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’s Extradition To L.A. To Face Rape Charges Delayed, Again; Hearing Mired In Technical Difficulties
deadline.comDominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe long road to getting Harvey Weinstein out West to face rape charges hit a new roadblock today.Mired in technical difficulties and coronavirus restrictions today, the initial gathering before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case has now been moved to December 11 at 9:30 AM ET, according to the local D.A.
All of which means it could be deep into 2021 before Weinstein is actually put on a plane out to L.A., depending on appeals and court availability.The imprisoned producer was scheduled to appear early Friday via video feed from the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, NY for a hearing on his extradition to Los Angeles.
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