Harvey Weinstein

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Harvey Weinstein is a former Hollywood film producer and co-founder of Miramax who became infamous after being convicted of multiple sex crimes following widespread allegations that helped ignite the #MeToo movement.

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instanceOf American businessperson
convicted sex offender
film producer
human
accusedOf rape
sexual assault
sexual harassment
activeYearsInCareer 1970s–2017
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Shakespeare in Love)
coFounded Miramax
The Weinstein Company
convictedIn Los Angeles County Superior Court
New York State Supreme Court
convictedOf criminal sexual act in the first degree
rape
rape in the third degree
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1952-03-19
dateOfConviction 2020-02-24
educatedAt State University of New York at Buffalo
University at Buffalo
employer Miramax
The Weinstein Company
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Weinstein
genreOfWorkProduced art-house film
independent film
givenName Harvey
hasChild Dashiell Weinstein
Emma Weinstein
India Pearl Weinstein
Lily Weinstein
Ruth Weinstein
two other children
industry entertainment industry
film industry
legalStatus incarcerated
movementAssociatedWith #MeToo
name Harvey Weinstein
notableEvent Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations
ignited #MeToo movement in Hollywood
notableFor being central figure in high-profile sexual abuse scandal
co-founding Miramax
co-founding The Weinstein Company
notableWork Chicago
Good Will Hunting
Pulp Fiction
Shakespeare in Love
The English Patient
occupation businessperson
film producer
studio executive
placeOfBirth Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld co-chairman of Miramax
co-chairman of The Weinstein Company
religion Judaism
residence Connecticut
New York City
sentencedTo 16 years in prison in California
23 years in prison in New York
sibling Bob Weinstein
spouse Eve Chilton
Georgina Chapman


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