Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday, weeks after the producer was found guilty in his sexual assault trial
Weinstein’s legal team asked the judge for the minimum five-year sentence, citing the producer’s age , his philanthropic efforts, his contributions to film and his lack of a prior criminal record.
“His wife divorced him, he was fired from the Weinstein Company, and in short, he lost everything,” Weinstein’s lawyers wrote, adding that in addition to the prison sentence, Weinstein will face “collateral consequences.” “Mr. Weinstein cannot walk outside without being heckled, he has lost his means to earn a living, simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media.
“[Weinstein] has consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others,” prosecutors said. “He has destroyed people’s lives and livelihoods or threatened to do so on whim.”
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