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.
Harvey Weinstein 'diagnosed with cancer' weeks before disgraced Hollywood mogul's retrial
ok.co.ukHarvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, is reportedly dealing with a serious health issue while facing new charges. NBC News sources have alleged that Harvey has been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and that he is currently receiving treatment.
It is alleged that Harvey is receiving medical treatment at Rikers Island prison in New York, sources told NBC News. Allegations of sexual misconduct against him were made in the wake of the #MeToo movement.The National Cancer Institute classifies chronic myeloid leukaemia as a "type of cancer in which the bone marrow makes a large number of abnormal blood cells." Harvey's legal healthcare representative Craig Rothfeld told NBC News: "Out of respect for Mr.
Weinstein's privacy, we will offer no further comment." Now 72 years old, Harvey, who has previously overcome COVID-19 and double pneumonia, is awaiting retrial.
His health matters have coincided with his legal battle with Manhattan prosecutors, who are wanting to combine new charges with past ones for trial, reports Mirror US.
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