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 …
with Disney money and muscle, the rulers of the Magic Kingdom in 1993 transformed a struggling indie distributor into an all-consuming producer-predator whose ultimate self-destruction is about to play out in the courtroom.
The Harvey Weinstein of 1993 was broke and also desperate to find distribution for two obscure pickups — a sexually ambiguous film set in Northern Ireland, and a comedy made on a dime by a young, first-time filmmaker. While ill-kempt and fiercely aggressive, Weinstein was also shrewdly deferential. He always said “thank you” and opened doors for women.
Weinstein’s energies are now being focused on keeping out of jail. He, too, must wonder what his life would have been like had he never been anointed as Disney’s superstar showman. So the inevitable question: Did Disney executives know about Weinstein’s predatory transgressions? Having confronted them over the years, I am persuaded they did not. Nor did I. Like other pathological criminals, Weinstein built a protective wall around his sordid personal life, especially during the troubled Disney years. That wall has now been dismantled. A trial is looming; a book chronicling his crimes, real and alleged , is on bestseller lists.
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