Since the accusations against Weinstein came to light, the floodgates have opened and scores of women have come out with allegations against some of the most powerful figures in media and politics.
Here are some of the biggest names in the industry who have been accused of sexual misconduct. This list includes men
who were accused after the Weinstein allegations came to light, but also some prominent men in media and politics whose accusations resurfaced after Weinstein's accusers came forward.
Longtime television host and CBS News anchor Charlie Rose.
Eight women accused Rose, a veteran TV journalist, of sexual misconduct including groping, lewd phone calls, and exposing himself.
The alleged encounters took place from the late 1990s to 2011, according to The Washington Post. All the women either worked for or hope to work for Rose at the "Charlie Rose" show which has aired on PBS since 1993.
Reah Bravo told The Post that Rose made sexual advances towards her while she was an intern and associate producer on the "Charlie Rose" show. "He was a sexual predator, and I was his victim," she said.
Kyle Godfrey-Ryan used to be Rose's assistant when she was 21 and said Rose walked naked in front of her at least a dozen times when she was at his home. He also allegedly made multiple late-night or early-morning phone calls to her and told her he fantasized about her swimming naked in a pool while he watched.
Megan Creydt told The Post that Rose put his hand on her thigh when she worked on his show between 2005 and 2006. She said she believed he was "testing" her boundaries.
Five other women spoke on the condition of anonymity and described similar behavior to that described in Creydt's, Godfrey-Ryan's, and Bravo's accounts.
Rose said he was "deeply" sorry for his behavior in a statement to The Post. "I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken."
He added that he had come to a "newer and deeper recognition" of the pain his conduct had caused and that he had "profound" respect for "women and their lives."
Roy Moore, former judge and current Alabama Senate candidate
Nine women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct or pursuing relationships with them when they were teenagers.
• Leigh Corfman told The Washington Post that she was 14 years old when the then-32-year-old Moore made unwanted sexual advances toward her.
• Two other women told The Post that they dated Moore when they were 17 and 18 years old. Another woman said Moore asked her out when she was 16 but that they did not go out.
• Gena Richardson told the paper that Moore asked her out while she was a high school senior, and allegedly gave her an unwanted "forceful" kiss that scared her.
• Beverly Young Nelson said during a press conference Nov. 13 that Moore attempted to sexually assault her when she was a 16-year-old waitress.
•Tina Johnson told AL.com that Moore allegedly "grabbed" her buttocks in 1991 while she was in his law office.
Moore has vehemently denied all the accusations against him and painted them as a liberal smear on his campaign.
Several prominent Republicans have since disavowed Moore, and called on him to step down. Some have also floated the option of removing him from the chamber if he wins Alabama's special election in December.
On Nov. 19, many of Alabama's most influential newspapers ran a scathing editorial condemning Moore and endorsing his opponent, Democrat Doug Jones.
Former President George H.W. Bush
Six women have accused former President George H.W. Bush of unwanted sexual contact and misconduct since the allegations against Weinstein came out.
Actress Heather Lind was the first to speak out publicly, and she said in an Instagram post that Bush touched her from behind while they were at a 2014 screening of her television series, "TURN: Washington's Spies," in Houston, Texas. The post has since been removed.
Lind was photographed next to Bush, who is in a wheelchair, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush.
Bush's spokesman released a statement shortly after Lind came forward.
"At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures," the statement said. "To try to put people at ease, the president routinely tells the same joke — and on occasion, he has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured joke."
Actress Jordana Grolnick, author Christina Baker Kline, Maine Senate Republican candidate Amanda Staples, and former journalist Liz Allen also came forward with similar allegations of unwanted touching. A sixth woman, Roslyn Corrigan, told TIME that Bush touched her from behind during a photo-op when she was 16.
The allegations against the former president span from 2003 to 2016. His spokesman said in a statement after Corrigan came forward that Bush "does not have it in his heart to knowingly cause anyone harm or distress."
Former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton has been publicly accused of sexual misconduct by four women.
• Juanita Broaddrick accused him of raping her in her hotel room in the late 1970s when he was Arkansas Attorney General.
• Kathleen Willey accused him of groping her without her consent in the Oval Office in 1993.
• Paula Jones accused Clinton of exposing himself and propositioning her in an Arkansas hotel room in 1991.
• Leslie Millwee came forward publicly for the first time in October 2016 to accuse Clinton of sexually assaulting her in 1980.
Clinton has denied all of the allegations against him.
President Donald Trump
At least 16 women have accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment and misconduct.
The allegations emerged during the 2016 presidential campaign, after Trump was heard talking about groping women without their consent in a leaked Access Hollywood tape from 2005.
"When you’re a star, they let you do it," Trump said on the tape. "You can do anything ... grab 'em by the p---y. You can do anything."
Trump and his allies dismissed the allegations against him as "locker room talk," and denied the sexual misconduct allegations. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently suggested the women were lying.
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