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.
Marina References #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein & Britney Spears in New Single 'Purge the Poison' - Read the Lyrics!
justjared.comMarina is tackling some of the biggest headlines with her new single. The “How to Be a Heartbreaker” singer-songwriter returned on Wednesday (April 14) with her new single and music video, “Purge the Poison.” In her new song, Marina references several cultural events, including the #MeToo movement, Harvey Weinstein and Britney Spears‘ highly publicized head-shaving moment in 2007. “2007 when size zero was the rage / Britney shaved her head and / All we did was call her crazed / Harvey Weinstein‘s gone to jail / Me Too went on to unveil / Truth and all its glory / The ending of a story,” she sings. “Need to purge the poison from my system / Until human beings listen / Tell me, who do you think you are?” Click inside to
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