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.
Harvey Weinstein celebrates his first birthday in prison; Receives pamphlet about avoiding sex abuse in jail
pinkvilla.comFollowing rape conviction, Harvey Weinstein celebrated his first birthday in prison. The disgraced Hollywood producer spent his 68th birthday, on March 19, at a maximum-security prison in New York.
In the prison, the film mogul was informed about surviving sexual abuse behind bars and prison suicide prevention, Daily Mail reported.
Harvey was moved to the Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison, after his brief stay at Rikers Island principal jail.
After this February 26 conviction, Harvey was moved to New York City’s principal jail. Last month, after a lengthy trial, the disgraced Hollywood producer was found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
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