Robert Weinstein: Last News

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticA new proposal to settle sex crimes claims against Harvey Weinstein should be DOA, says lawyers representing several of the now incarcerated producer’s victims.“Filed in the middle of the night to avoid attention, the latest Weinstein settlement plan is more offensive than the version that was rejected by Judge Hellerstein,” declared Douglas Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer this morning (READ IT HERE).

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticTwo weeks after a federal judge decimated a proposed $19 million class action settlement for victims of the currently incarcerated Harvey Weinstein, lawyers for several women involved want the New York Attorney General to put the brakes on an emerging sleight of hand legal move.“It appears that Harvey and Robert Weinstein, their insurers and corporate enablers are so desperate to secure the deal that Judge Hellerstein immediately rejected as “obnoxious” that they are now going to ask the bankruptcy court to approve what Judge Hellerstein would not,” said Douglas Wignor and Kevin Mintzer after a filing in Bankruptcy court on Tuesday by the estate of the Weinstein Co.

Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul who was convicted of rape and sexual assault near the beginning of the year, now has a fresh batch of allegations against him. On Thursday, Page Six reported that another four women are filing a lawsuit against the former Miramax executive for sexual abuse.