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 Rape Jury Begins Deliberations on Aggravating Factors That Could Increase His Prison Time
thewrap.comThe L.A. jury that on Monday convicted Harvey Weinstein of three out of seven felony counts in his rape trial on Tuesday resumed deliberations on aggravating factors that could lengthen the disgraced mogul’s prison sentence.The jury is weighing whether Weinstein carried out the rape of Jane Doe 1 with planning, sophistication or professionalism, and whether Jane Doe 1 was particularly vulnerable.
Weinstein faces up to 18 years in prison, but that total rise to 24 years if the jury agrees that the aggravating factors have been met.
In the courthouse Tuesday, prosecutor Paul Thompson took 10 minutes to argue that was Jane Doe 1 was particularly vulnerable under California law because she suffered a “loss, injury or harm or any of those three things.”He noted that it was “obvious” Jane Doe 1 was still terrified and emotional when testifying in the case; that she spoke about being emotionally distraught and sitting in the shower for hours following the rape.
Thompson also homed in on the fact in the days, weeks and months following the rape she suffered guilt and shame and drank to self-medicate.Jane Doe 1’s particular vulnerability was also clear, Thompson argued, because she was a resident of Italy who was in Los Angeles at the time of the assault.
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