Harvey Weinstein CBE (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer. He and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films, including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), The Crying Game (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), Heavenly Creatures (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), and Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love, and garnered seven Tony Awards for a variety of plays and musicals, including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded The Weinstein Company, a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
“A huge relief”: Kate Beckinsale pens emotional message following Harvey Weinstein’s prison sentence
nme.comShe was one of many who came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Weinstein Kate Beckinsale has spoken out about Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing after a jury found the film producer guilty of sexual crimes.
Weinstein was charged yesterday (March 11) on counts of a Criminal Sexual Act in the first degree and third-degree rape. He has been sentenced to serve 23 years in a New York state prison.
Beckinsale was one of more than a hundred women who came forward with public allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, against Weinstein since 2017.
Following last night’s verdict, the British actress took to Instagram to say she was “relieved” to hear about Weinstein’s sentencing.
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