Harvey Weinstein is a disgraced Hollywood producer, whose case sparked the modern #MeToo movement. See his photos here.
Once a celebrated figure in Hollywood, having co-founded a company that produced several game-changing films, Harvey Weinstein will go down in history as one of Tinsel Town’s greatest monsters and the symbol of the entertainment industry’s systemic misogyny and sexism. Harvey, along with his brother Bob Weinstein, co-founder Miramax. After leaving Miramax, Harvey and Bob founded The Weinstein Company. Then, the #MeToo movement happened.
In October 2017, The New York Times and The New Yorker reported that more than a dozen woman accused Harvey of sexually harassing or sexually assaulting them. Within the span of a month, after 80 women came forth to accuse Harvey, he was fired from his production company, suspended from the British Academy of Film and Televisions Arts, expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his wife, Georgina Chapman, announced she was leaving him.
He was found guilty of two of five felonies in New York court in February 2020 and sentenced to 23 years. On July 20, 2021, he was extradited to Los Angeles to face further charges at a subsequent trial. His New York conviction was upheld upon appeal in June 2022. On April 25, 2024, a New York appeals court overturned his two convictions.
For more photos of the disgraced producer, click through our gallery here.
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Harvey Using a Walker
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Here Harvey uses a walker to leave court.
February 18, 2020, 11:16AM 2 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Hearing In LA
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Former film producer Harvey Weinstein listens in court during a pre-trial hearing on Jul. 29, 2021. He was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related charges in Los Angeles, California.
June 2, 2022, 12:21PM 3 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Gets Cuffed
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Harvey Weinstein looks in ill health during an LA hearing on July 29, 2021. He was in hi prison uniform and wore a surgical mask.
June 2, 2022, 12:21PM 4 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Leaves New York Court In 2020
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Harvey Weinstein exits Manhattan Supreme Court after day four of deliberations in his trial on Friday, February 21, 2020, in New York City. A jury of seven men and five women began deliberating Tuesday after weeks of testimony. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to assaulting two women and faces life in prison if convicted.
June 2, 2022, 2:12PM 5 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Leave Court In 2019
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Harvey Weinstein holds an arm rail as he leaves the New York Criminal Courts building on dec. 6, 2019. He wore a grey suit, had on black sneakers and needed to be supported by his bodyguard.
June 2, 2022, 12:21PM
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Harvey Weinstein Is Arrested In 2018
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Harvey Weinstein surrenders himself to the New York City Police in 2018 after he’s charged with rape. He also was charged with sexually assaulting a second woman by forcing oral sex on her.
May 25, 2018, 10:39AM 7 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Turns Himself In
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Harvey Weinstein arrives at a New York City police department precinct to turn himself in to face multiple charges related to allegations of sexual assault in New York. The disgraced movie producer will forever be associated with Hollywood’s culture of sexual harassment/assault.
May 25, 2018, 10:39AM 8 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Leaves The NYPD
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Harvey Weinstein leaves the NYPD 1st Precinct after surrendering himself in May 2018. At the time, more than 100 women had accused Harvey of sexual assault and rape.
May 25, 2018, 10:39AM 9 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Leaves A Courtroom
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Harvey Weinstein departs a criminal courtroom after being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault in New York, New York in 2018. In Oct. 2017, after The New York Times and The New Yorker published accusations from a dozen women who alleged Harvey sexually assaulted them, his wife, Georgina Chapman, announced that she was leaving him.
May 25, 2018, 10:39AM 10 of 18
Harvey Weinstein With His Former Wife
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Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman attend the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2017. Nine months later, two reports would bring light to his history of alleged sexual assault. She would announce that she was leaving him, he would be fired from his company, and he would be a pariah.
October 10, 2017, 9:46PM 11 of 18
Harvey Weinstein And Georgina In 2017
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Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2017. It was the calm before the storm. They have two children together: India Pearl Weinstein and Dashiell Weinstein. Harvey has three other children from his prior marriage with Eve Weinstein.
October 10, 2017, 9:46PM 12 of 18
Harvey Weinstein And Georgina Chapman at The 2017 Oscars
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Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards in February 2017. They were married in 2007. Ten years later, after more than 80 women came forth to accuse him of sexual assault, she announced that she was leaving him.
October 10, 2017, 9:46PM 13 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Before The Accusations
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Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman attend the 89th Annual Academy Awards in February 2017. About eight months after the scandal broke, Georgina Chapman would tell Vogue that she never had any suspicions about her husband’s behavior. ‘ There was a part of me that was terribly naive — clearly, so naïve.’
October 10, 2017, 9:46PM 14 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Sits
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‘I came of age in the 60’s and 70’s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then,’ Harvey Weinstein said in a statement after the October 2017 accusations. ‘I have since learned it’s not an excuse, in the office – or out of it. To anyone.’
October 5, 2017, 3:13PM 15 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Before He Was Acused
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‘I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person and my interactions with the people I work with have changed,’ Harvey Weinstein said in a statement after two reports accused him of sexual assault. ‘I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go. That is my commitment.’
June 2, 2022, 2:12PM 16 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Walks
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‘My journey now will be to learn about myself and conquer my demons. Over the last year I’ve asked Lisa Bloom to tutor me and she’s put together a team of people,’ Harvey Weinstein said after the flood of accusations emerged Oct. 2017. ‘I’ve brought on therapists and I plan to take a leave of absence from my company and to deal with this issue head on. I so respect all women and regret what happened. I hope that my actions will speak louder than words and that one day we will all be able to earn their trust and sit down together with Lisa to learn more.’
June 2, 2022, 2:12PM 17 of 18
Harvey Weinstein Talks
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‘Jay Z wrote in 4:44 “I’m not the man I thought I was and I better be that man for my children.” The same is true for me. I want a second chance in the community but I know I’ve got work to do to earn it. I have goals that are now priorities,’ Harvey said in a statement after the flood of accusations emerged in Oct. 2017. ‘Trust me, this isn’t an overnight process. I’ve been trying to do this for 10 years and this is a wake-up call. I cannot be more remorseful about the people I hurt and I plan to do right by all of them.’
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Harvey Weinstein Before He Was Forgotten
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‘I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking about 30 years ago, I’m not talking about now when it’s vogue,’ Harvey Weinstein said to the New York Post in December 2019, weeks before he went on trial in NYC for allegedly raping a woman in 2013. ‘I did it first, I pioneered it. My work has been forgotten.’
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