Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer. He is the co-founder of Miramax and the Weinstein Company. His companies produced films that have grossed over $10.78 billion worldwide, and he has received an Academy Award and eight Tony Awards. Weinstein's career ended in 2017 following a series of rape allegations, which resulted in him being convicted and sentenced to prison.
From the “Sexual abuse accusations, convictions and appeals” section of Harvey Weinstein’s Wikipedia article.
In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that more than a dozen women accused Weinstein of sexually harassing, assaulting, or raping them. Many other women in the film industry subsequently reported similar experiences with Weinstein, who denied "any nonconsensual sex".
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