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 seeking lawsuit deadline extension
peoplemagazine.co.zaHarvey Weinstein’s attorneys are using the coronavirus pandemic to request extra time as they prepare a response to a sexual assault civil case.
The incarcerated movie mogul is currently fighting a New York lawsuit filed by actress Wedil David, who claims Weinstein raped her in 2016.
His legal representatives had been due to submit discovery documents this month (Mar20), but in a new court motion, the shamed producer’s attorneys have asked for the deadline to be extended until 15 May.
In the paperwork, obtained by TMZ, they cite the “current coronavirus crisis” for the case delay, while also blaming his other legal issues, including his recent rape conviction in New York, and his pending extradition to Los Angeles to face separate criminal
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