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 in intensive care in hospital after emergency heart surgery
nme.comHarvey Weinstein is in intensive care recovering from emergency heart surgery, his lawyer has confirmed.Weinstein was taken from Rikers Island prison, where he is serving a sentence for rape, to Bellevue Hospital in New York earlier today after experiencing chest pains.“Mr Weinstein was rushed to Bellevue Hospital last night due to several medical conditions.“We can confirm that Mr Weinstein had a procedure and surgery on his heart today however cannot comment any further than that.“As we have extensively stated before, Mr.
Weinstein suffers a plethora of significant health issues that need ongoing treatment.”Weinstein was recently said to be a “train-wreck health-wise” and had been in the same hospital for 10 days earlier this year.
He was admitted again in July after testing positive for COVID-19 and contracting pneumonia in both of his lungs.He was found guilty on February 24, 2020 of first-degree and third-degree rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
In April, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings.
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