Curiosidades

On 11 March 2020, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted on charges of third-degree criminal sexual acts and first-degree rape. Weinstein is serving his sentence at the maximum-security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo (NY), where he is known as inmate No. 20B0584.

He was fired from The Weinstein Company in October 2017 following several allegations of sexual misconduct that broke out in "The New York Times" early that same month.

On 14 October 2017, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled him from its ranks. On that day, its 54-member Board of Governors held an emergency meeting at the organization's Beverly Hills headquarters and voted to strip away his lifetime membership. Following the meeting, the Academy issued a statement saying the board had voted "to immediately expel him from the Academy. We do so not simply to separate ourselves from someone who does not merit the respect of his colleagues but also to send a message that the era of willful ignorance and shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior and workplace harassment in our industry is over.".

Lysette Anthony has publicly alleged that he twice raped her in the 1980s. In December 2019, she gave an extended interview to Channel 4 News (1982) to talk about it.

He stopped the casting of Robert Lindsay in Shakespeare Apaixonado (1998) owing to a confrontation between the two men over Weinstein's behavior on Strike It Rich (1990). Lindsay described him as a "monster".

On 16 October 2017, the national board of directors of the Producers Guild of America voted unanimously to expel him. The vote came two days after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also voted to expel him.

On 18 October 2017, Harvard University announced it would rescind his W.E.B. Du Bois medal following a unanimous vote the previous night. "We have voted unanimously to rescind the Du Bois Medal awarded to Mr. Weinstein in 2014. We stand with the women who have courageously come forward to fight for themselves and indeed for all of those who have experienced similar abuse," the group said in a statement to the "Harvard Crimson".

In October 2017, BAFTA (the British Academy of Film and Television Arts) joined the chorus of disapproval against his alleged behavior by suspending his membership.

In October 2017, Tom Hanks told the BBC that Weinstein's name will become "a noun and a verb. It will become an identifying moniker for a state of being for which there was a before and an after".

The character Harvey in Steven Soderbergh's Hollywood satire Full Frontal (2002) is clearly based on Harvey Weinstein, who was also an executive producer on the film. Played by Jeff Garlin, the character is overweight and drinks a lot of Diet Coke, just like Weinstein in real life. Another character in the movie is a film producer who gets sexually aroused by massages, which might have been an insider reference to Weinstein, too.

On 25 December 2017, he was removed from a BBC Two repeat screening of the documentary Judi Dench: All the World's Her Stage (2016).

He named his company Miramax after his mother, Miriam, and his father, Max.

The "Joozians" characters from South Park (1997) were based on Harvey and his brother Bob Weinstein. The characters appear on "Cancelled", season 7, episode 1.

Had a heart attack in August 2000.

With the revocation of his AMPAS lifetime membership in October 2017, he became only the second member to be expelled from the academy in its history. Character actor Carmine Caridi was expelled in 2004.

As of 2017, he was involved with the production of 20 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Pulp Fiction: Tempo de Violência (1994), O Paciente Inglês (1996), Gênio Indomável (1997), Shakespeare Apaixonado (1998), Regras da Vida (1999), Chocolate (2000), O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001), Chicago (2002), Gangues de Nova York (2002), O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002), O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003), Mestre dos Mares: O Lado Mais Distante do Mundo (2003), O Aviador (2004), O Leitor (2008), Bastardos Inglórios (2009), O Vencedor (2010), O Discurso do Rei (2010), O Lado Bom da Vida (2012), Django Livre (2012) and Lion: Uma Jornada para Casa (2016). Of those, O Paciente Inglês (1996), Shakespeare Apaixonado (1998), Chicago (2002), O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003), and O Discurso do Rei (2010) are winners in the category.

At six feet tall, he has weighed over 300 pounds for several years.

A supporter of LGBT rights, he publicly supported efforts to have pardoned gay men who were prosecuted under the sodomy laws that existed in the UK and US in recent history, which included a petition that was also supported by Benedict Cumberbatch.

While attending the University of Buffalo, he produced rock concerts. His ability to score quality illegal drugs for the musicians led to gossip that he financed his booking agency with drug deals.

Co-founder, with younger brother Bob Weinstein, of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company.

Since 2017, he has been represented by New York defense attorney Benjamin Brafman following multiple accusations of rape and sexual abuse against him. Brafman's other clients have included such notable figures as Michael Jackson, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Sammy Gravano, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Subsequently, Weinstein hired defense attorney Donna Rotunno after some grievous disagreements with Brafman over his defense strategy.

Has three daughters, Lily Weinstein (b. 2/20/95), Emma Weinstein (b. 2/2/98) and Ruth Weinstein (b. 10/31/02), with first wife Eve Chilton.

Member of the Democratic Party and financially supported candidates, including Hillary Clinton.

Was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. NOTE: It was removed in October 2017 following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by many women.

Meryl Streep once called him "God".

He and wife Georgina Chapman welcomed a baby boy, their second child, Dashiell Max Robert Weinstein, on April 11, 2013.

Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France (7 March 2012) for his services and contributions to the film industry.

According to Time Magazine in 2017, Harvey Weinstein's net worth was estimated to be between $240 million and $300 million.

Alumnus of the State University of New York at Buffalo.

In 2012 he was listed as one of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World".

Son of Miriam Weinstein and Max Weinstein, who died from a heart attack at age 52.

Graduated from John Bowne High School in Queens, New York.

Has a daughter with wife Georgina Chapman, India Pearl Weinstein, born 29 August 2010 in New York City.

Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) (2004 Queen's Honours List) for his services to the Film Industry.