Harvey Weinstein Sues Brother and Former Associates Over $45 Million Loan
Source: usatoday.com Weinstein Accuses Brother and Business Partners of Fraud Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has launched a fresh legal battle, this time against his own brother and former business associates. Despite awaiting a retrial on his overturned 2020 rape conviction, Weinstein filed a lawsuit in the New York County Supreme Court last Thursday, accusing his brother Robert Weinstein and associates from The Weinstein Company of fraud. According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY , the lawsuit centers around a $45 million loan Weinstein guaranteed in 2016. The 22-page complaint alleges that Robert Weinstein and others misused and misappropriated funds from the loan, diverting them for personal gain rather than their intended purpose. The lawsuit names several key figures, including David Glasser, the former chief operating officer of The Weinstein Company, and Irwin Reiter, the company’s former executive vice president of accounting and financial r...