Harvey Weinstein Mistrial: Why a Jury Deadlocked for the Second Time on Jessica Mann's Rape Allegations

The Man Behind the Headlines

Before his downfall, Weinstein was one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood. He co-founded Miramax with his brother, a distribution company that brought landmark independent films including Clerks and Pulp Fiction to wide audiences. He won an Academy Award as a producer of Shakespeare in Love. Under a second label, the Weinsteins backed back-to-back Best Picture winners with The King’s Speech and The Artist.