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The Disney empire has soared in value thanks to its inspired acquisitions, but some Disney veterans still cringe in recalling their company's most troubling takeover: Miramax. In empowering Harvey Weinstein with Disney money and muscle, the rulers of the Magic Kingdom in 1993 transformed a struggling indie distributor…

The bankruptcy proceeding of the The Weinstein Company, which has been grinding on for 15 months, saw yet another delay Friday as a pivotal hearing was rescheduled to July 15. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Mary Walrath in the District of Delaware was scheduled to hear a request by the company’s estate to appoint law…

Ashley Judd is among the accusers of Harvey Weinstein who will not be participating in a reported $44 million settlement with the disgraced ex-mogul. A bankruptcy court judge is expected to rule June 4 on whether the settlement can proceed. The road to appeasing the many alleged victims, creditors, board members and…

A tentative deal has been reached that would compensate alleged victims of Harvey Weinstein and creditors of The Weinstein Company before it went into bankruptcy, and potentially resolve several ongoing civil suits against the Hollywood producer. Citing lawyers involved in the discussion, the WSJ reported Thursday…

The producers of the film Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (aka Sin City 2) are suing The Weinstein Company, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and David Glasser, alleging the distributors pushed a similar movie during the time they should have promoted the Sin City sequel. The suit, filed in Los Angeles…

As Lantern Entertainment looks to fully exploit the assets it acquired as part of its $289 million acquisition of The Weinstein Company assets, it is close to reaching a significant settlement with Disney, a stakeholder in some of the company’s film and titles. A person familiar with the discussions between Lantern…

Lantern Entertainment likely won’t be liable for the unpaid royalties that the bankrupt The Weinstein Company owes several Hollywood stars, based on new bankruptcy court ruling in the case. A group of prominent actors, directors and producers are seeking to recover profit participation payments that the indie studio…

Emails are emerging as the nucleus of Harvey Weinstein's defense in the criminal case that could see the much-accused producer behind bars for life but now another set of accusers want to keep that correspondence out of the press and the public eye. It is a move that one Weinstein lawyer thinks will backfire in his…

After the much-accused Harvey Weinstein scored a win earlier this month when the Manhattan District Attorney dropped one of the charges against him in a criminal case that could find him behind bars for life, things potentially went to a very bad place for the once-powerful producer today. An amended class-action…

(UPDATED with unsealed D.A. letter to defense lawyer) Harvey Weinstein appeared without handcuffs in New York Supreme Court this morning and even flashed a faint smile, a big change from his previous sober and shackled appearances in his sexual assault trial. The fallen mogul’s more upbeat demeanor suited the outcome…

If the pace of justice seems to be moving slowly for Harvey Weinstein and the potential of life behind bars for the disgraced producer, it just slowed down even more. An important New York Supreme Court hearing set later this week on the multiple sex crimes that Weinstein is facing from grand jury indictments has been…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's some welcome news for fans of hit mafia crime series Gomorrah: producers of the small-screen drama are lining up an origins story feature film based on cult character Ciro Di Marzio, aka 'l'Immortale'. Marco D'Amore, who plays Di Marzio in the series, will star in and direct the Cattleya-produced…