Actor Casey Affleck withdraws as 2018 Oscar presenter
Casey Affleck
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)  - Oscar-winning Casey Affleck  who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film   has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards  a spokeswoman for the organization said on Thursday.
 Affleck  the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck   topped challenges from Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling to win the 2017 award.  He  also took home a Golden Globe and numerous trophies from film critics groups.
FILE PHOTO:  Casey Affleck  arrives for the 89th Academy Awards  Oscars Red Carpet in Hollywood  California  U.S. February 26  2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
An attorney for  Affleck  denied the accusations at the time.
 Affleck  adopts a lower public profile than  his  brother Ben and appears uncomfortable in the spotlight.  He  was first nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for  his  lead role in âThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.â
89th Academy Awards - Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals - Hollywood  California   U.S. - 26/02/17 - Casey Affleck  arrives REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
While  Ben Affleck  has opted for big movies like âBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice â  Casey Affleck  has focused  his  career on smaller  independent ventures with strong character-driven plots such as âGone Baby Gone.â
In 2010   he  wrote and directed Joaquin Phoenix in âIâm Still Here â a mockumentary about Phoenixâs supposed transition from acting to becoming a rap musician.
Two years ago  he  quietly separated from  his  wife  actress Summer Phoenix  after a nine-year marriage that produced two sons.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)  - Oscar-winning Casey Affleck  who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film   has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards  a spokeswoman for the organization said on Thursday.
 Affleck  the younger brother of actor and director Ben Affleck   topped challenges from Denzel Washington and Ryan Gosling to win the 2017 award.  He  also took home a Golden Globe and numerous trophies from film critics groups.
FILE PHOTO:   [TGT] arrives for the 89th Academy Awards  Oscars Red Carpet in Hollywood  California  U.S. February 26  2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
An attorney for   [TGT] denied the accusations at the time.
  [TGT] adopts a lower public profile than   [TGT]   brother Ben and appears uncomfortable in the spotlight.   [TGT]   was first nominated for an Oscar in 2008 for   [TGT]   lead role in âThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.â
89th Academy Awards - Oscars Red Carpet Arrivals - Hollywood  California   U.S. - 26/02/17 - Casey Affleck  arrives REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
While   [TGT] has opted for big movies like âBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice â   [TGT] has focused   [TGT]   career on smaller  independent ventures with strong character-driven plots such as âGone Baby Gone.â
In 2010    [TGT]   wrote and directed Joaquin Phoenix in âIâm Still Here â a mockumentary about Phoenixâs supposed transition from acting to becoming a rap musician.
Two years ago   [TGT]   quietly separated from   [TGT]   wife  actress Summer Phoenix  after a nine-year marriage that produced two sons.