Harvey Weinstein Accuses Brother Bob of Financial Betrayal in Lawsuit
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Harvey Weinstein, who is jailed at Rikers Island and in failing health while he awaits his third rape trial, has filed an unusual lawsuit accusing his brother of siphoning funds from their company prior to its collapse.
In the complaint, filed in New York State court, Harvey Weinstein accuses his brother Bob Weinstein and David Glasser, the chief operating officer, of diverting funds to pay themselves bonuses and for other improper purposes.
The complaint seeks to reassign blame for the collapse of the Weinstein Co. in November 2017. The company filed for bankruptcy after the revelation of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual assault and harassment allegations made him an industry pariah.
But in Weinstein’s telling, his brother, Glasser and others were responsible for a “financial betrayal” that left the company weakened and ultimately insolvent.
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