harvey weinstein

The Weinstein Co. Files For Bankruptcy, Cancels Non-Disclosure Agreements

11:32pm March 19, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The deal releases all those who had signed settlement deals that required them to be silent about Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, allowing them now to tell their stories.

Maria Contreras-Sweet led a group of investors seeking to acquire Weinstein Co. and install a women-led board of directors.

Deal To Take Over The Weinstein Co. Falls Through

8:45pm March 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The bid to create a women-led film studio collapses upon the discovery that the company carried more debt than previously known.

Arts

Investor Group Has Deal To Buy Weinstein Co., Start New Movie Studio

10:21pm March 01, 2018

by Miles Parks

The group says the new company will be led by a majority-female board of directors. The firm had been in turmoil over allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against ex-Chairman Harvey Weinstein.

National

Weinstein Co. Will File For Bankruptcy After Sale Talks Collapse

6:53pm February 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

New York's attorney general filed a civil rights lawsuit against the company two weeks ago, which may have scuttled the deal. Bankruptcy may also hinder plans for a victim compensation fund.

Lana Del Rey's fourth studio album, Lust for Life, is available now.

Music & Culture

Lana Del Rey On World Cafe

12:44pm February 16, 2018

by Talia Schlanger

The pop star talks working with Stevie Nicks, the impact of #MeToo, when fame invites physical danger and why she's less comfortable with some of her lyrics today than when she wrote them.

Harvey Weinstein, seen in May 2017 at the Cannes Film Festival.

Harvey Weinstein, His Brother And Their Company Hit With Civil Rights Lawsuit

6:42pm February 11, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit threatens to unravel a reported sale of the Weinstein Company. The suit alleges violations of "civil rights, human rights, and business laws."

Jill Messick, at the premiere of Hot Rod in Los Angeles in 2007, "was victimized by our new culture of unlimited information sharing and a willingness to accept statement as fact," her family said.

Jill Messick, Hollywood Producer Embroiled In Weinstein Scandal, Dies By Suicide

11:45am February 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Messick had been a manager for actress Rose McGowan in 1997, when McGowan says Weinstein raped her. "She became collateral damage in an already horrific story," the family says.

Director Quentin Tarantino and actress Uma Thurman pose at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. He acknowledges convincing her to do a dangerous driving scene which ended in a crash.

Arts

Tarantino Says Uma Thurman's Car Stunt Was 'One Of The Biggest Regrets Of My Life.'

10:36pm February 06, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The famed director responded to a New York Times account in which Thurman alleged that she was pressured by him to drive an unsafe car on a sandy road.

A woman takes part in a demonstration to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Rome in November.

World News

In Italy, #MeToo Falters Amid Public Scorn

6:58pm January 18, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italian actress Asia Argento was one of the first to go public with accusations against Harvey Weinstein. But in Italy, "the culture of support for women is nonexistent," says an Italian screenwriter.

#MeToo Movement Has Gone Too Far, Catherine Deneuve Says

10:44am January 10, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

A debate is raging in France after prominent female actors and performers penned an open letter, saying the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal was hurting innocent men.