In the scandal with the film producer Harvey Weinstein, a agreement. According to a media report, the Weinstein wants to compensate the victims who accuse him of sexual harassment, financially.
Harvey Weinstein (center) in front of the court in New York
The agreement, which applies to all victims, and creditors, and also the proceedings against Weinstein in Canada, and the UK includes amounts to almost 40 million euros, as the “Wall Street Journal” reported. So far, the agreement had not been signed but is still under. From the Weinstein camp, there was initially no opinion.
Life-Long Imprisonment?
The agreement concerns only the civil proceedings against Weinstein. Not a criminal case led in New York against him, to be affected, the newspaper reported. He is there because of alleged rape and other sexual Offenses against two women, starting in September before the court. Weinstein has denied all allegations. In the case of a conviction, a life sentence threatens him.
Weinstein, who is accused of such films as “Shakespeare in Love”, “Pulp Fiction” and “The King’s Speech” was produced, and numerous prizes and awards, more than 80 women have been sexually harassed or even raped. Among them are film stars such as Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and Ashley Judd. Is accused of it but only in the cases of two women; many of the rest of the cases are time-barred.
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The case, Weinstein had triggered a worldwide campaign against sexual harassment. Under the Hashtag #MeToo many victims of abuse have made their experiences public. Among the accused, many celebrities are.
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