Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault

Harvey Weinstein accused of sexual assault

Weinstein is most well-known in Hollywood as the co-founder of Miramax and the co-chairman of The Weinstein Company.

Well known and respected film producer Harvey Weinstein is facing sexual assault allegations, according to a recent report from People Magazine. The accusations come from a 22-year-old Italian woman, who says that Weinstein touched her in an inappropriate and sexual fashion last Friday at the Tribeca Film Center in New York City.

Weinstein is most well-known in Hollywood as the co-founder of Miramax and the co-chairman of The Weinstein Company, a film production studio that he runs with his brother Bob. He is considered an expert at positioning his films as frontrunners for various awards campaigns.

He won an Oscar for his role as Producer on the 1998 Best Picture winner, Shakespeare in Love, and has been an executive producer on numerous other Best Picture-winning films, including The ArtistThe King’s SpeechChicago, and The English Patient. This past year, The Weinstein Company produced The Imitation Game, a World War II drama that earned nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, as well as an Oscar win for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Weinstein is also a noted Broadway producer, and has won Tony Awards for bringing musicals and plays like Billy EliotThe Producers, and August: Osage County to the stage.

The sexual assault allegations against Weinstein are currently being investigated by the NYPD. However, Sergeant Lee Jones, an officer with the department, told People that “no arrests have been made at this time.” The alleged victim of the abuse has also not yet been identified to the press.

Weinstein, 63, is currently married to Georgina Chapman, a 38-year-old English actress and fashion designer. The two were wed in 2007. Weinstein also has three children from a previous marriage. He has no reported prior history of sexual abuse.

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