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Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York City, to diamond cutter Max Weinstein (1924–1976) and his wife, Miriam (née Postel; 1926–2016). His family is Jewish, and his maternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Poland.
- Bob Weinstein
Early life. Weinstein was born in Flushing, Queens, in New...
- The Weinstein Company
The Weinstein Company was founded on March 10, 2005, and...
- Georgina Chapman
Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English...
- Weinstein Effect
The Weinstein effect is a controversial term, which was used...
- 54 (Film)
54 is a 1998 American drama film written and directed by...
- Marchesa
Weinstein reportedly pressured actresses who appeared in his...
- Bob Weinstein
- Who Is Harvey Weinstein?
- Early Years
- Miramax Films
- Political Leanings
- Sexual Harassment Scandal
- Legal Fallout
- Judd Lawsuit
- Arrest
- Conviction and Sentencing
- Recent News
Harvey Weinstein is a former movie producer who established the Miramax Films Corporation with his brother, Bob, in 1979. Miramax went on to produce critical and commercial hits like Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare In Love, and the brothers found more success after launching The Weinstein Company in 2005. Weinstein's reputation was severely damaged af...
Weinstein was born on March 19, 1952, in Queens, New York, the older son of Max and Miriam Weinstein. Harvey and his brother, Bob, developed their business sense from Max, a diamond cutter, along with a love of the movies shaped through Saturday afternoons together at the theater. After graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo in...
In 1979, Harvey and Bob founded the Miramax Films Corporation, named after their parents. Initially designed to distribute small, art-house-type films, Miramax soon developed into a major player in the industry. Within a decade, the studio had released such critical successes as My Left Foot (1989) and Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989), with Harvey se...
As he rose to the top of the Hollywood food chain, Weinstein fashioned himself as a champion of progressive causes. He has been a top supporter of Democratic presidential candidates in recent election cycles, hosting fundraisers for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Additionally, he was among the backers of a Rutgers University faculty chair named ...
Weinstein suddenly found himself in an unfavorable spotlight in October 2017, following a report in The New York Times about his alleged history of sexual harassment. According to the Times, Weinstein had made unwelcome advances on numerous women, including actress Ashley Judd, quietly reaching settlements with at least eight of them. The story gai...
On November 27, British actress Kadian Noble filed a civil suit in New York alleging that Weinstein forced her into sexual acts at his hotel room during the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Because another producer from the company allegedly told Noble to be "a good girl and do whatever [Weinstein] wished," the suit also accused The Weinstein Company of ...
On April 30, Weinstein's legal woes thickened again when he was named in a Los Angeles County Superior Court lawsuit filed by Judd. The suit claimed that the studio head had torpedoed her career after she refused to accept his sexual advances by spreading lies about her professionalism. Director Peter Jackson had previously offered his account of t...
On May 25, 2018, Weinstein turned himself into the NYPD and was arrested and charged with rape, committing a criminal sex act, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct. Still under investigation in L.A. and London for alleged sex crimes, he paid $1 million in cash to post bail, surrendered his passport and was issued an ankle monitor. Days later, a New Y...
On January 6, 2020, as Weinstein's trial on rape and sexual assault charges was set to begin in a New York City courthouse, the producer was charged with four new felony counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County. L.A. District Attorney Jackie Lacey said she expected Weinstein to face the charges in California following the conclusion of his Ne...
In March 2020, Weinstein tested positive for coronavirus while in prison and fully recovered. In October 2020, Weinstein was faced with six more counts of forcible sexual assault in Los Angeles.
Weinstein and Chilton’s divorce settlement was kept private, but they had joint custody of their three three daughters: Lily, 22, Emma, 19, and Ruth, 14. Many of the harassment and assault ...
4 days ago · Weinstein attended the University of Buffalo, New York, where he began promoting rock concerts with his brother, Bob Weinstein. Their interests soon turned to movies, and in 1979 the brothers established the Miramax Film Corp. (named after their parents, Miriam and Max) and began buying the rights to films and distributing them.
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Quick Facts. Age: 72 Years, 72 Year Old Males. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Georgina Chapman (m. 2007), Eve Chilton Weinstein (m. 1987–2004) father: Max Weinstein. mother: Miriam Weinstein. siblings: Bob Weinstein. children: Dashiell Weinstein, Emma Weinstein, India Pearl Weinstein, Lily Weinstein, Ruth Weinstein.
Feb 28, 2018 · Several of his old friends attribute this in part to a hectoring mother and ineffectual father, though both Harvey and Bob have described their parents as loving; others say it’s compensation ...
