Meryl Streep and other stars are speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood power player Harvey Weinstein.

Actor Meryl Streep speaks onstage during American Film Institute’s 45th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton at Dolby Theatre on June 8, 2017 in Hollywood. (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company, the film company he co-founded, days after a New York Times investigation detailed numerous incidents of alleged sexual harassment by the media mogul over a period of three decades.

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“The disgraceful news about Harvey Weinstein has appalled those of us whose work he championed, and those whose good and worthy causes he supported,” Streep said to CNN in a statement, which was first provided to the Huffington Post.

“The intrepid women who raised their voices to expose this abuse are our heroes,” she said. “One thing can be clarified. Not everybody knew.”

Streep went on to say that “Harvey supported the work fiercely, was exasperating but respectful with me in our working relationship, and with many others with whom he worked professionally.”

“I didn’t know about these other offenses: I did not know about his financial settlements with actresses and colleagues; I did not know about his having meetings in his hotel room, his bathroom, or other inappropriate, coercive acts,” she said. “And If everybody knew, I don’t believe that all the investigative reporters in the entertainment and the hard news media would have neglected for decades to write about it.”

Streep won a best actress Academy Award in 2012 for her portrayal as British stateswoman Margaret Thatcher in the Weinstein Company release, “The Iron Lady.”

During her best actress in a drama win for the role at the 2012 Golden Globes, Streep jokingly referred to Weinstein as “god” and “the punisher.”

Streep was also nominated for a best actress Oscar for the 2013 film “August: Osage County,” which Weinstein executive produced.

Award winning actress Julianne Moore tweeted her thoughts on Monday.

“Coming forward about sexual abuse and coercion is scary and women have nothing to be gained personally by doing so,” Moore wrote. “But through their bravery we move forward as a culture, and I thank them. Stand with @AshleyJudd @rosemcgowan and others.”

Patricia Arquette followed up with her own tweet, “If there is a way to cure yourself of being a predator than I hope harvey learns what it is & shares it with the world. It’s an epidemic.”

Actress Rose McGowan was mentioned in the Times story, but not quoted.

On Sunday night, she told The Hollywood Reporter The Weinstein Company needs to go further.

“I’m calling on the board to resign effective immediately,” she told the publication. “And for other men to stop other men when they are being disgusting.”

The “Charmed” star also tweeted her thanks to the Times for running the story, which included accusations against Weinstein from actress Ashley Judd.

Susan Sarandon, who starred in the Weinstein-produced film “3 Generations,” praised Judd for speaking up.

“Huge respect for @AshleyJudd and all the women who broke their silence for the article on Harvey Weinstein,” Sarandon wrote. “Brave.”

“To be clear what Harvey Weinstein did was a disgusting abuse of power and horrible. I hope we are now seeing the beginning of the end of these abuses,” wrote actor Mark Ruffalo in a tweet.

“Men in Hollywood need to change ASAP,” McGowan told THR.

“Hollywood’s power is dying because society has changed and grown, and yet Hollywood male behavior has not,” she said. “It is so not a good look. In the way cooler than Hollywood world I live and work in, I am actually embarrassed to be associated with it.”

One of Weinstein’s accusers, television news reporter Lauren Sivan, told Megyn Kelly on her talk show on Monday that she believes more women will come forward with allegations against the mogul.

“It was kind of a horrible kept secret in Hollywood, that he had this type of behavior,” Sivan said. “People would whisper about it all the time.”

Weinstein released a statement in response to the Times story on Thursday.

“I came of age in the ’60s and ’70s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different,” Weinstein said in the statement. “That was the culture then. I have since learned it’s not an excuse, in the office — or out of it.”

L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell provides an update about what he knows of the Las Vegas shooting and two deputies wounded.

Gayle Anderson was live in Pomona for opening day at the 2017 California RV Show.

Opens Friday, October 6th Runs Through  Sunday, October 15th, 2017
10am to 6pm
The 65th Annual California RV Show
Los Angeles Fairplex
2200 North White Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Gate 9

Gayle Anderson was live in Monterey Park with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to learn about the agency’s “Surviving an Active Shooter” training program.

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says “active shooter events, like those in Aurora, Colorado; Sandy Hook Elementary School; Virginia Tech and others are occurring with increasing frequency throughout the United States. The department says although the odds of being involved in such an event are low, the sudden, catastrophic nature of these attacks requires individuals, school, workplaces, and public areas think IN ADVANCE ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND! So, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has created this video “SURVIVING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER” to help people answer the question, “WHAT WOULD YOU DO?”

• IF YOU HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT A LOCATION, HOW CAN YOU DO SO SAFELY?
• IF YOU CANNOT GET OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM THE THREAT, HOW CAN YOU SECURE YOURSELF AND THOSE WITH YOU AGAINST ATTACK?
• IF YOU MUST CONFRONT YOUR ATTACKER, HOW CAN YOU DO IT IN A WAY THAT GIVES YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS?

To learn more about the options, take a look at:
Surviving an Active Shooter
“What Would You Do?”

***PLEASE NOTE: THE VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT OF A VIOLENT NATURE. VIEWER DISCREATION IS ADVISED!!!***

If you have questions or complaints, please feel free to contact me at Gayle.Anderson@KTLA.com or call 1-323-460-5732.

Have a GREAT day!

Happy Sunday! Happy Mother’s Day!

Let’s do something more than take Mom to brunch! Here are some special Sunday “Gayle on the Go!” suggestions. Enjoy!

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Seeing Red: 70 Years of Ferrari
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 2277
petersen.org
Petersen Automotive Museum officials are seeing red. No! They’re not upset! They’re celebrating one of the most recognizable manufacturers in automotive history. This is SEEING RED: 70 YEARS OF FERRARI.

The exhibit features ten of the most spectacular and significant cars in the Ferrari brand’s history.

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The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 2277
petersen.org
Time is running out to see THE UNCONVENTIONAL CANVASES OF KEITH HARING at the Petersen. Pop Artist Keith Haring created these rare works on automobiles, covering them with his familiar and famous moving figures. This exhibition closes next month.

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Harley Versus Indian
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 2277
petersen.org
Oh! There’s one more exhibit you might want to explore at the Petersen Automotive Museum. It’s the new exhibit HARLEY VERSUS INDIAN, which details the founding of both Indian and Harley-Davidson in the early 1900s and the subsequent five-decade battle to become the world’s premier motorcycle manufacturer.

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Citroen: The Man, The Marque, The Mystique
The Mullin Automotive Museum
1421 Emerson Avenue
Oxnard
805 385 5400
mullinautomotivemuseum.com

In Oxnard, the Mullin Automotive Museum hosts the Citroen: The Man, The Marque, The Mystique. This is believed to be the FIRST of its kind exhibition in the U.S. for the French car manufacturer.

Andre Citroen is credited with introducing the first mass produced automobile to use unibody construction, front wheel drive and four wheel independent suspension.

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Extreme Mammals
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles
213 763 3466
nhm.org
Extreme Mammals is a new exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The extraordinary exhibition explores the ancestry and the evolution of the smallest, most amazing, and the biggest mammals.

Among other extreme mammals at this exhibit, this! A mammal described as a walking whale! This and more amazing mammals are now on display at the Exposition Park facility.

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Butterfly Pavilion
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles
213 763 3466
nhm.org
Also at the Natural History Museum, don’t forget the BUTTERFLY PAVILION, where we can mingle with hundreds of California and subtropical varieties of butterflies and the plants they enjoy!

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Latin Jazz Sunday at the Autry @ 7pm Heritage Court
The Autry Museum of the American West
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles
323 667 2000
Theautry.org
This is Latin Jazz Sunday at the Autry in Griffith Park.
From 7pm-to– 9pm, we can relax with an evening of playful music and rhythmic dancing featuring Cal State L.A.’s award-winning Afro Latin Ensemble, one of the leading student music ensembles in the nation.

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Make it a GREAT Sunday! Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.

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PLEASE SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO: Gayle.Anderson@KTLA.com Please be sure to provide video with your request. The deadline for your information is EVERY Tuesday 5pm.
Don’t forget you can always post your information on the KTLA Community Calendar. Here’s the link: http://ktla.com/community

Happy Saturday!

What are you up to today? If you are looking for some UNUSUAL Mother’s Day Weekend events, take a look at these suggestions on the Saturday “Gayle on the Go!” list. Enjoy!

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FREE!
Swim Workouts for Beginners
Westwood Recreation Center
1350 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles
310 390 5700
swim.net
A free swimming lesson is available courtesy Southern California Aquatics, the largest masters swimming program in the United States. The club has lessons for every level of adult swimmer. For more information, take a look at the website: swim.net or call 310-390-5700.

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FREE!
Long Beach Lawn Bowling Open House @ 10am
1109 Federation Drive
Long Beach
562 433 9063
longbeachlbc.wordpress.com
If you’re looking for a new sport, you might try this. The Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club hosts an open house to invite the public to take a lesson and spend some time on the greens.

The price is right! Free!

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North Italia Job Fair @ 10am
North Italia
1442 Second Street
Santa Monica
Northitaliarestaurant.com/nso/santa-monica-ca
North Italia is hosting a job fair at its Santa Monica location. Interested parties are invited to apply between 10am and 6pm.
The renown Italian restaurant is looking for nearly 100 employees. If you cannot attend the job fair, you can apply online at northitaliarestaurant.com

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Extended!
The Orbit Pavilion
The Huntington Library, Art Collection, & Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino
626 405 2100
huntington.org/orbit
This WAS scheduled to close in February. However this unique display’s existence is now extended through September.

This is the Orbit Pavilion at the Huntington Library in San Marino, a large, shell-shaped sculpture, where we can actually hear the satellites that study the Earth that are passing through space continuously, collecting data on everything from hurricanes to the effects of drought. Distinctive sounds are emitted as each satellite passes overhead: a human voice, the crashing of a wave, a tree branch moving, a frog croaking. Each sound interprets one of the satellites’ missions.

The outdoor installation is the brainchild of Dan Goods and David Delgado, visual strategists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who worked in collaboration with composer Shane Myrbeck and architect Jason Klimoski of StudioKCA to produce an innovative “soundscape” experience representing the movement of the International Space Station and 19 Earth Science satellites.

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FREE!
Ice Cream Social & Pet Adoption @ 11am
Big Sunday
6111 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles
bigsunday.org
What a treat! A free ice cream social and pet adoption event organized by the BIG SUNDAY non-profit organization.

We’re invited to rescue an animal from the Michaelson Found Animals Foundation and enjoy ice cream from 11am to 3pm at Big Sunday’s office at 6111 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.

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Extreme Mammals
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles
213 763 3466
nhm.org
Extreme Mammals is a new exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The extraordinary exhibition explores the ancestry and the evolution of the smallest, most amazing, and the biggest mammals.

Among other extreme mammals at this exhibit, this! A mammal described as a walking whale! This and more amazing mammals are now on display at the Exposition Park facility.

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Butterfly Pavilion
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles
213 763 3466
nhm.org
Also at the Natural History Museum, don’t forget the BUTTERFLY PAVILION, where we can mingle with hundreds of California and subtropical varieties of butterflies and the plants they enjoy!

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Dreamland: A Frank Romero Retrospective
Museum of Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Avenue
Long Beach
562 437 1689
http://www.molaa.org
And, in Long Beach at the Museum of Latin American Art, there’s DREAMLAND: A FRANK ROMERO RETROSPECTIVE. Museum officials say this is a comprehensive retrospective exhibition of work by legendary Los Angeles artist Frank Romero, encompassing more than 50 years of the artist’s career and the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA.

Born in East Lost Angeles in 1941, Frank E. Romero is one of the most iconic L.A. artists of our time. As the last practicing artist of the Los Four art collective, Dreamland recounts his life’s journey through paintings, sculptures, prints, and ceramics.

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Make it GREAT Saturday! Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News.

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HOW TO GET ON THE “GAYLE ON THE GO” list!:
PLEASE SEND YOUR INFORMATION TO: Gayle.Anderson@KTLA.com Please be sure to provide video with your request. The deadline for your information is EVERY Tuesday 5pm.
Don’t forget you can always post your information on the KTLA Community Calendar. Here’s the link: http://ktla.com/community

Gayle Anderson was live in Venice to continue her HOME SWEET HOME series at THE WAVE HOUSE by Mario Romano.

For more information, please take a look at the website.

If you have questions, please feel free to call Gayle Anderson at 323-460-5732 or e-mail Gayle at Gayle.Anderson@KTLA.com.