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 ‘likely’ to remain in hospital until sentencing
peoplemagazine.co.zaHarvey Weinstein is “likely” to remain at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital until his sentencing on 11 March, according to his attorney.
The disgraced movie mogul was taken to the medical facility on 24 February while en route to Rikers Island prison after being found guilty of sexual assault and rape.
Upon his arrival at the hospital, Weinstein was treated for heart palpitations and high blood pressure. While it was unclear when he would be discharged from the hospital, Arthur Aidala, an attorney on Weinstein’s legal team, told Variety that it seems that he will be staying there until his court date next week. “(He’s) likely there ’til sentencing on March 11,” he said. “The treating doctors think that’s where he should be – it’s that simple. “
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