
Weinstein’s history has blown up into a scandal in the past week, after The New York Times last Thursday reported on a series of settlements paid to women by his companies — first Miramax Films and later The Weinstein Company — over the past three decades.