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.
Read Jessica Mann’s Full Victim-Impact Statement From the Harvey Weinstein Sentencing
variety.comJessica Mann was on the witness stand in the Harvey Weinstein trial for three grueling days, speaking in painful detail about the sexual assaults she suffered over the course of her five-year relationship with the producer.
During cross-examination, Mann repeatedly broke down in tears and expressed anger and frustration that she was not allowed to tell her full story.
Mann got that opportunity on Wednesday morning. Mann spoke after Miriam Haley, the other victim in the case, addressed the court.
Just before Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison, Mann told the judge what she has learned about rape and trauma. “Rape is not just one moment of penetration,” she said. “It is forever.” Here is her full statement: Your Honor, The day my
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