NEW YORK — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has longstanding professional and continuing financial ties to Harvey Weinstein’s long-time attorney, close adviser and business investor who himself was widely criticized over controversial tactics he reportedly deployed to minimize the allegations of sexual assault and harassment faced by the Hollywood mogul.
The Weinstein Co. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a buyout offer in hand from a private equity firm, the latest twist in its efforts to survive the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down co-founder Harvey Weinstein, shook Hollywood and triggered a movement that spread out to convulse other industries.
Harvey Weinstein’s former personal assistant filed suit against the disgraced movie mogul in New York federal court Thursday, alleging that she was frequently sexually harassed on the job, took dictation from Weinstein while he was naked, and was tasked with repeatedly cleaning the sofa in Weinstein’s office after he’d had sex there.
Six women filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Harvey Weinstein and current and former executives at both The Weinstein Company and Miramax accusing the disgraced movie producer of sexual misconduct, and a coverup by his associates.
Michael Moore is locked in a brewing legal battle with Harvey and Bob Weinstein over the release of Fahrenheit 11/9, the anti-Donald Trump sequel to Moore’s 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, according to Deadline which reports that the Weinsteins want back the $2 million they already contributed to Moore’s sequel and are blocking the film’s release and transfer to another studio now that the director is refusing to refund the money.
An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery against her in Beverly Hills hotel rooms in 2015 and 2016 after she agreed to meet the producer to discuss a television role.
Out of the growing fear that the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal is about to spin out of control, is about to bring down those (like Ben Affleck) who are not useless has-beens like Harvey, the bombshell news that The Weinstein Company board knew of Harvey’s payoffs to women is being downplayed, especially by the Hollywood trades. Nevertheless, it is still a bombshell.
The New York Times reports that it has seen emails that show feminist attorney Lisa Bloom attempting to collude with The Weinstein Company (TWC) to discredit some or all of the women accusing TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein (who was fired over the weekend) of everything from sexual harassment to sexual misconduct.
Weakened by five years of box office flops and disappointments, exposed by five years without an Oscar nomination, if the early media reports prove true, uber-producer Harvey Weinstein is finally going to face a reckoning involving decades of rumors and reports surrounding his appalling personal behavior.
Malia Obama, the oldest of former President Obama’s daughter’s, is set to intern for Hollywood super-producer Harvey Weinstein this winter.
Veteran film producer Harvey Weinstein is hopeful that Americans can come together after Republican Donald Trump triumphed over Democrat Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of a highly contentious presidential election Tuesday night.
