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New York AG investigates Weinstein Company

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The New York attorney general has opened a civil rights investigation into the Weinstein Company following dozens of sexual misconduct allegations against the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. The state’s top prosecutor has issued a subpoena for records related to sexual harassment and discrimination complaints at the embattled film company, weeks after the movie mogul was fired from the company heRead more

Weinstein resigns from studio board: report

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Harvey Weinstein has resigned from The Weinstein Company board of directors, PEOPLE confirms. Although Weinstein was fired as co-chairman of the powerhouse studio on Oct. 8, he had continued to hold a seat on the board until Tuesday. The disgraced mogul still reportedly owns 22% of the company’s stock. Earlier this month, the board fired Weinstein citing a violation ofRead more

Weinstein Company says in talks to sell movie studio

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The Weinstein Company announced Monday that Colony Capital had agreed to provide the scandal-plagued studio with financing and that the two parties were in talks on a potential sale. Colony, founded by Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend of US President Donald Trump, will provide an "immediate cash infusion" into The Weinstein Company, the firm said in a statement. "InRead more

Weinstein Company says in talks to sell movie studio

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The Weinstein Company announced Monday that Colony Capital had agreed to provide the scandal-plagued studio with financing and that the two parties were in talks on a potential sale. The deal means an "immediate cash infusion" into the Weinstein Company and a "potential sale of all or a significant portion of the Company's assets," it said. The company fired co-founderRead more

Weinstein film studio facing sale or shutdown: report

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The Weinstein Company is exploring a sale or shutdown as it reels from the fallout of allegations of serial sexual misconduct by its ousted co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The film and television studio is unlikely to continue as an independent entity, the Journal said, citing a person close to the firm. Weinstein's film studioRead more

Weinstein Co. opens probe over sexual harassment claims

LOS ANGELES - Muslimchronicle

The Weinstein Company has launched an internal probe over sexual harassment claims against co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, confirming he has taken an "indefinite" leave of absence. Revelations that the Hollywood mogul sexually harassed women for nearly three decades prompted three of the company's nine board members to resign, according to The New York Times which broke the news in aRead more