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Harvey Weinstein’s 1st Interview From Prison: Read the Biggest Revelations
Harvey Weinstein, confined 23 hours daily at Rikers, discusses his view of the accusations, legal battles, and settlements involving nearly 100 accusers since 2017 reports.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, The Hollywood Reporter published a profile featuring Harvey Weinstein, the former film producer, speaking from prison during a 60-minute interview conducted in late January.
- The 2017 exposés in The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed decades of harassment, leading close to 100 women to accuse Weinstein and triggering legal battles including a 2020 conviction, a 2024 appellate overturning, and a 2025 retrial.
- Confined 23 hours a day, Weinstein described brief wheelchair outings and about 16 to 18 minutes on the phone every three hours; he said he was punched 'hard in the face' but did not 'rat' on his attacker.
- He remains jailed awaiting a retrial scheduled for April 14 and claims he has spent 'millions and millions and millions' on his defense, saying insurance companies paid many settlements.
- Weinstein reflects on his film legacy and says he would 'buy the rights and rerelease' Pulp Fiction and Shakespeare in Love if freed.
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From the Rikers Island prison complex, Harvey Weinstein granted an interview to The Hollywood Reporter, a media outlet who, once again, claimed to be innocent of rape and sexual assault crimes.This despite being publicly denounced by nearly 100 women, triggered an avalanche of civil and criminal legal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein, 73 years old.His next hearing is scheduled for April 14th. At his last trial he was convicted of one case an…
Harvey Weinstein says that 2 of his children won't speak to him: 'They never respond'
The disgraced producer has opened up about his relationships with his five kids.Harvey Weinstein during a court appearance.Credit: JEFFERSON SIEGEL/GettyDisgraced producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has been shunned by Hollywood since he was accused of sexual conduct by nearly 100 women and subsequently convicted on multiple rape charges. But Weinstein says he's also been turned away by some of his own children.Weinstein sat dow…
Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood producer, has been in prison for almost six years. In an interview, he speaks about violence and his health. Insights into his time on Rikers Island and his controversial view of the allegations.
In the six years that have passed since he was convicted, Harvey Weinstein had barely opened his mouth, beyond his trials. Now, for the first time, he has granted an interview, in this case to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), an American medium specialized in audiovisual. He has done so from Rikers prison in New York, where he spends his days. He who was all-powerful Hollywood producer is sentenced to two terms of imprisonment of 16 and 23 years, a…
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