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 move from hospital to Rikers Island jail
torontosun.comNEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, was being transferred to New York’s Rikers Island jail complex from Bellevue Hospital on Thursday, according to his spokesman.Weinstein was in the process of being moved shortly after 1 p.m., said his spokesman, Juda Engelmayer.
He was taken to Bellevue following his conviction on Feb. 24 after reportedly complaining of heart palpitations.A Bellevue spokeswoman declined to comment.
New York City Department of Correction, which runs the jail, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Weinstein was found guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping former aspiring actress Jessica
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