Weinstein achieves million agreement with victims | Currently America | '
The agreement, which covers all victims and creditors and also includes the proceedings against Weinstein in Canada and the United Kingdom, amounts to almost 40 million euros, as his lawyer announced. About 27 million euros would go to alleged victims, the rest should cover lawyer and court costs. The money would not come from Harvey Weinstein itself, but from insurance companies. So far, the agreement has not yet been signed, it goes on.
Life imprisonment?
The agreement concerns only the civil proceedings against Weinstein. Not affected is a criminal case, which is conducted in New York against him, the newspaper reported. He is on trial for alleged rape and other sexual offenses against two women in September. Weinstein has denied all allegations. If convicted, he faces a life imprisonment.
Weinstein, who has produced films such as Shakespeare in Love, Pulp Fiction, and The King's Speech, and has won numerous awards and accolades, is accused of sexually harassing or even raping over 80 women. Among them are movie stars like Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and Ashley Judd. But he is only accused in the cases of two women; many of the other cases are barred.
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The case of Weinstein had triggered a worldwide campaign against sexual harassment. Under the hashtag #MeToo numerous abuse victims made their experiences public. Among the accused are many celebrities.
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