The Angels It’s not a fine address at which Harvey Weinstein will celebrate his 70th birthday this Saturday. Only about ten kilometers east of Hollywood, but infinitely far from his former glamor world, the ex-film producer is currently being held in the “Twin Towers” prison in a seedy neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to official information, a total of around 2,800 prisoners are currently housed behind the seven-storey, windowless facade.
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The once powerful Hollywood mogul, who produced hit films such as “The English Patient”, “Pulp Fiction” and “Good Will Hunting” with his company and won an Oscar himself for “Shakespeare in Love”, has fallen deeply. In March 2020, a New York judge sentenced Weinstein to 23 years in prison for sex crimes after a jury found him guilty of charges including rape and sexual assault.
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Weinstein, who was born into a wealthy family in the New York borough of Queens in 1952 and now mostly uses a wheelchair due to health problems, has rejected many of the allegations and also emphasized his sense of guilt in court in New York. “I feel great remorse for all women.” The father of five could save little with it. His second wife, the fashion designer Georgina Chapman, has divorced him, almost all of his celebrity friends have distanced themselves from him, and his company is broke.
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In addition, his legal battles are not over yet. In Los Angeles, he was also charged with rape and sexual assault. In July 2021, he was transferred from a New York State prison to the Los Angeles facility where he is currently being held. He is waiting there for his next trial, his lawyer told the German Press Agency. There are 11 charges, including rape. Overall, the case revolves around allegations by five women relating to the period from 2004 to 2013. The ex-producer has pleaded “not guilty” – but has already been dismissed with a motion to drop the charges. The next hearing is scheduled for early May. The start of the process could follow this year.
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Until then, Weinstein will remain number 6217733 on the inmate register of the Twin Towers prison: gray hair, 1.82 meters tall, and weighs 113 kilograms, according to the agency’s website.
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