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EXCLUSIVE: All it took today to snatch the assets of The Weinstein Company back from a bankruptcy plunge was a 12-hour negotiating session, fueled by a common goal between New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the remaining TWC board members Tarak Ben Ammar, Lance Maerov and Bob Weinstein, and Maria…

The fund set aside by the potential new owners of The Weinstein Company to compensate victims of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct has more than tripled today as part of discussions with the New York Attorney General’s office. At a meeting with the Empire State’s top prosecutor and the investor group led by…

The saga of the sale of The Weinstein Company took another turn today as the leading bidders for the company are seeking to loosen a Gordian knot with the New York State Attorney General's office. While nothing seems set yet, discussions are underway to hold a Wednesday meeting between AG Eric T. Schneiderman and the…

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Weinstein, the co-chairman of The Weinstein Company who was named along with his brother Harvey Weinstein in the civil rights lawsuit filed today by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, said that he was not contacted by the AG before the suit was filed. Weinstein said he feared that though…

UPDATED with statement from True Entertainment: New York's attorney general has reached a settlement with True Entertainment that requires the company to pay $411,000 in restitution to hundreds of employees who did not receive overtime pay despite routinely working well over 40 hours per week. The company, which…