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 Returns To Bellevue Hospital In New York After Complaining Of Chest Pains Following His 23-Year Prison Sentence
theshaderoom.comHours after he was sentenced to 23 years following his conviction for multiple instances of sexual assault, Harvey Weinstein is now facing more issues related to his continuously declining health.
According to recent reports, he returned to Bellevue Hospital in New York after complaining of chest pains.Apparently, the verdict in his highly-publicized sexual assault case was too much for Harvey Weinstein to digest because just a few hours later he found himself once again at Bellevue Hospital because he claimed he was suffering from chest pains.@HollywoodReporter notes that prison staff at Rikers Island, where Harvey is currently serving his time, decided to transfer him to Bellevue “for safety” where he “was evaluated and likely stayed
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