Washington: The organisers of the Oscars are to meet to discuss their response to the mounting allegations of sexual harassment against the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences added its voice to the growing chorus of disgust against the alleged behaviour of a man it awarded a best picture Oscar to in 1999 for producing Shakespeare in Love.
It said it would hold a special meeting on Saturday to discuss allegations against Weinstein amid speculation it could follow Bafta's lead in suspending his membership.
"The Academy finds the conduct described in the allegations against Harvey Weinstein to be repugnant, abhorrent, and antithetical to the high standards of the Academy and the creative community it represents," it said in a statement.
On Thursday, French actor Florence Darel became the latest star to accuse the producer of sexual harassment.
Darel, 49, who first came to notice in Éric Rohmer's A Tale of Springtime in 1990, told French media that Weinstein had promised to help make her big in America if she became his "part-time" mistress.
She said she first had to reject his advances after Weinstein's company Miramax bought the 1993 fashion industry comedy À La Mode in which she appeared.
Darel joins a string of other high-profile actors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Léa Seydoux and Cara Delevingne, who have accused the producer of sexual harassment.