Harvey Weinstein
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Harvey Weinstein (born March 19, 1952) is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. He and his brother Bob Weinstein co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced 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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Weinstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Los Angeles rape conviction
In 2022, Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a separate Los Angeles trial, adding 16 years to his sentence.
Sexual assault and rape convictions
In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of criminal sexual assault and rape in New York. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Over 80 women came forward with allegations spanning decades.
Systematic abuse of power in Hollywood
Weinstein allegedly used his position as a powerful producer to coerce and assault women throughout his career, with incidents reported from the 1970s onward. His case became the catalyst for the #MeToo movement.
