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 Sued by Miriam Haley for Sexual Assault
thewrap.comAlso Read: Former 'Project Runway' Assistant Testifies Harvey Weinstein Sexually Assaulted Her: 'I Was Mortified'As detailed in the lawsuit, and as Haley testified to in late January during Harvey Weinstein’s Manhattan trial earlier this year, Haley said she first met Weinstein in 2004 at a party and later encountered him again in 2006 at the Cannes Film Festival.
At that time, she was in need of employment and Weinstein helped her get a job as a production assistant on “Project Runway,” which was produced by The Weinstein Company.Weinstein later invited her to come to his SoHo loft.
After the two made small talk, Haley said Weinstein “lunged” at her and tried to kiss her. She said she told him “no” multiple times, Weinstein then maneuvered.
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