Exclusive: Amazon Studios is developing Assume Nothing, a limited series based on Tanya Selvaratnam’s memoir of the same name, from Joanna Coles, Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble Pictures, with Chopra Jonas also in talks to star, and ABC Signature.
Assume Nothing will be adapted and executive produced by Mimi Won Techentin (Queen Sugar), who also will serve as showrunner. In it, dating New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman – advocate for women’s rights, prosecutor of Harvey Weinstein – seemed like a dream. After the terrifying end of the relationship, Selvaratnam bravely shares her story with Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker, which leads to Schneiderman’s downfall and his replacement by Letitia James, the first female attorney general of New York State.
Coles and Jessica Whitaker executive produce for Joanna Coles Productions, with Chopra Jonas and Mary Rohlich for Purple Pebble Pictures. Selvaratnam will serve as producers.
Assume Nothing will be adapted and executive produced by Mimi Won Techentin (Queen Sugar), who also will serve as showrunner. In it, dating New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman – advocate for women’s rights, prosecutor of Harvey Weinstein – seemed like a dream. After the terrifying end of the relationship, Selvaratnam bravely shares her story with Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow of the New Yorker, which leads to Schneiderman’s downfall and his replacement by Letitia James, the first female attorney general of New York State.
Coles and Jessica Whitaker executive produce for Joanna Coles Productions, with Chopra Jonas and Mary Rohlich for Purple Pebble Pictures. Selvaratnam will serve as producers.
- 2/28/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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“It’s patience, it’s empathy, it’s trying to really listen to someone and their concerns, both in an interview and also in conversations about whether they’re going to give an interview, and also it’s bringing yourself,” says Ronan Farrow, one of the most consequential investigative journalists of our time, when asked during a recent recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast how he makes subjects comfortable enough to open up to him about their deepest and darkest secrets. The 34-year-old son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen continues, “I have a double-edged sword: It’s a painful thing that people know a lot more about me than I know about them, generally, in any interaction, and it’s not all great stuff — but I can’t change that. All I can do is be open and vulnerable about that.
“It’s patience, it’s empathy, it’s trying to really listen to someone and their concerns, both in an interview and also in conversations about whether they’re going to give an interview, and also it’s bringing yourself,” says Ronan Farrow, one of the most consequential investigative journalists of our time, when asked during a recent recording of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast how he makes subjects comfortable enough to open up to him about their deepest and darkest secrets. The 34-year-old son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen continues, “I have a double-edged sword: It’s a painful thing that people know a lot more about me than I know about them, generally, in any interaction, and it’s not all great stuff — but I can’t change that. All I can do is be open and vulnerable about that.
- 6/20/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Shortly after Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a sexual predator in October 2017, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman launched a civil rights investigation into The Weinstein Company. Four months later — with the goal of publicly identifying Weinstein’s enablers and ensuring that his survivors would be compensated — the Ag’s office filed a lawsuit that offered a blistering assessment of Weinstein’s inner circle, singling out Harvey’s brother, Bob Weinstein, TWC management, and the TWC board for “failing to investigate or stop [Harvey Weinstein’s abuse].”
Still, in the wake of The Weinstein Company’s collapse,...
Still, in the wake of The Weinstein Company’s collapse,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Rollingstone.com
New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s conduct yielded a damning report that resulted in his ouster, is running for the state’s highest office.
“I’ve spent my career guided by a simple principle: Stand up to the powerful on behalf of the vulnerable,” James said in a campaign video (watch it below).
James, a Democrat from Brooklyn, was initially endorsed by Cuomo but later distanced herself from him. They occupied opposing wings of the Democratic party even before the sexual misconduct allegations against Cuomo by multiple women surfaced in the Ag’s report last summer.
Kathy Hochul, who served as lieutenant governor under Cuomo, stepped into the top job in August and will campaign for a full term. James, whose candidacy had been widely expected, will vie with Hochul and others for the Democratic nomination ahead of the general election in...
“I’ve spent my career guided by a simple principle: Stand up to the powerful on behalf of the vulnerable,” James said in a campaign video (watch it below).
James, a Democrat from Brooklyn, was initially endorsed by Cuomo but later distanced herself from him. They occupied opposing wings of the Democratic party even before the sexual misconduct allegations against Cuomo by multiple women surfaced in the Ag’s report last summer.
Kathy Hochul, who served as lieutenant governor under Cuomo, stepped into the top job in August and will campaign for a full term. James, whose candidacy had been widely expected, will vie with Hochul and others for the Democratic nomination ahead of the general election in...
- 10/29/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Investigative journalist and author Ronan Farrow appeared on The Daily Show Tuesday night to discuss his new book Catch and Kill, a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual misconduct.
Farrow — along with New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey — helped break the story on the Weinstein allegations and his efforts to avoid prosecution. Their pieces on the Hollywood producer ran The New Yorker in 2017.
Farrow has also written about a wide range of topics, including, as host Trevor Noah pointed out, the...
Farrow — along with New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey — helped break the story on the Weinstein allegations and his efforts to avoid prosecution. Their pieces on the Hollywood producer ran The New Yorker in 2017.
Farrow has also written about a wide range of topics, including, as host Trevor Noah pointed out, the...
- 1/8/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow unloaded on NBC News executives Friday about the organization’s handling of Ronan Farrow’s reporting on disgraced Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein, and later, its handling of allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against ousted Today show anchor Matt Lauer.
In a 16-minute monologue that preceded an interview with Farrow, himself a former NBC News employee, Maddow openly questioned why higher-ups at her parent company did not invite an external firm to investigate the Weinstein debacle or claims that Lauer exhibited inappropriate workplace behavior.
More from TVLineMatt Lauer Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils Calls 1,400-Word Denial a 'Case...
In a 16-minute monologue that preceded an interview with Farrow, himself a former NBC News employee, Maddow openly questioned why higher-ups at her parent company did not invite an external firm to investigate the Weinstein debacle or claims that Lauer exhibited inappropriate workplace behavior.
More from TVLineMatt Lauer Rape Accuser Brooke Nevils Calls 1,400-Word Denial a 'Case...
- 10/26/2019
- TVLine.com
That Harvey Weinstein, the alleged sexual predator Ronan Farrow was investigating, had something in common with his father, Woody Allen, was something Farrow always knew. Defending his sister Dylan Farrow, who has said since she was 7 that Allen sexually abused her, has been “weaponized against me since the moment I started talking about it,” Farrow told Variety.
So it was no surprise to him to learn that in October 2017, as Weinstein panicked — knowing that both Farrow and the New York Times were close to publishing stories designed to expose him — the studio mogul put in a call to Allen to ask him, “How did you deal with this?”
The details of the call — “Jeez, I’m so sorry. Good luck,” Allen tells Weinstein unhelpfully — among many other things, are all laid out in Farrow’s explosive book, “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,” published this week.
So it was no surprise to him to learn that in October 2017, as Weinstein panicked — knowing that both Farrow and the New York Times were close to publishing stories designed to expose him — the studio mogul put in a call to Allen to ask him, “How did you deal with this?”
The details of the call — “Jeez, I’m so sorry. Good luck,” Allen tells Weinstein unhelpfully — among many other things, are all laid out in Farrow’s explosive book, “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,” published this week.
- 10/17/2019
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced media mogul who has been accused by nearly 80 women of sexual misconduct, has reached a tentative $44 million deal to settle lawsuits with his accusers and other parties, the Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the terms of the deal, about $30 million would go to Weinstein’s alleged victims, as well as Weinstein’s former creditors and some former employees of the Weinstein Company. The rest would be used to pay the legal fees of Weinstein’s associates who have been named in the lawsuits against him.
According to the terms of the deal, about $30 million would go to Weinstein’s alleged victims, as well as Weinstein’s former creditors and some former employees of the Weinstein Company. The rest would be used to pay the legal fees of Weinstein’s associates who have been named in the lawsuits against him.
- 5/24/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 408 of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”)
Journalist Ronan Farrow has helped take down powerful Hollywood and media moguls like Harvey Weinstein, Les Moonves and Eric Schneiderman. And in the final six episodes of Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” he adds the puppet Mr. Frumpus to the list of men whose sexual abuse accusations he’s unearthed. You know, fictionally speaking.
Farrow makes a surprise cameo as himself in Season 4B of the comedy, which dropped Friday, when the famous reporter calls up Kimmy’s (Ellie Kemper) best friend Titus (Tituss Burgess) in Episode 408 (titled “Kimmy Is in a Love Square!”) to ask him to come forward with his story about being harassed by the orange puppet while trying to land a part on “Sesame Street.”
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Eventually...
Journalist Ronan Farrow has helped take down powerful Hollywood and media moguls like Harvey Weinstein, Les Moonves and Eric Schneiderman. And in the final six episodes of Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” he adds the puppet Mr. Frumpus to the list of men whose sexual abuse accusations he’s unearthed. You know, fictionally speaking.
Farrow makes a surprise cameo as himself in Season 4B of the comedy, which dropped Friday, when the famous reporter calls up Kimmy’s (Ellie Kemper) best friend Titus (Tituss Burgess) in Episode 408 (titled “Kimmy Is in a Love Square!”) to ask him to come forward with his story about being harassed by the orange puppet while trying to land a part on “Sesame Street.”
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Eventually...
- 1/25/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Donald Trump’s apparent willingness to flout campaign finance rules and laws against self-dealing was the subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning series by Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold in 2016. More than two years have passed and — as was the case when he casually bragged about assaulting women, or evaded paying millions of dollars in taxes — the president has yet to face any consequences.
In a crowded Manhattan Supreme Court room Thursday morning, reporters waited to see if Trump would finally be brought to heel for using his charity as “a...
In a crowded Manhattan Supreme Court room Thursday morning, reporters waited to see if Trump would finally be brought to heel for using his charity as “a...
- 10/26/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Letitia James, the current New York City Public Advocate, triumphed in the four-way race for New York Attorney General on Thursday. She defeated both Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, attorney Leecia Eve and Zephyr Teachout, a law professor.
James takes the reins from acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who stepped into the role after Eric Schneiderman resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations in May.
In January, James will take over what is one of the most powerful law enforcement positions in the country, and she will assume responsibility for...
James takes the reins from acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who stepped into the role after Eric Schneiderman resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations in May.
In January, James will take over what is one of the most powerful law enforcement positions in the country, and she will assume responsibility for...
- 9/14/2018
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Over a month before he is scheduled to be back in court on sex crime charges that could see him behind bars for life and less than an month after he last pled not guilty, Harvey Weinstein today took a big swing at having the whole grand jury case dismissed.
“Mr. Weinstein categorically denies that he had non-consensual sex with any person, and specifically the three accusers in the pending indictment,” declared the producer’s primary lawyer Benjamin Brafman in a highly charged motion filed in New York Supreme Court on Friday morning.
“The pending indictment against Mr. Weinstein must be dismissed at the pretrial stage because it is legally infirm based on the District Attorney’s failure to provide exculpatory email evidence to the Grand Jury; failure to give adequate notice to the defense as requested that it was presenting new, far more serious charges to the Grand...
“Mr. Weinstein categorically denies that he had non-consensual sex with any person, and specifically the three accusers in the pending indictment,” declared the producer’s primary lawyer Benjamin Brafman in a highly charged motion filed in New York Supreme Court on Friday morning.
“The pending indictment against Mr. Weinstein must be dismissed at the pretrial stage because it is legally infirm based on the District Attorney’s failure to provide exculpatory email evidence to the Grand Jury; failure to give adequate notice to the defense as requested that it was presenting new, far more serious charges to the Grand...
- 8/3/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood filed suit against the Trump Foundation, President Donald Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric and his daughter Ivanka, alleging illegal coordination with the Trump campaign, self-dealing transactions to benefit his business and violations of laws governing non-profits.
“As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality,” Underwood said in a statement. “This is not how private foundations should function and my office intends to hold the Foundation and its directors accountable for its misuse of charitable assets.”
The lawsuit claims that the Trump Foundation “is little more than an empty shell that functions with no oversight by its board of directors.” It claims that the board, which includes Trump’s children, has not met since 1999 and “does not oversee the activities of the Foundation in any way.
“As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality,” Underwood said in a statement. “This is not how private foundations should function and my office intends to hold the Foundation and its directors accountable for its misuse of charitable assets.”
The lawsuit claims that the Trump Foundation “is little more than an empty shell that functions with no oversight by its board of directors.” It claims that the board, which includes Trump’s children, has not met since 1999 and “does not oversee the activities of the Foundation in any way.
- 6/14/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with details of charges: As expected, Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to the New York Police Department at the 1st Precinct in Tribeca this morning to face criminal charges stemming from multiple sexual assault allegations.
Facing potentially years behind bars, sources say Weinstein is likely looking at first degree and third degree rape charges and a first degree criminal sexual act charge from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Once the most powerful producer in Hollywood, Weinstein exited the precinct house at about 8:45 Am Et in handcuffs, escorted into a waiting car. The New York Police Department issued a statement saying he had been arrested and charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women.
“The NYPD thanks these brave survivors for their courage to come forward and seek justice,” police said in the statement obtained by Deadline. “The arrest...
Facing potentially years behind bars, sources say Weinstein is likely looking at first degree and third degree rape charges and a first degree criminal sexual act charge from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
Once the most powerful producer in Hollywood, Weinstein exited the precinct house at about 8:45 Am Et in handcuffs, escorted into a waiting car. The New York Police Department issued a statement saying he had been arrested and charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women.
“The NYPD thanks these brave survivors for their courage to come forward and seek justice,” police said in the statement obtained by Deadline. “The arrest...
- 5/25/2018
- by Dominic Patten and Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Federal prosecutors in New York have launched a sex crime investigation against Harvey Weinstein, according to The Wall Street Journal.
According to the Journal, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York is investigating to see if any of the sexual assaults allegedly committed by the disgraced movie producer involved him persuading women to “travel across state lines.” If evidence is found of this, Weinstein could face federal criminal charges.
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Weinstein is already facing investigations and legal action from New York law enforcement on the state and local level. The NYPD launched an investigation in October shortly after The New Yorker and The New York Times published exposes outlining claims of sexual offenses committed by the former Weinstein Company CEO.
Since the two reports were published, more than...
According to the Journal, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York is investigating to see if any of the sexual assaults allegedly committed by the disgraced movie producer involved him persuading women to “travel across state lines.” If evidence is found of this, Weinstein could face federal criminal charges.
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Weinstein is already facing investigations and legal action from New York law enforcement on the state and local level. The NYPD launched an investigation in October shortly after The New Yorker and The New York Times published exposes outlining claims of sexual offenses committed by the former Weinstein Company CEO.
Since the two reports were published, more than...
- 5/23/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Samantha Bee came out swinging in her latest episode of TBS’s Full Frontal, blasting one-time show guest Eric Schneiderman. The New York State Attorney General resigned this week in wake of damaging allegations of physical abuse published by New Yorker magazine.
Bee found that “especially infuriating” given that, throughout his political career, Schneiderman has positioned himself as a feminist crusader, championing the #MeToo movement, filing a civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and crafting an anti-choking law, which, in one of those incredible coincidences, is what some of his ex girlfriends have accused him of doing to them.
“Now, Schneiderman was a guest on my show, so this is a little complicated for me to talk about but…Just kidding, it’s not complicated: Fuck you, Eric Schneiderman!” Bee fumed.
Then she said it again. Only louder, adding, “It will not give me not one second’s pause about...
Bee found that “especially infuriating” given that, throughout his political career, Schneiderman has positioned himself as a feminist crusader, championing the #MeToo movement, filing a civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and crafting an anti-choking law, which, in one of those incredible coincidences, is what some of his ex girlfriends have accused him of doing to them.
“Now, Schneiderman was a guest on my show, so this is a little complicated for me to talk about but…Just kidding, it’s not complicated: Fuck you, Eric Schneiderman!” Bee fumed.
Then she said it again. Only louder, adding, “It will not give me not one second’s pause about...
- 5/10/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Samantha Bee had a harsh message for former <em>Full Frontal</em> guest Eric Schneiderman, who was the subject of a <em>New Yorker</em> investigation this week reporting that he had sexually abused or harassed four women, on Wednesday night: "You are trash and we do not need you," she said as part of a minutes-long tirade against the former New York attorney general.
The public disavowal of Schneiderman comes five months after Bee called him "a hero who stood up to democracy's nemesis before" and interviewed him in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5_buE1b21U" target="_blank">November episode</a>.
"Now, Schneiderman was a guest on my ...
The public disavowal of Schneiderman comes five months after Bee called him "a hero who stood up to democracy's nemesis before" and interviewed him in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5_buE1b21U" target="_blank">November episode</a>.
"Now, Schneiderman was a guest on my ...
If “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah is right, he can share partial credit for the lightning-quick downfall of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Well, kinda.
Ronan Farrow, who co-wrote with Jane Mayer the New Yorker story in which four women accused Schneiderman of sexual abuse, was the show’s guest on Monday. And according to Noah on Tuesday’s show, Farrow apparently filed the final draft just before taping his segment.
Noah related how in the green room before filming, Farrow finished and filed a story with his editor. Farrow didn’t say what the story was, but, well, you saw the news yesterday.
“I had no idea he was ending an attorney general’s career over our wifi,” Noah joked. “And since I pay for the wifi I’d like to think that I did my part.”
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The story came in the middle of a lengthy “The Daily Show” segment about Schneiderman, who resigned just three hours after the story was published.
Earlier, Noah noted that “the reason the story is getting so much attention is that Eric Schneiderman isn’t just the New York attorney general, but because he’s a national figure now, he’s one of the biggest opponents of President Trump’s agenda… and more than that, because Schneiderman presented himself as an advocate for women.”
Cue video of Schneiderman speaking publicly in support of women reporting sexual abuse.
“It seems this guy was trying to put Harvey Weinstein in jail while abusing women himself. This is like finding out that Robert Mueller has been taking secret vacations with Putin,” said Noah.
Later in the segment, “The Daily Show” correspondent Dulcé Sloan, who said of Schneiderman: “I think this guy is Christian Grey. Only without the looks. Without the money. Without the consent.”
Watch the whole clip above.
Read original story Trevor Noah (and ‘Daily Show’ WiFi) Claim Partial Credit for Eric Schneiderman’s Downfall At TheWrap...
Ronan Farrow, who co-wrote with Jane Mayer the New Yorker story in which four women accused Schneiderman of sexual abuse, was the show’s guest on Monday. And according to Noah on Tuesday’s show, Farrow apparently filed the final draft just before taping his segment.
Noah related how in the green room before filming, Farrow finished and filed a story with his editor. Farrow didn’t say what the story was, but, well, you saw the news yesterday.
“I had no idea he was ending an attorney general’s career over our wifi,” Noah joked. “And since I pay for the wifi I’d like to think that I did my part.”
Also Read: Bill Cosby's Kennedy Center Honors Rescinded
The story came in the middle of a lengthy “The Daily Show” segment about Schneiderman, who resigned just three hours after the story was published.
Earlier, Noah noted that “the reason the story is getting so much attention is that Eric Schneiderman isn’t just the New York attorney general, but because he’s a national figure now, he’s one of the biggest opponents of President Trump’s agenda… and more than that, because Schneiderman presented himself as an advocate for women.”
Cue video of Schneiderman speaking publicly in support of women reporting sexual abuse.
“It seems this guy was trying to put Harvey Weinstein in jail while abusing women himself. This is like finding out that Robert Mueller has been taking secret vacations with Putin,” said Noah.
Later in the segment, “The Daily Show” correspondent Dulcé Sloan, who said of Schneiderman: “I think this guy is Christian Grey. Only without the looks. Without the money. Without the consent.”
Watch the whole clip above.
Read original story Trevor Noah (and ‘Daily Show’ WiFi) Claim Partial Credit for Eric Schneiderman’s Downfall At TheWrap...
- 5/9/2018
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Late-night hosts slammed former New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman after a <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/four-women-accuse-new-yorks-attorney-general-of-physical-abuse" target="_blank">scathing report</a> by the <em>New Yorker</em> was published yesterday detailing sexual abuse alleged by four women. The story quickly led to Schneiderman's <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-york-attorney-general-weinstein-foe-resigns-assault-allegations-1109392" target="_blank">resignation</a>.
On <em>The Daily Show</em>, host Trevor Noah spent a segment tearing into Schneiderman, who had been a proponent in the #MeToo movement and filed lawsuits against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and President Donald Trump. "This is like finding out Robert Mueller has been taking secret vacations with Putin," said Noah.
"In a way, Eric Schneiderman is still a champion for women ... he pushed ...
On <em>The Daily Show</em>, host Trevor Noah spent a segment tearing into Schneiderman, who had been a proponent in the #MeToo movement and filed lawsuits against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and President Donald Trump. "This is like finding out Robert Mueller has been taking secret vacations with Putin," said Noah.
"In a way, Eric Schneiderman is still a champion for women ... he pushed ...
Harvey Weinstein was granted access to emails he sent while serving as CEO of The Weinstein Company by Delaware bankruptcy court judge on Tuesday, after lawyers for the disgraced producer argued that the emails will help him defend himself in civil proceedings and criminal investigations.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Walrath granted the request at a hearing in Wilmington, Del., on the condition that Weinstein cover the costs of reviewing the emails and that he make arrangements with TWC and a group representing the company’s unsecured creditors.
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The emails that Weinstein will be able to access will only be limited to exchanges between him and his alleged sexual harassment victims, and the parties suing Weinstein in civil court will also be able to access them. Representatives for Weinstein did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Two weeks ago, Weinstein’s counsel argued that access to the emails were necessary to allow them to defend Weinstein in court, and that not being granted access could result in “additional liability” for TWC.
“”The Debtors’ continued refusal to permit Mr. Weinstein to access these emails has significantly impinged his ability to effectively defend himself from these allegations and is a continuing deprivation of his due-process rights,” Weinstein’s lawyer’s argued in court documents. “To put it bluntly, TWC, and its counsel, may be knowingly withholding e-mails that may exonerate Mr. Weinstein.”
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The ruling comes five days after Weinstein’s legal team added Harvard law professor and CNN/Fox News political commentator Alan Dershowitz as a consultant on the email case.
In court documents filed last week, Dershowitz said Weinstein’s lawyer had the “right to see and review these emails in order to prepare his constitutionally-mandated role as counsel to Mr. Weinstein” and that the emails “contain information which is exculpatory of [Weinstein] and places the allegations against him in a truthful context.”
Authorities in London, New York and Los Angeles have launched criminal investigations into Weinstein over accusations of sexual assault. He also faces multiple civil lawsuits alleging misconduct, including one filed by Ashley Judd earlier last week claiming defamation, sexual harassment and a violation of California’s fair business laws.
Weinstein has repeatedly denied that he ever engaged in nonconsensual sex.
Read original story Harvey Weinstein Wins Rare Court Victory, Granted Access to Weinstein Co Emails At TheWrap...
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Walrath granted the request at a hearing in Wilmington, Del., on the condition that Weinstein cover the costs of reviewing the emails and that he make arrangements with TWC and a group representing the company’s unsecured creditors.
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The emails that Weinstein will be able to access will only be limited to exchanges between him and his alleged sexual harassment victims, and the parties suing Weinstein in civil court will also be able to access them. Representatives for Weinstein did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Two weeks ago, Weinstein’s counsel argued that access to the emails were necessary to allow them to defend Weinstein in court, and that not being granted access could result in “additional liability” for TWC.
“”The Debtors’ continued refusal to permit Mr. Weinstein to access these emails has significantly impinged his ability to effectively defend himself from these allegations and is a continuing deprivation of his due-process rights,” Weinstein’s lawyer’s argued in court documents. “To put it bluntly, TWC, and its counsel, may be knowingly withholding e-mails that may exonerate Mr. Weinstein.”
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The ruling comes five days after Weinstein’s legal team added Harvard law professor and CNN/Fox News political commentator Alan Dershowitz as a consultant on the email case.
In court documents filed last week, Dershowitz said Weinstein’s lawyer had the “right to see and review these emails in order to prepare his constitutionally-mandated role as counsel to Mr. Weinstein” and that the emails “contain information which is exculpatory of [Weinstein] and places the allegations against him in a truthful context.”
Authorities in London, New York and Los Angeles have launched criminal investigations into Weinstein over accusations of sexual assault. He also faces multiple civil lawsuits alleging misconduct, including one filed by Ashley Judd earlier last week claiming defamation, sexual harassment and a violation of California’s fair business laws.
Weinstein has repeatedly denied that he ever engaged in nonconsensual sex.
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- 5/8/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company will continue despite its chief architect, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, stepping down on Tuesday after being accused of physical abuse by multiple women.
“Our office has never been stronger, and this extraordinarily talented, dedicated, and tireless team of public servants will ensure that our work continues without interruption,” said acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood in a statement to TheWrap.
Schneiderman, who in February filed a civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, was accused of abusing four women, including two who agreed to be named by the New Yorker, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam. The women told the magazine that Schneiderman “repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed and never with their consent,” New Yorker writers Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow reported on Monday.
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“It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General for the people of the State of New York. In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me,” Schneiderman said in a statement that night. “While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
The Schneiderman-led lawsuit had pushed for restitution for those claiming Weinstein abused them. The suit also aimed to stop any sales of The Weinstein Company that didn’t include a compensation fund or remove executives accused of harassment. Schneiderman had argued the company’s toxicity stretched beyond Weinstein, encompassing employees from all levels of the company to ensure silence from his accusers.
Also Read: Weinstein Co. Seeks to Depose Group Supporting Harvey Weinstein Accusers
“Any sale of The Weinstein Company must ensure that victims will be compensated, employees will be protected going forward, and that neither perpetrators nor enablers will be unjustly enriched,” said Schneiderman in February. “Every New Yorker has a right to a workplace free of sexual harassment, intimidation, and fear.”
Barish and Selvaratnam, the two women named in the New Yorker article, said they didn’t go to the police with their claims, but said they eventually received “medical attention after having been slapped hard across the ear and face, and also choked.”
Schneiderman defended his conduct as “role playing and other consensual sexual activity” undertaken “in the privacy of intimate relationships” in a statement prior to his resignation Monday night. He denied committing assault and said he has “never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross.”
Read original story Eric Schneiderman’s Resignation Won’t Sideline Weinstein Case, Acting Ag Says At TheWrap...
“Our office has never been stronger, and this extraordinarily talented, dedicated, and tireless team of public servants will ensure that our work continues without interruption,” said acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood in a statement to TheWrap.
Schneiderman, who in February filed a civil rights lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, was accused of abusing four women, including two who agreed to be named by the New Yorker, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam. The women told the magazine that Schneiderman “repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed and never with their consent,” New Yorker writers Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow reported on Monday.
Also Read: Ryan Murphy Is Developing #MeToo Anthology Series 'Consent' Tackling Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey
“It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General for the people of the State of New York. In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me,” Schneiderman said in a statement that night. “While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
The Schneiderman-led lawsuit had pushed for restitution for those claiming Weinstein abused them. The suit also aimed to stop any sales of The Weinstein Company that didn’t include a compensation fund or remove executives accused of harassment. Schneiderman had argued the company’s toxicity stretched beyond Weinstein, encompassing employees from all levels of the company to ensure silence from his accusers.
Also Read: Weinstein Co. Seeks to Depose Group Supporting Harvey Weinstein Accusers
“Any sale of The Weinstein Company must ensure that victims will be compensated, employees will be protected going forward, and that neither perpetrators nor enablers will be unjustly enriched,” said Schneiderman in February. “Every New Yorker has a right to a workplace free of sexual harassment, intimidation, and fear.”
Barish and Selvaratnam, the two women named in the New Yorker article, said they didn’t go to the police with their claims, but said they eventually received “medical attention after having been slapped hard across the ear and face, and also choked.”
Schneiderman defended his conduct as “role playing and other consensual sexual activity” undertaken “in the privacy of intimate relationships” in a statement prior to his resignation Monday night. He denied committing assault and said he has “never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross.”
Read original story Eric Schneiderman’s Resignation Won’t Sideline Weinstein Case, Acting Ag Says At TheWrap...
- 5/8/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has opened an investigation into assault allegations against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose resignation will be effective at the end of the day on Tuesday.
Schneiderman, who spearheaded an investigation into the Weinstein Co. and sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, stepped down just hours after the New Yorker published allegations from four women who said that he assaulted them, drank heavily and made threats during dating and sexual relationships. He has denied assaulting anyone.
“Our office has opened an investigation into the recently reported allegations concerning Mr. Schneiderman,” said Danny Frost, a spokesman for Vance.
At the direction of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Schneiderman’s office had been reviewing the way that Vance had handled allegations against Weinstein back in 2015, when model Ambra Battilana claimed that the mogul groped her, but Vance declined to press charges.
Meanwhile, Barbara Underwood,...
Schneiderman, who spearheaded an investigation into the Weinstein Co. and sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, stepped down just hours after the New Yorker published allegations from four women who said that he assaulted them, drank heavily and made threats during dating and sexual relationships. He has denied assaulting anyone.
“Our office has opened an investigation into the recently reported allegations concerning Mr. Schneiderman,” said Danny Frost, a spokesman for Vance.
At the direction of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Schneiderman’s office had been reviewing the way that Vance had handled allegations against Weinstein back in 2015, when model Ambra Battilana claimed that the mogul groped her, but Vance declined to press charges.
Meanwhile, Barbara Underwood,...
- 5/8/2018
- by Ted Johnson
- Variety Film + TV
The former head prosecutor of the Major Crimes Division for the L.A. County D.A. -- who once allegedly said he wanted to jack off on a colleague while she strangles to death -- received virtually no punishment for the sexual misconduct allegations which resulted in a high 6-figure settlement with the women who sued him ... and he got to retire with a full pension. How's that feel, Eric Schneiderman? Gary Hearnsberger was the...
- 5/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Weinstein Co. bankruptcy saga may finally be near a conclusion.
In a packed Delaware courtroom on Tuesday, Judge Mary Walrath said she’d happily approve the sale of The Weinstein Co. to stalking-horse bidder Lantern Capital Partners, according to the proceedings observed remotely by TheWrap.
The Dallas-based private equity firm was the initial bidder to come forward as a stalking-horse bidder for TWC and virtually all of its assets, and the company agreed to keep the studio’s employees on as a “going concern” in a $310 million bid.
Also Read: Bob Weinstein Will Be Out After Weinstein Company Sale, Court Documents Say
Last week, TWC announced that it had accepted Lantern Capital as a winning bid, despite a late last-minute bid from Broadway producer Howard Kagan’s Inclusion Media. Kagan and representatives for TWC went back-and-forth for about a week, with Kagan arguing he wasn’t given enough context and information regarding certain contracts held by TWC to make a qualifying bid.
The TWC board remained steadfast that Lantern’s bid gave the company, in the midst of pressure from the creditors’ committee, to seriously consider Kagan and his company’s offer.
There’s no indication at this time whether there are any options for Kagan moving forward now that the court has approved the sale to Lantern.
Also Read: Anti-Weinstein Prosecutor Eric Schneiderman Resigns After Accusations of Abuse Against 4 Women
TWC listed both assets and liabilities of between $500 million and $1 billion. Top creditors include Union Bank and Bank of America, both of which are owed a combined $156 million.
Unsecured creditors include China’s Wanda Pictures ($14.4 million), marketing company Palisades Media ($13.7 million) and David Boies’ law firm Boies, Schiller and Flexner ($5.7 million).
Robert del Genioof of Fti Consulting has served as chief restructuring officer, overseeing the company’s finances and operations during the bankruptcy process. The board also retained Moelis as its banker and two law firms in Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Richards, Layton & Finger.
The New York-based company, founded in 2005 by, has cut an outsize swath in the indie film world, producing back-to-back Oscar Best Picture winners (2010’s “The King’s Speech” and 2011’s “The Artist”) as well as mainstream hits like Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” “Scary Movie 4” and the family film “Paddington.”
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In a packed Delaware courtroom on Tuesday, Judge Mary Walrath said she’d happily approve the sale of The Weinstein Co. to stalking-horse bidder Lantern Capital Partners, according to the proceedings observed remotely by TheWrap.
The Dallas-based private equity firm was the initial bidder to come forward as a stalking-horse bidder for TWC and virtually all of its assets, and the company agreed to keep the studio’s employees on as a “going concern” in a $310 million bid.
Also Read: Bob Weinstein Will Be Out After Weinstein Company Sale, Court Documents Say
Last week, TWC announced that it had accepted Lantern Capital as a winning bid, despite a late last-minute bid from Broadway producer Howard Kagan’s Inclusion Media. Kagan and representatives for TWC went back-and-forth for about a week, with Kagan arguing he wasn’t given enough context and information regarding certain contracts held by TWC to make a qualifying bid.
The TWC board remained steadfast that Lantern’s bid gave the company, in the midst of pressure from the creditors’ committee, to seriously consider Kagan and his company’s offer.
There’s no indication at this time whether there are any options for Kagan moving forward now that the court has approved the sale to Lantern.
Also Read: Anti-Weinstein Prosecutor Eric Schneiderman Resigns After Accusations of Abuse Against 4 Women
TWC listed both assets and liabilities of between $500 million and $1 billion. Top creditors include Union Bank and Bank of America, both of which are owed a combined $156 million.
Unsecured creditors include China’s Wanda Pictures ($14.4 million), marketing company Palisades Media ($13.7 million) and David Boies’ law firm Boies, Schiller and Flexner ($5.7 million).
Robert del Genioof of Fti Consulting has served as chief restructuring officer, overseeing the company’s finances and operations during the bankruptcy process. The board also retained Moelis as its banker and two law firms in Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Richards, Layton & Finger.
The New York-based company, founded in 2005 by, has cut an outsize swath in the indie film world, producing back-to-back Oscar Best Picture winners (2010’s “The King’s Speech” and 2011’s “The Artist”) as well as mainstream hits like Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” “Scary Movie 4” and the family film “Paddington.”
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- 5/8/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
New York’s Solicitor General Barbara Underwood has been appointed the state’s acting Attorney General, less than 24 hours after a New Yorker exposé detailing physical abuse accusations by four women against Ag Eric Schneiderman led to his resignation.
Schneiderman said Monday night that the allegations, which he contests, made it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer. His resignation came three hours after the magazine broke its story.
Before becoming Solicitor General appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Underwood served as Counsel and as Chief Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and from 1998-2001 was the Acting Solicitor General and Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S. She has argued 20 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I am honored to serve the people of New York as acting Attorney General,” she said. “The work of this office is critically important.
Schneiderman said Monday night that the allegations, which he contests, made it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer. His resignation came three hours after the magazine broke its story.
Before becoming Solicitor General appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Underwood served as Counsel and as Chief Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and from 1998-2001 was the Acting Solicitor General and Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S. She has argued 20 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court.
“I am honored to serve the people of New York as acting Attorney General,” she said. “The work of this office is critically important.
- 5/8/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Ronan Farrow, co-author of New Yorker’s explosive post on abuse allegations against New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, took to morning TV to slap back at Schneiderman’s response.
Schneiderman resigned as New York State Attorney General Monday night, about three hours after the magazine published its report in which four women alleged he physically abused them.
Announcing last night that he would resign, effective end of work day today, Schneiderman strongly contested the claims, but said they made it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer. The vocal proponent of the #MeToo movement, known as the guy who brought legal action in New York against Harvey Weinstein, insisted what the women described as attacks was consensual sexual activity.
“In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity,” he said in a tweeted statement. ” I have not assaulted anyone.
Schneiderman resigned as New York State Attorney General Monday night, about three hours after the magazine published its report in which four women alleged he physically abused them.
Announcing last night that he would resign, effective end of work day today, Schneiderman strongly contested the claims, but said they made it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer. The vocal proponent of the #MeToo movement, known as the guy who brought legal action in New York against Harvey Weinstein, insisted what the women described as attacks was consensual sexual activity.
“In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity,” he said in a tweeted statement. ” I have not assaulted anyone.
- 5/8/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was accused of nonconsensual physical violence by four women on Monday, leading to his resignation.
Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein in the wake of multiple sexual harassment accusations, resigned from office four hours after the news broke in a story co-written by Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow for The New Yorker. Farrow won the Pulitzer Prize for his previous report on Weinstein’s sexual harassment accusations.
In a statement released on Monday, Schneiderman, 63, announced his resignation saying, “It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General of...
Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein in the wake of multiple sexual harassment accusations, resigned from office four hours after the news broke in a story co-written by Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow for The New Yorker. Farrow won the Pulitzer Prize for his previous report on Weinstein’s sexual harassment accusations.
In a statement released on Monday, Schneiderman, 63, announced his resignation saying, “It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General of...
- 5/8/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Eric Schneiderman has resigned as New York State Attorney General in the wake of damaging allegations of physical abuse published by The New Yorker.
Schneiderman said the allegations, which he strongly contests, make it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer.
“While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time,” Schneiderman said. “I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
Four women accused Schneiderman of abusing them while in romantic relationships, but had been reluctant to speak out for fear of reprisals. Two of the women who spoke on the record alleged the state’s top law enforcement official had repeatedly hit them, often after drinking. Although they did report the incidents to police at the time, they nonetheless sought medical treatment.
Schneiderman said the allegations, which he strongly contests, make it impossible to continue as the state’s leading law enforcement officer.
“While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time,” Schneiderman said. “I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
Four women accused Schneiderman of abusing them while in romantic relationships, but had been reluctant to speak out for fear of reprisals. Two of the women who spoke on the record alleged the state’s top law enforcement official had repeatedly hit them, often after drinking. Although they did report the incidents to police at the time, they nonetheless sought medical treatment.
- 5/8/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned following a report in the New Yorker alleging that he hit, slapped, or choked four women.
Schneiderman continued to deny the allegations, but said that they made it impossible for him to continue. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had called on Schneiderman to resign.
“It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General for the people of the State of New York,” Schneiderman said Monday. “In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me. While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
The New Yorker identified two women by name who alleged that Schneiderman slapped them and choked...
Schneiderman continued to deny the allegations, but said that they made it impossible for him to continue. Gov. Andrew Cuomo had called on Schneiderman to resign.
“It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General for the people of the State of New York,” Schneiderman said Monday. “In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me. While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time. I therefore resign my office, effective at the close of business on May 8, 2018.”
The New Yorker identified two women by name who alleged that Schneiderman slapped them and choked...
- 5/8/2018
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for the state’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to resign following allegations that he physically abused romantic partners.
Four women accused Schneiderman of abusing them while in romantic relationships in an account published by The New Yorker. Two of the women who spoke on the record said the state’s top law enforcement official had choked and hit them repeatedly, and both had sought medical treatment.
“No one is above the law, including New York’s top legal officer,” Cuomo said in a statement. “I will be asking an appropriate New York District Attorney to commence an immediate investigation, and proceed as the facts merit. My personal opinion is that, given the damning pattern of facts and corroboration laid out in the article, I do not believe it is possible for Eric Schneiderman to continue to serve as Attorney General, and for the good of the office,...
Four women accused Schneiderman of abusing them while in romantic relationships in an account published by The New Yorker. Two of the women who spoke on the record said the state’s top law enforcement official had choked and hit them repeatedly, and both had sought medical treatment.
“No one is above the law, including New York’s top legal officer,” Cuomo said in a statement. “I will be asking an appropriate New York District Attorney to commence an immediate investigation, and proceed as the facts merit. My personal opinion is that, given the damning pattern of facts and corroboration laid out in the article, I do not believe it is possible for Eric Schneiderman to continue to serve as Attorney General, and for the good of the office,...
- 5/8/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
6:58 Pm Pt -- Schneiderman just released a statement announcing his resignation from the office of New York Attorney General. He says, “It’s been my great honor and privilege to serve as Attorney General for the people of the State of New York. In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me. While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office,...
- 5/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has pursued sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, resigned just hours after he was accused of physical violence by four women.
Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam told The New Yorker that Schneiderman allegedly hit them multiple times, frequently after drinking. Manning Barish and Selvaratnam referred to the attorney general’s actions as “assault.” Both women said they never reported the allegations to the police, but did receive medical attention for their injuries.
“In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time.” He said his resignation will be effective at the end of the business day on Tuesday.
His departure followed...
Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam told The New Yorker that Schneiderman allegedly hit them multiple times, frequently after drinking. Manning Barish and Selvaratnam referred to the attorney general’s actions as “assault.” Both women said they never reported the allegations to the police, but did receive medical attention for their injuries.
“In the last several hours, serious allegations, which I strongly contest, have been made against me,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “While these allegations are unrelated to my professional conduct or the operations of the office, they will effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work at this critical time.” He said his resignation will be effective at the end of the business day on Tuesday.
His departure followed...
- 5/8/2018
- by Ariana Brockington
- Variety Film + TV
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has taken legal action against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, is defending himself against his own #MeToo allegations.
Four women who claimed they had romantic relationships or encounters with Schneiderman have told the New Yorker magazine in a piece published today that they were subjected to nonconsensual physical violence by the Empire State politician. Two of the women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, spoke with the publication on the record, saying they were doing so to protect others.
The women allege Schneiderman repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed.
In office in New York since 2011 and a critic of President Donald Trump as well as disgraced producer Weinstein, Schneiderman responded via Twitter with a statement, saying he did not “cross the line.”
Statement from Eric T. Schneiderman:
"In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity.
Four women who claimed they had romantic relationships or encounters with Schneiderman have told the New Yorker magazine in a piece published today that they were subjected to nonconsensual physical violence by the Empire State politician. Two of the women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, spoke with the publication on the record, saying they were doing so to protect others.
The women allege Schneiderman repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed.
In office in New York since 2011 and a critic of President Donald Trump as well as disgraced producer Weinstein, Schneiderman responded via Twitter with a statement, saying he did not “cross the line.”
Statement from Eric T. Schneiderman:
"In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity.
- 5/7/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who took on Harvey Weinstein after reports of the disgraced mogul’s sexual misconduct, now faces allegations of his own: Four women have accused him of nonconsensual physical violence, the New Yorker reports.
Two of the women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, told the magazine that Schneiderman “repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed and never with their consent,” New Yorker writers Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow reported on Monday. Neither woman took the accusations to police at the time, “but both say that they eventually sought medical attention after having been slapped hard across the ear and face, and also choked,” the magazine said.
Selvaratnam said Schneiderman warned that he could have her followed and her phones tapped, and both women said he threatened to kill them if they dumped him. A spokesman for Schneiderman, 63, said he “never made any of these threats.”
Also Read: New York Attorney General Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into The Weinstein Company
“In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. I have not assaulted anyone. I have never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross,” Schneiderman said in a statement.
A third ex-romantic partner of Schneiderman’s told the two women who came forward that he also repeatedly abused her, but that she was afraid to speak out, The New Yorker said. The magazine said it had independently vetted the accounts that Manning Barish and Selvaratnam provided of the third woman’s accusations.
A fourth woman said that when she rebuffed an advance by Schneiderman, he slapped her across the face, leaving a mark that remained until the next day. She screamed and began to cry, the magazine said. Though she asked not to be identified, the magazine said, she provided the reporters with a photograph documenting the injury.
On Feb. 11, four months after the New York Times and New Yorker published accounts of widespread sexual harassment and abuse by Weinstein, Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging “egregious violations of New York’s civil rights, human rights, and business laws.” The suit named The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein and his brother and co-founder, Bob Weinstein.
Also Read: Trump Foundation Under Investigation by New York Attorney General
The lawsuit accused Weinstein of doing some of the things the women now say Schneiderman did to them. Among other things, Schneiderman’s complaint contended that Harvey Weinstein told employees “I will kill you” or “I will kill your family,” or words to that effect.
The New Yorker noted that women’s groups have praised Schneiderman for his activism on behalf of feminist causes. But Manning Barish said that support is a lie. “You cannot be a champion of women when you are hitting them and choking them in bed, and saying to them, ‘You’re a f—ing whore,’ ” she told the magazine.
She said of Schneiderman’s involvement in the Weinstein case, “How can you put a perpetrator in charge of the country’s most important sexual-assault case?”
Also Read: Harvey Weinstein's Legal Team Adds Alan Dershowitz as Consultant
Both Manning Barish and Selvaratnam are feminist progressives who, like, Schneiderman, are Democrats. Schneiderman, a former state senator, was first elected as New York Attorney General in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 — winning both times with 56 percent of the vote.
In addition to suing Weinstein, Schneiderman has also targeted President Donald Trump. Last month, he moved to change New York state law so that prosecutors could still bring charges against any White House aides Trump may attempt to pardon. Schneiderman led the investigation of Trump University that resulted in a $25 million settlement soon after Trump was elected.
Trump has called Schneiderman “the nation’s worst Ag” and accused him of wearing “Revlon eyeliner.”
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Two of the women, Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam, told the magazine that Schneiderman “repeatedly hit them, often after drinking, frequently in bed and never with their consent,” New Yorker writers Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow reported on Monday. Neither woman took the accusations to police at the time, “but both say that they eventually sought medical attention after having been slapped hard across the ear and face, and also choked,” the magazine said.
Selvaratnam said Schneiderman warned that he could have her followed and her phones tapped, and both women said he threatened to kill them if they dumped him. A spokesman for Schneiderman, 63, said he “never made any of these threats.”
Also Read: New York Attorney General Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into The Weinstein Company
“In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. I have not assaulted anyone. I have never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross,” Schneiderman said in a statement.
A third ex-romantic partner of Schneiderman’s told the two women who came forward that he also repeatedly abused her, but that she was afraid to speak out, The New Yorker said. The magazine said it had independently vetted the accounts that Manning Barish and Selvaratnam provided of the third woman’s accusations.
A fourth woman said that when she rebuffed an advance by Schneiderman, he slapped her across the face, leaving a mark that remained until the next day. She screamed and began to cry, the magazine said. Though she asked not to be identified, the magazine said, she provided the reporters with a photograph documenting the injury.
On Feb. 11, four months after the New York Times and New Yorker published accounts of widespread sexual harassment and abuse by Weinstein, Schneiderman filed a civil rights lawsuit alleging “egregious violations of New York’s civil rights, human rights, and business laws.” The suit named The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein and his brother and co-founder, Bob Weinstein.
Also Read: Trump Foundation Under Investigation by New York Attorney General
The lawsuit accused Weinstein of doing some of the things the women now say Schneiderman did to them. Among other things, Schneiderman’s complaint contended that Harvey Weinstein told employees “I will kill you” or “I will kill your family,” or words to that effect.
The New Yorker noted that women’s groups have praised Schneiderman for his activism on behalf of feminist causes. But Manning Barish said that support is a lie. “You cannot be a champion of women when you are hitting them and choking them in bed, and saying to them, ‘You’re a f—ing whore,’ ” she told the magazine.
She said of Schneiderman’s involvement in the Weinstein case, “How can you put a perpetrator in charge of the country’s most important sexual-assault case?”
Also Read: Harvey Weinstein's Legal Team Adds Alan Dershowitz as Consultant
Both Manning Barish and Selvaratnam are feminist progressives who, like, Schneiderman, are Democrats. Schneiderman, a former state senator, was first elected as New York Attorney General in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 — winning both times with 56 percent of the vote.
In addition to suing Weinstein, Schneiderman has also targeted President Donald Trump. Last month, he moved to change New York state law so that prosecutors could still bring charges against any White House aides Trump may attempt to pardon. Schneiderman led the investigation of Trump University that resulted in a $25 million settlement soon after Trump was elected.
Trump has called Schneiderman “the nation’s worst Ag” and accused him of wearing “Revlon eyeliner.”
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- 5/7/2018
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Updated with statement from Sharp Entertainment, 2:57 Pm: New York’s Attorney General said today that the state has settled with Sharp Entertainment over the reality producer’s failure to pay overtime to dozens of workers. Eric Schneiderman said the company behind Man v. Food, 90 Day Fiancé and many other shows agreed to pay $226,000 in restitution to employees and to reform their business practices.
“Employees deserve fair pay for their work – period,” he said. “Our overtime laws are meant to guarantee that employees are fairly compensated for their long hours. To date we’ve already won back over $630,000 for TV production workers in New York – and my office will continue to act to protect workers’ fundamental rights.”
A Sharp representative sent a statement to Deadline on the company behalf this afternoon:
Over the last 15 years, Sharp Entertainment has employed thousands of employees in creating dozens of hit television shows. Every...
“Employees deserve fair pay for their work – period,” he said. “Our overtime laws are meant to guarantee that employees are fairly compensated for their long hours. To date we’ve already won back over $630,000 for TV production workers in New York – and my office will continue to act to protect workers’ fundamental rights.”
A Sharp representative sent a statement to Deadline on the company behalf this afternoon:
Over the last 15 years, Sharp Entertainment has employed thousands of employees in creating dozens of hit television shows. Every...
- 4/25/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Sharp Entertainment has reached a $226,000 settlement with the state of New York over overtime pay due to production staffers who worked on the company’s roster of unscripted series.
The agreement calls for Sharp to distribute the back pay to production assistants and associate producers who were wrongly denied overtime pay while working ore than 40 hours a week for the company that is home to such series as Travel Channel’s “Man V. Food” and A&E Network’s “Bad Ink.”
The company was accused of inaccurately classifying certain production staffers as exempt from New York state’s overtime pay rules despite job duties and pay scales that fell into the category of qualifying for overtime pay. Sharp Entertainment maintains that its compensation formulas were designed to ensure that employees would receive a regular weekly paycheck even in the face of “uncertain production schedules” on many shows.
The settlement was unveiled...
The agreement calls for Sharp to distribute the back pay to production assistants and associate producers who were wrongly denied overtime pay while working ore than 40 hours a week for the company that is home to such series as Travel Channel’s “Man V. Food” and A&E Network’s “Bad Ink.”
The company was accused of inaccurately classifying certain production staffers as exempt from New York state’s overtime pay rules despite job duties and pay scales that fell into the category of qualifying for overtime pay. Sharp Entertainment maintains that its compensation formulas were designed to ensure that employees would receive a regular weekly paycheck even in the face of “uncertain production schedules” on many shows.
The settlement was unveiled...
- 4/25/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
The latest filings in The Weinstein Co.’s bankruptcy case draw a clearer picture of the studio’s legal and financial woes.
The studio identifies nearly a dozen outstanding lawsuits filed against The Weinstein Co., many stemming from co-funder Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct.
Some cases received widespread attention, such the civil rights case brought by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, or the class action suit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of dozens of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault or lewd conduct.
Other filings received less notice, such as American Express’ efforts to collect on an unpaid balance of nearly $1.4 million.
“I’m not surprised by the magnitude of claims,” said bankruptcy attorney David Neale, who’s not involved in the case. “That’s what motivated the filing.”
The Weinstein Co. doesn’t attempt to attach a monetary value to the civil suits, some...
The studio identifies nearly a dozen outstanding lawsuits filed against The Weinstein Co., many stemming from co-funder Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct.
Some cases received widespread attention, such the civil rights case brought by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, or the class action suit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of dozens of women accusing Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment, assault or lewd conduct.
Other filings received less notice, such as American Express’ efforts to collect on an unpaid balance of nearly $1.4 million.
“I’m not surprised by the magnitude of claims,” said bankruptcy attorney David Neale, who’s not involved in the case. “That’s what motivated the filing.”
The Weinstein Co. doesn’t attempt to attach a monetary value to the civil suits, some...
- 4/24/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners to buy assets.
It emerged on Monday night that The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC has filed for bankruptcy and entered into a “stalking horse” agreement to sell its assets to Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners. At the same time the board publicly urged anybody who signed an Nda with disgraced former executive Harvey Weinstein to speak up.
The agreement with Lantern calls for TWC to file for bankruptcy and comes several weeks after a $500m sale to a consortium led by billionaire Ron Burkle and former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet fell through.
It emerged on Monday night that The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC has filed for bankruptcy and entered into a “stalking horse” agreement to sell its assets to Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners. At the same time the board publicly urged anybody who signed an Nda with disgraced former executive Harvey Weinstein to speak up.
The agreement with Lantern calls for TWC to file for bankruptcy and comes several weeks after a $500m sale to a consortium led by billionaire Ron Burkle and former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet fell through.
- 3/20/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners to buy assets.
It emerged on Monday night that The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC has filed for bankruptcy and entered into a “stalking horse” agreement to sell its assets to Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners. At the same time the board publicly urged anybody who signed an Nda with disgraced former executive Harvey Weinstein to speak up.
The agreement with Lantern calls for TWC to file for bankruptcy and comes several weeks after a $500m sale to a consortium led by billionaire Ron Burkle and former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet fell through.
It emerged on Monday night that The Weinstein Company Holdings LLC has filed for bankruptcy and entered into a “stalking horse” agreement to sell its assets to Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital Partners. At the same time the board publicly urged anybody who signed an Nda with disgraced former executive Harvey Weinstein to speak up.
The agreement with Lantern calls for TWC to file for bankruptcy and comes several weeks after a $500m sale to a consortium led by billionaire Ron Burkle and former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet fell through.
- 3/20/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Weinstein Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Releases Employees From Non-Disclosure Agreements
The Weinstein Company filed for bankruptcy Monday, Harvey Weinstein’s 66th birthday. Plans for the filing were first announced on February 25, startling a group of investors — led by Maria Contreras-Sweet — then hoping to buy the studio’s assets. Those negotiations ultimately fell though. Lantern Capital has stepped in as the “stalking horse” bidder, requiring TWC to file for Chapter 11 to ascertain the value of its holdings. A source close to the Contreras-Sweet negotiations previously told IndieWire that TWC’s $280 million debt killed that deal.
Wilmington, Delaware will be the site of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing. “The Board selected Lantern in part due to Lantern’s commitment to maintain the assets and employees as a going concern,” said TWC in a statement. “The Company hopes that this orderly sale process under the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court will allow it to maximize the value of the Company’s assets...
Wilmington, Delaware will be the site of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing. “The Board selected Lantern in part due to Lantern’s commitment to maintain the assets and employees as a going concern,” said TWC in a statement. “The Company hopes that this orderly sale process under the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court will allow it to maximize the value of the Company’s assets...
- 3/20/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
Following its failed sale to an investor group, the Weinstein Company announced Monday night that it has officially filed for bankruptcy.
Despite the filing to seek bankruptcy protection in the aftermath of alleged sexual assault accusations against co-founder Harvey Weinstein and the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's subsequent civil rights lawsuit, the beleaguered film production company has secured a "stalking horse" bid on their assets from Lantern Capital, Variety reports. The bid was secured in an effort to set a minimum sale price to avoid other interested parties from lowballing the company.
Despite the filing to seek bankruptcy protection in the aftermath of alleged sexual assault accusations against co-founder Harvey Weinstein and the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's subsequent civil rights lawsuit, the beleaguered film production company has secured a "stalking horse" bid on their assets from Lantern Capital, Variety reports. The bid was secured in an effort to set a minimum sale price to avoid other interested parties from lowballing the company.
- 3/20/2018
- Rollingstone.com
TWC board claims investor group making excuses; trains sights on ’orderly’ bankruptcy.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
TWC board claims investor group making excuses; trains sights on ’orderly’ bankruptcy.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
TWC board claims investor group making excuses; trains sights on ’orderly’ bankruptcy.
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
The Weinstein Company (TWC) board has reacted with irritation after the investor group led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) called off the $500m acquisition of the beleaguered company’s assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets after initially appearing to back away from a deal. However the businesswoman changed course this week, reportedly after the investors found out about undisclosed liabilities amounting to approximately $64m, which raise TWC...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Businesswoman remains open to creating a studio led by women.
Five days after claiming to have reached a deal, the consortium led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) said it was calling off the $500m acquisition of the Weinstein Company (TWC) assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets, however the businesswoman changed course reportedly after frustrations arose over the lack of access to all relevant documents.
She said she remained committed to forming a studio led by women and would consider...
Five days after claiming to have reached a deal, the consortium led by former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet on Tuesday (March 6) said it was calling off the $500m acquisition of the Weinstein Company (TWC) assets.
Contreras-Sweet announced last week the investor group led by herself and billionaire Ron Burkle was set to buy the TWC assets, however the businesswoman changed course reportedly after frustrations arose over the lack of access to all relevant documents.
She said she remained committed to forming a studio led by women and would consider...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Days after Maria Contreras-Sweet and her fellow investors announced plans to acquire The Weinstein Company’s assets — capping weeks of turbulent negotiations — she now says she will not go forward with the purchase. Read Contreras-Sweet’s full statement below.
All of us have worked in earnest on the transaction to purchase the assets of The Weinstein Company. However, after signing and entering into the confirmatory diligence phase, we have received disappointing information about the viability of completing this transaction.
As a result, we have decided to terminate this transaction.
I would like to thank the employees and the board of The Weinstein Company for pursuing this opportunity with us and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for playing a crucial role at a critical time. I especially want to thank Ron Burkle and The Yucaipa Companies for their advice, showing faith in this deal, and taking an unusual step of subordinating many...
All of us have worked in earnest on the transaction to purchase the assets of The Weinstein Company. However, after signing and entering into the confirmatory diligence phase, we have received disappointing information about the viability of completing this transaction.
As a result, we have decided to terminate this transaction.
I would like to thank the employees and the board of The Weinstein Company for pursuing this opportunity with us and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for playing a crucial role at a critical time. I especially want to thank Ron Burkle and The Yucaipa Companies for their advice, showing faith in this deal, and taking an unusual step of subordinating many...
- 3/6/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
The on-again, off-again, on-again attempts by an investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet and Ron Burkle to buy the troubled Weinstein Co. is, suddenly, off-again, and this time it appears it may have definitely collapsed.
A sale agreement for a $500 million deal had been reached March 1 after a marathon negotiating session that also involved New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
But, today, Contreras-Sweet issued a surprise announcement that she and her group "have decided to terminate the transaction."
Under terms of the agreement, the buyers had agreed to assume about $225 million of debt that the...
A sale agreement for a $500 million deal had been reached March 1 after a marathon negotiating session that also involved New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
But, today, Contreras-Sweet issued a surprise announcement that she and her group "have decided to terminate the transaction."
Under terms of the agreement, the buyers had agreed to assume about $225 million of debt that the...
- 3/6/2018
- by Gregg Kilday ,Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers — if you can call reported facts spoilers — for Frontline’s “Weinstein” documentary from PBS and the BBC.]
Among the new revelations and ephemeral human moments within “Weinstein,” Frontline’s documentary (or episode, really) on Harvey Weinstein’s lifelong scandal only recently brought to light, some of the most striking scenes were not only widely reported, but also widely witnessed. They happened on stage during live telecasts seen by millions around the world: At the Oscars, Golden Globes, and more respected Hollywood ceremonies, actors thanked Harvey Weinstein for what he’d done on their behalf.
Those “thank you’s” came across as commonplace at the time — they’re often the most boring part of award shows — but they’re stomach-churning today. Jennifer Lawrence jokingly thanking Harvey for “killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today”; Meryl Streep calling him “God” on live television. Knowing what we know now, these kinds of references fed the ego and power of a monster,...
Among the new revelations and ephemeral human moments within “Weinstein,” Frontline’s documentary (or episode, really) on Harvey Weinstein’s lifelong scandal only recently brought to light, some of the most striking scenes were not only widely reported, but also widely witnessed. They happened on stage during live telecasts seen by millions around the world: At the Oscars, Golden Globes, and more respected Hollywood ceremonies, actors thanked Harvey Weinstein for what he’d done on their behalf.
Those “thank you’s” came across as commonplace at the time — they’re often the most boring part of award shows — but they’re stomach-churning today. Jennifer Lawrence jokingly thanking Harvey for “killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today”; Meryl Streep calling him “God” on live television. Knowing what we know now, these kinds of references fed the ego and power of a monster,...
- 3/3/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Frontline weighs in tonight with the first post-scandal documentary about disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein. A co-production with the BBC, Weinstein details accusations dating back nearly 40 years with a wealth of interviews. We hear from a wide range of people involved with the case, from accusers to former colleagues at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to journalists who broke the story.
It's a terrific documentary, which does an excellent job of summarizing the events in a concise 52 minutes. But there's one big problem: It's not long enough. To fully chronicle the ...
It's a terrific documentary, which does an excellent job of summarizing the events in a concise 52 minutes. But there's one big problem: It's not long enough. To fully chronicle the ...
Exclusive: All it took today to snatch the assets of The Weinstein Company back from a bankruptcy plunge was a 12-hour negotiating session, fueled by a common goal between New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the remaining TWC board members Tarak Ben Ammar, Lance Maerov and Bob Weinstein, and Maria Contreras-Sweet and Ron Burkle. Latter will pay $500 million for the assets and relaunch a new company that will have a female-dominated board, and that will keep the…...
- 3/2/2018
- Deadline
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