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.
Kate Beckinsale RECALLS horrific encounter with Harvey Weinstein post 9/11; shamed for dressing like 'lesbian'
pinkvilla.comHarvey Weinstein is formally being registered as a sex offender and will be put behind bars for 23 years, as sentenced by Judge James Burke on March 11, 2020.
The once upon a time Hollywood mogul was guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first and third-degree rape. Hollywood rejoiced as justice was finally served and while Kate Beckinsale celebrated the win for women, through an Instagram post, the actress also recalled a horrific incident she had to face with Harvey back in 2001, during the New York premiere of Serendipity.
Kate started off by talking about how the cast of Serendipity was wary of the premiere taking place as it was after the 9/11 attack.
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