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 Sick in Prison, Rep Cagey About COVID Status
thewrap.comAlso Read: Harvey Weinstein Sued by Miriam Haley for Sexual AssaultEarlier on Tuesday, TMZ reported that Harvey Weinstein is in isolation with a 101-degree fever and is awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test.In March, Weinstein reportedly had COVID-19 but his representatives would not confirm or deny if Weinstein had tested positive.
Weinstein is currently serving out a 23-year prison sentence after being found guilty in February of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.He also faces another sexual assault case in Los Angeles, where he is charged with four counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force.Harvey.
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