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 said Jennifer Aniston 'should be killed' as emails exposed in court
dailystar.co.ukAn email penned by Harvey Weinstein, which was included in unsealed court documents, showed the Hollywood producer said that Jennifer Aniston "should be killed".
The fallen mogul, who faces up to 29-years in prison, asked for help in emails sent to two dozen influential people, including the billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Jeff Bezos.
According to The New York Times , the 67-year-old wrote an email suggesting American actress Jennifer Aniston – who he thought had complained about his behaviour – should be killed.
In the document, he added that he wanted to "repair his reputation" and "excuse his behaviour" following the sexual assault allegations.
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