Harvey Weinstein has been stripped of CBE by the Queen

nme.com:

Harvey Weinstein has been stripped of his CBE by the Queen after being convicted of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree.The movie mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison in March during a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court.Weinstein was given the honorary CBE in 2004 in recognition of his contributions to the British film industry but has now had the title taken away from him.A notice in The Gazette – the official public record for the UK – read: “The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated January 19 2004, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from.