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.
Kate Beckinsale lashes out at backlash for sharing Harvey Weinstein story
mirror.co.ukKate Beckinsale hit back at the baskclash she received for sharing her story about Harvey Weinstein. The actress recalled how the Hollywood producer called her a "stupid f****** c***" for wearing a suit rather than a minidress on a red carpet.
Her horror encounter left her shaking and in tears. Weinstein has been sentenced to rot 23 years behind bars after he was found guilty of sexual assault and rape.
Kate said the movie mastermind confronted her after he invited her with her daughter Lily for a play date with his child. The play date took place when it wasn't known Harvey was a rapist and he was Kate's boss.
In a series of stinging messages, Kate picked off the trolls one by one tackling the nasty comments cruelly questioning her choice
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