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.
Rose McGowan says she believes Hollywood is a 'cult' she should have escaped 'sooner'
foxnews.comRose McGowan says she wishes she left Hollywood a long time ago. The former "Charmed" star, 46, has spent the last couple of weeks voicing support for Joe Biden's sexual assault accuser Tara Reade.This week, however, the activist is opening up about her debut album and how music has served as a nice departure from the acting industry.
Speaking with Yahoo, McGowan said her debut album "Planet 9" has helped to "soothe" past traumas.The star is a former victim of disgraced movie mogul and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.
She also suggests she was a victim of Hollywood as a whole and explains why she ditched acting. “It was my day job. I acquitted myself very well, but it wasn't the love of my life,” McGowan told the outlet about her former.
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