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.
Jennifer Lawrence Reveals the Most Bizarre Rumor She's Heard About Herself - Watch!
justjared.comJennifer Lawrence is opening up to Vogue! Along with her new October cover story, the 32-year-old actress took part in Vogue‘s “73 Questions” where she revealed which co-stars were the most fun on set, who her favorite Real Housewives star is, and much more. Click inside to read more… While playing a round of mini-golf in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Jennifer was asked, “What’s the most bizarre thing you’ve ever read about yourself?” After taking a moment to think, Jennifer answered, “That I f–ked Harvey Weinstein.” This isn’t the first time Jennifer has publicly addressed rumors that she slept with the disgraced producer.
Back in 2018, a lawsuit was filed against Harvey by an unnamed woman for sexual assault, claiming that he bragged about sleeping with Jennifer to help her career. Jennifer won an Oscar for her role in the 2012 movie Silver Linings Playbook, which was produced by Harvey.
After the lawsuit was filed, Jennifer released a statement in which she denied having a sexual relationship with the producer. “My heart breaks for all the women who were victimized by Harvey Weinstein,” Jennifer said at the time. “I have never had anything but a professional relationship with him.
This is yet another example of the predatory tactics and lies that he engaged in to lure countless women.” Also in her Vogue interview, Jennifer revealed her newborn baby’s name!
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