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 to Be Transferred to Rikers Island After Undergoing Heart Procedure
usmagazine.comHarvey Weinstein will be moved to the jail on Rikers Island after undergoing a heart procedure.The disgraced movie mogul, 67, is expected to be transferred to the jail facility on Thursday, March 5, Weinstein’s spokesman, Juda Engelmayer told Reuters.
The outlet reported that he was seeking to stay at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City ahead of his upcoming sentencing scheduled for Wednesday, March 11.Weinstein, according to Variety, concluded a 10-day stay at Bellevue.
He was hospitalized for heart surgery that was intended to remove a blockage. He is now reported to be in stable condition.Following his move to the Rikers Island jail, he will remain in the facility’s North Infirmary Command.Weinstein’s hospitalization and transfer
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