Matt Damon may be OUT of Ocean's 8 after 13K people sign petition for him to be erased from Sandra Bullock movie over his sex abuse comments

Published: 19:40 BST, 21 December 2017 | Updated: 20:39 BST, 21 December 2017

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Matt Damon continues to lose fans with his comments about sex abuse in the entertainment industry. It doesn't help that he had a longtime association with sexual predator Harvey Weinstein.

And now it may affect the 47-year-old Oscar winner's career.

On Thursday 13,000 people signed a petition to get him cut out of Ocean's 8, the 2018 heist movie that stars a slew of A-list actresses including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter and Rihanna.

On the hate list: Matt Damon continues to lose fans with his comments about sex abuse in the entertainment industry and his association with sexual predator Harvey Weinstein. Seen in October

No Matt, please: And now it may affect the 47-year-old Oscar winner's career. On Thursday 13,000 people signed a petition to get him cut out of Ocean's 8

The petition was directed towards Ocean's 8 producers George Clooney - who is good friends with Damon - and Steven Soderbergh.

In the petition Matt, 47, was called 'gross' for his comments on sexual abuse that many saw as not appropriate.

'Damon’s inclusion (in the movie) would trivialize the serious nature of the charges against sexual abusers like Weinstein — a show of massive disrespect for the brave women speaking out,' the petition read.

What will the ladies say? The 2018 heist movie stars a slew of A-list actresses including Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett

It was added that if producers kept his cameo in the movie, it would show a 'lack of accountability for sexual harassment in the workplace that four in ten American women experience.'

The film is due out on June 8, 2018 and has already released its first trailer, though Damon is not seen in the clip.

In an interview with Business Insider was asked if he would work with people accused of sexual assault.

Damon not welcome on this subway? Also in this film are Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter and Rihanna

Damon answered that he would consider it on a 'case-by-case' basis.

Damon answered that he would consider it on a 'case-by-case' basis; critics say he still worked with Weinstein after he harassed Gwyneth Paltrow

'That always went into my thinking. I mean, I wouldn’t want to work with somebody who—life’s too short for that.

'But the question of if somebody had allegations against them, you know, it would be a case-by-case basis. You go, "What’s the story here?"'

It got even worse when he said that the 'rotten apples' are only about 1 percent of the industry and there are plenty of good men.

'We're in this watershed moment, and it's great, but I think one thing that's not being talked about is there are a whole s**tload of guys - the preponderance of men I've worked with - who don't do this kind of thing and whose lives aren't going to be affected.'

He also said to ABC: 'We’re going to have to figure — you know, there’s a difference between, you know, patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?'

He added, 'Both of those behaviors need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated, right?'

She's not happy: His ex-girlfriend Minnie Driver, who worked with him on 1997's Good Will Hunting, has publicly reacted to his comments. 'Good God, seriously?' Seen in 1997

He also seemed to stand up for Louis CK who has been accused of sexual misconduct.

His ex-girlfriend Minnie Driver, who worked with him on 1997's Good Will Hunting, has publicly reacted to his comments.

'Good God, seriously?' Driver tweeted in response to his claim.

The mother-of-one said: 'You don't get to be hierarchical with abuse. And you don't get to tell women that because some guy only showed them their penis their pain isn't as great as a woman who was raped.'

She also told The Guardian that men 'simply cannot understand what abuse is like on a daily level' and should not therefore attempt to differentiate or explain sexual misconduct against women.

Will the film be hurt? Damon has yet to apologize for his comments but was absent from the recent premiere of his film Downsizing which to some was a sign that he may be staying out of the spotlight for a while

Alyssa Milano said: 'We are not outraged because someone grabbed our asses in a picture. We are outraged because we were made to feel this was normal. We are outraged because we have been gaslighted. We are outraged because we were silenced for so long.'

This comes after he was accused of helping kill a Weinstein harassment story that was due to come out in 2004, though he has denied he did so.

He has also been criticized for working with Weinstein after the mogul harassed Gwyneth Paltrow.

Damon has yet to apologize for his comments but was absent from the recent premiere of his film Downsizing which to some was a sign that he may be staying out of the spotlight for a while.

When speaking of Damon's absence, a representative for Paramount Pictures told the Hollywood Reporter he was out of town tending to a 'family matter' related to his ill father.