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.
Matt Damon Admits It Was 'Painful' Getting Backlash For His 'Tone-Deaf' #MeToo Comments!
perezhilton.comMatt Damon knows we all make mistakes — and he’s reflecting on one of his biggest in recent years! Back in late 2017, the Good Will Hunting star and Harvey Weinstein collaborator sparked major backlash after sharing his “tone-deaf” thoughts on the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment in Hollywood.
In an interview with ABC News’ Popcorn With Peter Travers, the 50-year-old said: As you likely know, the comments didn’t sit well with social media — especially since they came just as the Time’s Up movement was picking up steam — and Damon decided to leave the public eye before issuing an apology a few months later. Related: Amanda Knox Condemns Matt For Profiting Off Of Stillwater Film ‘That Distorts My Reputation’ Now, he’s getting candid
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