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.
Weinstein Co. Aims to Wrap Up Bankruptcy Case in December, Amid Objections
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn attorney for the Weinstein Co. told a judge on Thursday that he hopes to wrap up the bankruptcy case in December, pending approval of a $46.8 million settlement.The settlement, announced on June 30, resolves most of the civil litigation surrounding Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct.
Under the agreement, $18.9 million would go to claimants in a class action case and their attorneys, and another pool of $5.4 million would be set aside for plaintiffs who filed individual lawsuits.
The funds will be paid out of insurance policies.The deal still must receive approval from Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who is overseeing the class action case, and Judge Mary Walrath, who is handling the Weinstein Co.
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