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’s 2nd Sexual Assault Trial Ends as Jury Reaches Verdict
usmagazine.comHarvey Weinstein was found guilty on three charges of rape and assault after his second sexual assault trial, a jury determined on Monday, December 19.The disgraced producer, 70, faced two counts of forcible rape and five counts of sexual assault related to accusations from four women during the Los Angeles trial.
After being convicted on three charges, he was acquitted on one count of sexual battery against Jane Doe 3. The jury was hung on three counts pertaining to Jane Doe 2 and Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
The filmmaker, who is married to California Governor Gavin Newsom, was among the accusers, claiming Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in 2005.Weinstein pleaded not guilty to all seven charges.
He initially faced 11 charges, but four counts connected were dropped after one anonymous accuser did not testify. The jury deliberated for 10 days before announcing the verdict on Monday.
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