Weinstein, Victims Ask Court to Approve $18.9 Million Deal
- Disgraced movie producer reaches accord with several women
- Settlement calls for administrator to assess merit of claims
Harvey Weinstein arrives at state supreme court in New York, on Feb. 24.
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More than half a dozen women who say they were assaulted or mistreated by Harvey Weinstein are asking a federal judge to approve an $18.875 million settlement they reached with the disgraced movie mogul.
The female actors and screenwriters sued in December 2017, alleging Weinstein Co., its officers and directors and Miramax, the studio Weinstein formerly ran, enabled his conduct. Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence for sex crimes at a maximum security prison in upstate New York.