Casey Affleck bows out as Oscar presenter for Best Actress

Casey Affleck will not present the Best Actress award at the Academy Awards. As tradition dictates, the winning Best Actor in the previous year usually does.

Affleck’s intention is to not distract from the historic Hollywood #MeToo movement, an individual familiar with the decision told TheWrap. In fact, the “Manchester By The Sea” star will not attend the ceremony at all.

In 2010, Affleck was served with a lawsuit by Amanda White and Magdalena Gorka, the producer and cinematographer who worked with him on the movie “I’m Still Here.” The two women outlined several instances of “uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances” during filming, which Affleck denied.

The lawsuits were settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, but they resurfaced in the media last year during the run-up to last year’s Oscars after he was nominated for his work in “Manchester By The Sea.” When Affleck was announced as the winner for Best Actor, 2016 Best Actress winner Brie Larson, who was presenting the award, simply gave the Oscar to Affleck and refused to applaud for him.

Deadline first reported the news.

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