Effigy of Harvey Weinstein burns at annual UK bonfire event
By Reuters
08 November 2017 |
8:00 am
An effigy of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is burnt at an annual event organised by a bonfire society in Britain's south-eastern town of Edenbridge.
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