Harvey Weinstein's wife Georgina Chapman divorcing him
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Just days after Harvey Weinstein said his wife, Marchesa fashion designer Georgina Chapman, was standing by him, Chapman now says she has chosen to leave her husband.
Chapman said in a statement to People magazine, "My heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain because of these unforgivable actions. I have chosen to leave my husband. Caring for my young children is my first priority and I ask the media for privacy at this time."
Weinstein was fired Sunday after the New York Times published allegations from several women, including Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan, who said he sexually harassed them. The New York Times report was followed by another explosive story in the New Yorker on Tuesday, with accusers including Asia Argento, Mira Sorvino and Rosanna Arquette.
The same day the allegations were published, Weinstein told the New York Post, "She stands 100 percent behind me. Georgina and I have talked about this at length."
Chapman's company Marchesa has supplied elaborately beaded and lacy gowns to several stars of Weinstein Co. films.
Chapman, 41, married Weinstein, 65, in 2007. They have two children, a daughter, India Pearl, and a son, Dashiell.
He had three children with his first wife and former assistant Eve Chilton.
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