The jury in the Harvey Weinstein trial on Monday found the disgraced Hollywood mogul guilty on two counts, including rape in the third degree. Jurors deliberated for more than 26 hours at the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, after listening to three weeks of testimony — including from 28 prosecution witnesses alone. Specifically, […]
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Harvey Weinstein turns himself in to New York police over sexual assault charges
Reuters Harvey Weinstein has turned himself in to New York police over sexual assault charges. The 66-year-old Hollywood film producer arrived at a Manhattan police precinct on Friday, multiple outlets reported.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: I ate nothing but ‘healthy’ fast food for a week — here’s what happened See […]
Daily Podcast: The Best Films & TV Of SXSW 2018, Shia LaBeouf, John Musker, Chopping Mall, Weinstein & Justice League
On the March 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about Shia LaBeouf, John Musker, movie theater accidents, Chopping Mall, The Weinstein Company, and Justice League. And in Our Feature Presentation, /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall joins us to talk about […]
The Weinstein Company Files for Bankruptcy, Releasing Harvey Weinstein’s Victims From NDAs
After a $ 500 million deal for an investor group to acquire the embattled film company fell through, The Weinstein Company has filed for bankruptcy. In the process, The Weinstein Company is canceling its non-disclosure agreements. That means that many women seeking to come forward against disgraced former executive Harvey Weinstein now have freedom to speak. […]
The Weinstein Company just canceled every non-disclosure agreement between Harvey Weinstein and women who accused him of sexual misconduct
Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Spike The Weinstein Company’s bankruptcy filing on Monday night prompted the cancellation of every non-disclosure agreement the embattled film mogul Harvey Weinstein initiated with women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. More than 70 women have leveled allegations against Weinstein, for varying degrees of harassment, assault and, in some cases, […]
The Weinstein Company files for bankruptcy
REUTERS/Steve Crisp US film and TV studio The Weinstein Company has filed for bankruptcy. The company, cofounded by Harvey Weinstein who dozens of women have accused of varying degree of sexual misconduct, says it has a stalking horse bid for its assets from the private equity firm Lantern Capital. The filing comes on the same day that New […]
Harvey Weinstein spent time in a $58,000 sex rehab program in Arizona that made him wake up at 6:30 a.m. every day to meditate
Getty Images Disgraced Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein is reportedly living in Arizona and periodically traveling around the country seeking sex addiction treatment. According to a New York Times report published Saturday, Weinstein spent some time at a sex rehab center outside Scottsdale, Arizona, that cost him $ 58,000. Weinstein has been accused of sexual […]
$500 Million Deal to Acquire The Weinstein Company Falls Through [Updated]
Update: Despite seemingly being finalized last week, the $ 500 million deal to acquire The Weinstein Company has fallen through (via Variety). It seems that the investors “uncovered new information about previous undisclosed liabilities.” Our original article follows below. After teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, The Weinstein Company sold its assets to an investor group […]
The Weinstein Company Files for Bankruptcy as Sale Talks Fail
The Weinstein Company will declare bankruptcy following last-ditch attempts to sell its assets to an investor group. The talks with the group, led by former Obama-era Small Business Administration head Maria Contreras-Sweet, have failed, leading the company’s board of directors to announce that they are filing for bankruptcy. The embattled company was set to be sold to […]
New York Attorney General sues Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company. According to court documents, the lawsuit seeks to “remedy a years-long gender-based hostile work environment.” It targets Harvey Weinstein for allegations of sexual misconduct. The suit also alleges there was “routine misuse of […]