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.
Amber Heard’s Friends SLAM Johnny Depp Lovefest At Cannes!
perezhilton.comThose in Amber Heard‘s camp are not at all happy about Johnny Depp making his entertainment industry comeback this week at the Cannes Film Festival.
As we reported earlier on Wednesday morning, Depp received a 7-minute-long standing ovation at the premiere of his new film Jeanne du Barry, which officially opened the French festival on Tuesday.
But not everybody is excited to see him be embraced again by fans. And considering the legal situation he and Heard were previously involved in, we can’t say we’re surprised… Related: Johnny Depp’s First Wife Says She Was ‘Terrified’ He’d Lose ‘Horrific’ Amber Heard Trial While the 59-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean star was busy appearing on the red carpet at Cannes, Amber’s closest friend was calling out the festival’s perceived hypocrisy over on Instagram.
Over the weekend, journalist Eve Barlow posted a series of images to her IG account slamming Cannes leaders for allowing Depp such a soft landing spot to promote his new movie, which is directed by French actor-slash-filmmaker Maïwenn.
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