Harvey Weinstein isn’t just losing his freedom — he might also lose his royal honor.
The shamed movie mogul’s conviction for rape Monday has sparked fresh calls Wednesday for him to be stripped of his CBE — a move British Prime Minister Boris Johnson supports, according to the Times of London.
Queen Elizabeth II had awarded Weinstein, 67, his honorary CBE — short for Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire — in 2004 for his outstanding contribution to the British film industry.
It is the second-highest honor the Queen can bestow, beaten only by a knighthood.
The conviction led to calls for him to be stripped of the title — now that he is no longer best known for his “services to the film industry,” as one Labour MP wrote in a formal request.
“We have long been aware of these ‘services’ and the impact they have had upon so many women,” MP Chi Onwurah wrote, noting Weinstein’s sex assaults in a formal parliamentary letter to the committee that would make the decision.
Allowing him to keep his CBE, Onwurah wrote, would be to “continue to honor Mr. Weinstein at the expense of all those who have experienced sexual violence and especially his victims.”
The prime minister’s rep insisted that the decision was ultimately a matter for the Honours Forfeiture Committee — but the UK Times said he supported Weinstein getting stripped of it.
“We are crystal clear that unwanted behavior is completely unacceptable. We condemn sexual violence in all its forms,” Johnson’s spokesperson told the paper.
The UK Times said the decision is a “secretive” process — and would ultimately need to be approved by the Queen.