American film producer and sex offender (born 1952) Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. He co-founded the film production companies Miramax and the Weinstein Company. His productions have grossed over $10.78 billion worldwide, and he has won an Academy Award and eight Tony Awards. Weinstein was one of the most influential producers in Hollywood until his downfall in 2017 following multiple sexual abuse allegations. Wikipedia's most-read article for 5 days in a row: 3,432,011 views in all, peaking at 1,205,061 on October 11, 2017. Wed, Oct 11: 1,205,061 views Thu, Oct 12: 819,406 views Fri, Oct 13: 534,372 views Sat, Oct 14: 392,913 views Sun, Oct 15: 480,259 views Wiki link