Amazon Studios chief suspended amid sexual harassment claim and Rose McGowan denunciation

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October 12, 2017 10:49 PM

McGowan tweeted at Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos that she had told the head of Amazon's studio that 'HW' — most likely Harvey Weinstein — raped her.

Actress Rose McGowan has been very active on social media over the past week, following the multitude of sexual harassment and assault allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

And on Thursday, McGowan tweeted that the head of Amazon's studio knew that "HW" assaulted her, and ignored it. "HW" most certainly refers to Harvey Weinstein.

McGowan tweeted at Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, that she "told the head of your studio that HW raped me." McGowan is likely referring to Amazon Studios chief Roy Price.

"Over and over I said it," she continued. "He said it hadn't been proven. I said I was the proof." (Last week, The New York Times reported that the "Scream" actress reached a $100,000 settlement with Weinstein in 1997, according to a legal document.)

Price was suspended from Amazon on Thursday evening amid a harassment claim against him from a producer who worked on an Amazon show, and hours after McGowan published her own alleged account of communications with the studio executive on Twitter.

"Roy Price is on leave of absence effective immediately. We are reviewing our options for the projects we have with The Weinstein Co.," read a statement from an Amazon spokesperson who was cited by The Hollywood Reporter. The statement does not mention any specific allegations against Price.

You come talking that trash... @ Roy Price

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