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'It was like tending to a disgusting baby': life as a Harvey Weinstein employee

It’s a year since allegations about the producer sparked the #MeToo movement. Has workplace culture changed? Three ex-employees look back

I’d had other jobs in the industry before and felt this one, in Harvey Weinstein’s London office, was a step up. The business was very successful at this point. There was a fairly high turnover of staff; I worked there for just under a year.

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