Finally, the Weinstein studio's out of business
Harvey Weinstein's crummy movie studio has finally filed for bankruptcy:
The Weinstein Co. filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday with a buyout offer in hand from a private equity firm, the latest twist in its efforts to survive the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down co-founder Harvey Weinstein, shook Hollywood and triggered a movement that spread out to convulse other industries.Here's the most interesting part:
The company also announced it was releasing any victims of or witnesses to Weinstein’s alleged misconduct from non-disclosure agreements preventing them from speaking out. That step had long been sought by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who filed a lawsuit against the company last month on behalf of its employees.I hope they are free of the NDA requirements, and be able to speak out against him more freely for a change. As for the studio itself, it won't be missed, regardless of the merit the individual films may have. Weinstein himself was hardly worth it.
“Since October, it has been reported that Harvey Weinstein used non-disclosure agreements as a secret weapon to silence his accusers. Effective immediately, those ‘agreements’ end,” the company said in a statement. “No one should be afraid to speak out or coerced to stay quiet.”
Labels: misogyny, Moonbattery, showbiz, United States
