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Wei n stei n’s long t i me fi na ncia l
backer Ron Burkle even floated a
pre-bankruptcy bid to buy The
Weinstein Co. in 2018 and rebrand
it as a female-empowered studio
— an effort that was thwarted by
then-New York Attorney General
Eric Schneiderman, who insisted
that “any sale of The Weinstein
Co. must ensure that ... nei-
ther perpetrators nor enablers
will be unjustly enriched.”
(Schneiderman’s crusade ended
three months later when he
resigned amid allegations that
he had physically abused four
women.) As such, the professional
fallout zone has encompassed
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Attorney General Barr apply
pressure on the tech stock.T
he word “alleged” has been
replaced by “convicted”
when it comes to Harvey
Weinstein and his decades-long
reign as a Hollywood rapist. After
testimony from actress Annabella
Sciorra, former production
assistant Miriam Haley, onetime
aspiring actress Jessica Mann and
others, on Feb. 24, a jury of seven
men and five women found the
producer guilty of criminal sexual
assault in the first degree and rape
in the third degree, marking the
highest-profile showbiz figure to
be found guilty in the #MeToo era.
But as the dust settles on the
nearly two-year legal saga, the
question remains: Has justice
been fully served? After all,
Weinstein, 67, did not operate
in isolation. There were agentsSeveral accusers say they hope the guilty verdict alters perceptions about consent
and what is criminal: “It is essential that those with power in our industry stop supporting
this idea that silence breakers are ‘troublemakers’ or ‘unhireable’ ” BY TATIANA SIEGELBob Chapek
The Disney parks chief, who
has been with the company
since 1993, becomes the next
CEO, replacing Bob Iger, who
will remain as exec chairman
until the end of 2021.Kelly Campbell
Disney promotes Hulu’s
CMO, who joined the company
from Google in 2017, to
president, overseeing the
streamer’s on-demand and
live businesses.Bob Bakish
The ViacomCBS CEO sees
shares fall 18 percent when
it reports Feb. 20 a fourth-
quarter loss of $258 million
and a weaker forecast
for 2020.Chris Matthews
The MSNBC host is forced
to apologize on air to Sen.
Bernie Sanders for likening his
Nevada victory to when the
Nazis stormed France during
World War II.Weinstein May Be in Prison,
But ‘It’s a Reckoning for Everyone’
Feb. 18-who sent actresses into the lion’s
den over and over again, as well
as Weinstein lieutenants who
summoned a taxi after each har-
rowing hotel meeting — nearly all
of whom still work in significant
roles in the industry. Nevertheless,
any rebuke has played out mostly
behind closed doors. One female
Weinstein underling was heckled
out of a meeting held by the anti-
harassment organization Time’s
Up in 2018, according to witnesses,
while a handful of subordinates
have found it difficult to shake
their association with the dis-
graced mogul as they court talent
for new projects. Meanwhile,
Wei n stei n’s brot her, Bob, has been
aiming for a comeback, launch-
ing a production shingle, Watch
This Entertainment, in October