Amidst decades of sexual harassment accusations, film executive Harvey Weinstein announced on Thursday that he’ll be taking a leave of absence from his production studio.

The film executive’s decision to distance himself from the famed studio comes hot off the heels of an incredible report published by the New York Times on October 5, in which reporters revealed that over the years Weinstein has reached at least eight legal settlements with women who have come forward and charged him with harassment.

One of the most compelling victims profiled in the article was none other than actress Ashley Judd, who recalled in great detail what her experience taking a meeting with Weinstein was like nearly two decades ago.

In the report, Judd recalls that she was originally meant to meet Weinstein for a business breakfast meeting at the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel. Instead, the film exec “had her sent up to his room, where he appeared in a bathrobe and asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower.”

As Judd explained in the interview, her first thought when faced with the situation was “how do I get out of the room as fast as possible without alienating Harvey Weinstein?”

Judd isn’t the only woman who found herself in the harrowing situation of having to escape the advances of one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.

According to the New York Times, Weinstein has reached at least eight settlements with women, recipients of which include a young assistant in New York in 1990, an actress in 1997, an assistant in London in 1998, an Italian model in 2015, and one of the film executive’s own colleagues, Lauren O’Connor.

Shortly after the report was released, many Hollywood notables took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the matter including Girls star Lena Dunham.

“The woman who chose to speak about their experience of harassment by Harvey Weinstein deserve our awe,” wrote Dunham. “It’s not fun or easy. It’s brave.”

Like Dunham, fellow actress Amber Tamblyn focused her thoughts on the brave women who choose to come forward.

“Heed the mantra and never forget: Women. Have. Nothing. To Gain. And. Everything. To Lose. By. Coming. forward,” tweeted Tamblyn.

Though the world is a little bit wiser today with regards to what kind of man Harvey Weinstein really is, the entire situation begs the question of whether being wiser to the truth will actually incite any sort of change.

Though Weinstein is taking a step back from his duties at Weinstein Co., the truth of the matter is, the production company is well known for churning out award show darlings.

According to the L.A. Times, the Weinstein Co., board is reportedly meeting on Friday to discuss the fate of the man in question.

Weinstein aside, it’ll be interesting to see if the allegations prove to be a nail in the coffin for the production company, or if actors, directors, film audiences, and even business partners will turn a blind eye once the dust has settled.