I really haven’t followed the Weinstein story at all. Other than having a bsic idea he was into sleazy casting couch type things. So, I’m not familiar with the details of what he went on trial for - did he actually ever rape someone or what?
Yeah he did.
Almost impossible to not know that unless one covers their ears and eyes when passing a TV all the time :)
Although i know we have the “they all wanted it to further their careers!!” crowd here :)
Some scary thinking there.
Why dont YOU read up on it.
Bankruptcy Reveals 334 pp List Of Who The Weinstein Company Owes Money To: Malia Obama, David Bowie,Dame Judi Dench , etc
by Dade Hayes and Dawn C. Chmielewski, March 20, 2018 1:04pm
Some names on the list of Weinstein Co. creditors are not unexpected, given the company’s business dealings over the years: Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Smith, Dame Judi Dench. But some of the thousands of names on the 394-page list of people owed money by the bankrupt company jump off the page, among them David Bowie, Michael Bay, Malia Obama, Boris Becker, Ryan Coogler, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert De Niro and Darlene Love.
Other creditors are less boldfaced but still eye-catching, including the film and television academies, the New York Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department. One of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, the model-turned-actress Zoe Brock, is listed, as is YouTuber Casey Niestat. Many former employees appear, with their address noted as the Weinstein Co.’s main office, 99 Hudson St. (Obama worked at the company as an intern last year, to the surprise of some given the prevalence of reports about Weinstein’s behavior, though very few grasped the full extent of it.) Numerous companies are there, from Amazon Studios to Netflix, ABC, CBS and NBC, as are many film exhibitors. There is a wide range of donations he made to charities, including the American Cancer Society, the American Fund for AIDS Research and Autism Speaks.
Much of the list is taken up by businesses who make up the day-to-day mechanics of entertainment–scores of florists, trailer houses, publicists and party venues, plus critics groups, film festivals and trade organizations. An Office Depot in Cincinnati. An exterminator in Brooklyn.
The Weinstein Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last night, with a 363 process minimizing the number of bidders. Lantern Asset Management has already come forward with a bid of $310 million in cash, plus $125 million in assumed liabilities and $15 million in fees for current projects. The 363 process will be unfolding over the next few weeks in a Delaware bankruptcy court.
https://deadline.com/2018/03/bankruptcy-weinstein-company-creditors-david-bowie-michael-bay-malia-obama-1202349414/