Nude scenes cut from Carol, the Oscar-nominated 2015 film about a forbidden love affair between two women in 1950s New York, might now be in the hands of a Hollywood pariah.

Following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct lodged against producer Harvey Weinstein, who was ousted from his eponymous film company, lawyers are negotiating stricter protections for clients regarding on-camera nudity in the #MeToo era, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

A "nudity rider," an addendum to a performer's contract, details such protections and restrictions. When sex scenes are shot, most nudity riders demand producers use "good faith efforts" to delete or destroy unused footage. Some riders also give actors the ability to sue if that footage is leaked.

Directed by Todd Haynes and based on Patricia Highsmith's novel The Price of Salt, Carol stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Sources attached to the film tell THR there are concerns that Weinstein, who distributed the movie, may have kept unused footage of their nude love scenes for his own personal collection.

"I don't even think it's possible to destroy anything in the digital age," says a Carol insider. "The idea of anything being erased from existence is naive." A representative for Weinstein, however, says he did not keep any footage from the film.

Carol producer Christine Vachon adds: "The Weinstein Co. and Harvey never had access to dailies or even rough cuts. We showed TWC the final cut and then delivered that cut and that cut only. There was never any access to 'unused sex scenes.'"

TWC quietly withdrew from last year's Outfest Legacy Awards, where it was to set to be honored for its history of LGBTQ-inclusive films.

While Weinstein has apologized for his mistreatment of women, his reps have said that “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein.”