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David Glasser is a film executive and producer. He was founder of Cutting Edge Entertainment, President of The Weinstein Company and, Harvey Weinstein's right-hand man before becoming CEO of 101 Studios after the Weinstein brother's downfall for rape and sexual misconduct. [1]
Glasser began his career in film production in the 1990s, initially through Cutting Edge Entertainment, which produced independent films like Narc and One Eyed King. He later co-founded Splendid Pictures in partnership with a German media company. In 2008, he joined TWC, eventually rising to COO as Harvey Weinstein's right-hand man and, playing a major role in the company's international sales and distribution. He briefly left in 2015 but returned shortly after, staying until the company's collapse in 2018. [1]
He went on to found 101 Studios, the producer of Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone and Lioness TV shows, with David Hutkin.
Glasser's career has been overshadowed by multiple lawsuits and controversies:
Money Laundering Allegations: In the 1990s, Glasser's company was reportedly used to launder money from a stock manipulation scheme tied to Roy Ageloff and the Genovese crime family, Ageloff was later convicted of racketeering. [2]
Tax Liens: Over two decades, state and federal tax authorities filed liens against him, amounting to millions of dollars. [1]
Weinstein Company Fallout: Amid TWC's implosion due to Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct scandal, Glasser was criticized for his proximity to Weinstein and perceived failure to address the toxic workplace culture in his position which oversaw the human resources department. His attempt to become the CEO of a restructured TWC was blocked by the New York Attorney General, leading to his dismissal in 2018. [1]
Glasser faced numerous lawsuits throughout his career, including a notable case involving actor Alec Baldwin over unpaid fees and a $5 million judgment in a loan dispute. [3] [4]
Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American independent film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California. Today, it is owned by beIN Media Group and Paramount Global.
Gloria Rachel Allred is an American attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving feminist causes. She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989); The Crying Game (1992); Pulp Fiction (1994); Heavenly Creatures (1994); Flirting with Disaster (1996); and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and also won seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. After leaving Miramax, Weinstein and his brother Bob founded The Weinstein Company (TWC), a mini-major film studio. He was co-chairman, alongside Bob, from 2005 to 2017.
The Weinstein Company, LLC was an American independent film studio, founded in New York City by Bob and Harvey Weinstein on March 10, 2005. TWC was one of the largest mini-major film studios in North America as well as in the United States. However, the firing of Harvey Weinstein following allegations of sexual harassment and rape against him, as well as financial troubles that followed, led to the company's decline. The studio eventually declared bankruptcy in February 2018, with independent studio Lantern Entertainment acquiring a majority of its film library and assets. Co-founder and chief executive Bob Weinstein previously owned a small stake in the company.
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Wind River is a 2017 neo-Western crime film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. It is the third film by Sheridan on the modern American West. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker and an FBI agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, and Graham Greene also star.
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The Weinstein effect is a trend in which men and women come forward to accuse other famous or powerful men and women of sexual abuse, harassment or misconduct. The term Weinstein effect came into use in October 2017, when media outlets began reporting on alleged sexual abuse against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
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On October 21, 2021, at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Bonanza City, New Mexico, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot and director Joel Souza was injured on the set of the film Rust when a live round was discharged from a prop revolver that actor Alec Baldwin was using.
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