A disturbing gold statue of Harvey Weinstein has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard

A gold statue of shamed producer Harvey Weinstein has been placed outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of the Academy Awards.

The disturbing creation features a leering Weinstein resting on the casting couch, wearing a satin bathrobe and slippers and holding his hand above his groin.

The life-sized sculpture, displayed by activists on Hollywood Boulevard, aims to spotlight the entertainment industry’s sexual misconduct crisis and the disgraced studio mogul’s role in it.

British-born street artist Plastic Jesus told the Telegraph “A year ago, people would have looked at that in awe, and thought it was a symbol of greatness. Now people are sitting on the couch and taking selfies, recoiling in horror at how grotesque it is. I think it also says something about Hollywood. Most come here chasing a dream, and would have loved to get alongside him. But now they realise it’s just gross.”

In the run-up to the 2018 Oscars, British artist Plastic Jesus puts a statue of Harvey Weinstein, in a bathrobe on a sofa, on Hollywood Boulevard. The artist is denouncing the culture of silence that allowed the abuse to go on for so long. pic.twitter.com/UY51tgTMGm

— AFP news agency (@AFP) March 2, 2018

Plastic Jesus says the statute took 2 months to create and was paid for by donations.

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