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 Harvey Weinstein Story, Says He Called Her A ‘F**king C**t’ For Covering Up At Premiere
etcanada.comKate Beckinsale has disclosed a shocking incident involving Harvey Weinstein as the disgraced producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault Wednesday.
Beckinsale revealed how Weinstein yelled at her and called her a “f**king c**t” for wearing a suit at the premiere for the 2001 movie “Serendipity”.
The actress told how the New York premiere took place just weeks after 9/11 happened, and that the cast were forced to attend despite not wanting to.
She explained that Weinstein had invited her over with her young daughter, who was under two at the time, to have a playdate with his similar-aged daughter.
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