The Weinstein Company
Defunct American independent film studio
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| April 15 2025 | Jury selection began for Weinstein's New York retrial, after previous delays. |
| November 12 2024 | The New York retrial against Weinstein was set to start on this date. |
| September 12 2024 | Manhattan prosecutors announced that a New York grand jury had indicted Weinstein on new charges, with details remaining sealed. |
| July 19 2024 | Court hearing held where Judge Curtis Farber ruled Weinstein would be retried, tentatively setting the start date for November 12, 2024. |
| July 9 2024 | New York prosecutors informed Judge Chris Farber of their intention to bring more rape charges against Weinstein, claiming the charges fell within the state's statute of limitations. |
| May 29 2024 | Weinstein returns to New York courthouse facing potential additional sex abuse charges. |
| April 25 2024 | New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's convictions, citing 'egregious errors' in the original trial and ordering a retrial. |
| January 2024 | Former massage therapist Kellye Croft filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Weinstein in the U.S. District Court, also alleging James Dolan set her up to be molested by Weinstein. |
| February 2023 | Evgeniya Chernyshova (Jane Doe #1) filed a civil suit against Weinstein following his Los Angeles criminal conviction, which was later put on hold pending appeal. |
| February 23 2023 | Weinstein was sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison for his Los Angeles convictions and returned to New York to Mohawk Correctional Facility. |
| 2022 | The book 'She Said' was adapted into a film of the same name. |
| December 19 2022 | Weinstein was found guilty of 3 out of 7 charges, including rape, forced oral copulation, and third-degree sexual misconduct. |
| October 2022 | The criminal trial in Los Angeles began, with Weinstein charged with 11 counts of rape, forcible oral copulation, and sexual battery for alleged acts between 2004 and 2013. |
| June 2 2022 | A unanimous five-judge panel of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division rejected Weinstein's appeal against his sentence. |
| 2021 | Lionsgate acquired a nearly 20% stake in Spyglass Media Group and the bulk of The Weinstein Company's film library. |
| December 2021 | A federal judge dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed by Rose McGowan against Weinstein and others. |
| July 20 2021 | Weinstein was extradited to California to face charges of rape and sexual assault, and was taken to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility. |
| April 12 2021 | Weinstein was formally indicted on eleven counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County and appeared at a video hearing regarding his extradition to California. |
| March 2021 | Actress Hayley Gripp sued Weinstein, alleging sexual assault in a Beverly Hills hotel room in November 2012 when she was 19 years old. |
| January 2021 | A new $17 million settlement was agreed to in bankruptcy court after the previous settlement was rejected. |
| 2020 | Weinstein convicted of raping Jessica Mann and sexually assaulting Miriam Haley. |
| October 2 2020 | Weinstein was charged with six additional sexual assault charges from three more incidents in Beverly Hills hotel rooms, including three counts of forcible rape and three counts of forcible oral copulation. |
| April 10 2020 | Weinstein was charged with sexual battery by restraint against a third victim, related to an incident in 2010. |
| March 20 2020 | A federal judge ruled that Spyglass was not responsible for any of TWC's outgoing royalties. |
| March 18 2020 | Weinstein was transferred to Wende Correctional Facility. |
| March 11 2020 | Justice James A. Burke sentenced Weinstein to 23 years in prison. |
| February 24 2020 | Jury found Weinstein guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the first degree, related to the case of Evgeniya Chernyshova, a Russian model and actress. |
| January 6 2020 | Los Angeles County District Attorney announced criminal charges against Weinstein for allegedly raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents from 2013. |
| 2019 | The documentary 'Untouchable' was released, featuring interviews with several of Weinstein's accusers, including Rosanna Arquette and Paz de la Huerta. |
| 2019 | Spyglass Media Group acquired the film catalogue from Lantern Entertainment. |
| October 25 2019 | The Current War is the last film produced by The Weinstein Company, distributed by 101 Studios. |
| September 10 2019 | Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey published the nonfiction book 'She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement', detailing their investigation into sexual harassment. |
| June 24 2019 | Announcement made that the Scream series would move to VH1 for its third season premiere. |
| May 24 2019 | Multiple press reports revealed Weinstein's offer to settle civil lawsuits for $44 million. |
| March 13 2019 | Gary Barber and Lantern Entertainment revived Spyglass Media Group with other investors, including WarnerMedia/AT&T's Warner Bros., with Lantern making a majority investment. |
| 2018 | Concluded several international distribution partnerships, including with Entertainment One in Canada and the UK, Roadshow Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, and Forum Film in Russia and Israel. |
| November 13 2018 | Lantern Entertainment acquired full control of three Quentin Tarantino films (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, and The Hateful Eight) for $6.1 million. |
| October 11 2018 | A judge dismissed one of the sex assault charges against Weinstein. |
| July 2018 | Greek journalist Taki Theodoracopulos claimed Weinstein admitted to offering acting jobs in exchange for sex, though this was later disputed. |
| July 2018 | Weinstein was indicted on an additional charge of 'predatory sexual assault' against a woman he allegedly forced into oral sex in 2006. |
| July 2018 | Lantern Entertainment acquired the rights to The Weinstein Company's films. |
| May 25 2018 | Weinstein was charged by New York County District Attorney's Office with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct involving two separate women. He was arrested, appeared in New York City Criminal Court, and released on $1 million bail. |
| April 2018 | The New York Times and The New Yorker were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their coverage of sexual abuse in Hollywood and other industries worldwide. |
| April 30 2018 | Ashley Judd filed a lawsuit against Weinstein, alleging he made false statements about her after rejecting his sexual requests, which damaged her career and cost her a role in a Lord of the Rings movie. |
| April 3 2018 | Sitrick and Company drops Weinstein as a client. |
| March 2018 | Weinstein's lawyer Benjamin Brafman gives an interview to The Times (UK) defending Weinstein's actions and characterizing Hollywood's 'casting couch' culture. |
| March 2018 | The Weinstein Company declared bankruptcy, marking the end of its independent operations. |
| March 6 2018 | The acquisition deal collapsed again after an additional US$50 million in debt was revealed. |
| March 1 2018 | TWC board and investor group confirmed a deal to sell all company assets for US$500 million. |
| February 26 2018 | The Weinstein Company announced its intention to declare bankruptcy after a proposed buyout deal with Maria Contreras-Sweet's investor group collapsed. |
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