Bonfire Night event will burn Harvey Weinstein effigy

This effigy of Harvey Weinstein will be set alight at a bonfire night celebration in England this weekend

A famous British bonfire night festival will burn an effigy of scandal-hit Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein at this year’s event.

A huge wooden likeness of Weinstein has been built by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society in Kent and will go up in flames on Saturday night.

The effigy shows the sex scandal producer in an open-fronted robe clutching an Oscar. His crotch is covered by a star and a movie clapperboard.  

The society produces a Guy Fawkes-style dummy to set fire to each year, selecting a villain figure from the news to set alight.

Previous effigies include Donald Trump, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and shamed cyclist Lance Armstrong.

Weinstein was picked by the society to be this year’s public figurine at the event after he became embroiled in a string of allegations of sexual assaults against female employees and movie stars. 

A spokesperson for the bonfire societyu said: ‘As with last year there were many strong contenders for this year’s celebrity guy, particularly in the political and cultural world.

‘However, Weinstein was the obvious option due to allegations of outrageous and despicable conduct, which we at Edenbridge Bonfire Society obviously found completely abhorrent.

‘While the burning of the guys is aimed as a light-hearted way to mark the traditional bonfire night celebrations in the UK, there is of course nothing funny about Weinstein’s behaviour, so it seemed only fair that he gets his comeuppance in effigy form.’ 

Weinstein was selected as this year's hate figure by locals in Edenbridge in west Kent

Weinstein was selected as this year’s hate figure by locals in Edenbridge in west Kent

Previous effigies have included Donald Trump in 2016

Previous effigies have included EU President Jose Barroso in 2014

Previous effigies have included Donald Trump in 2016 and EU President Jose Barroso in 2014

Rumours of other names in the frame for this year included North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. 

A steel-framed model of the then Republican US presidential candidate was made just days before he went head to head with Democrat Hillary Clinton and won the election.

More than 10,000 people attend the annual event, with families visiting from London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.

Organised by a team of volunteers, the evening begins at 6.30pm with a torch-lit carnival procession through Edenbridge High Street.

This is led by the Bishop of the Bonfire, his choirboys and the society’s effigies as well as visiting societies from Sussex.

The evening ends with a firework display before the effigies are burnt.

Locals also selected FIFA's Sepp Blatter in 2015

Locals also selected drug cheat cyclist Lance Armstrong in 2012

Locals also selected FIFA’s Sepp Blatter in 2015 and cheat cyclist Lance Armstrong in 2012

 

 

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