68-year-old Harvey Weinstein, a former movie producer, was found guilty of sexual assault and rape and sentenced to 23 years in jail, having been accused by multiple…<\/b>
\nNew York Attorney General Letitia James said on Tuesday that a $19 million settlement has been reached in Harvey Weinstein’s two sexual assault lawsuits. If approved by the federal judge and a bankruptcy court, the settlement will resolve the lawsuit that was filed by the New York Attorney General’s Office against the former producer and his company in 2018.
It is also expected to settle the class-action lawsuit on behalf of women who accused Weinstein of sexual harassment, according to James.
NEW: Mutiple women who were sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein have reached a $19 million settlement that if approved would also free them of signed confidentiality and non disclosure agreements, NY Attorney General says: pic.twitter.com\/sXacT4A0KM
In response to the announcement, the attorneys for several victims, Douglas Wigdor and Kevin Mintzer released a statement in which they denounced the settlement as a \u00ab\u00a0complete sellout\u00a0\u00bb of the women who hoped that Weinstein would be held accountable for his actions and vowed to \u00ab\u00a0be vigorously objecting in court\u00a0\u00bb.
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of sexual assault and rape in February, and was sentenced to 23 years in jail. He also faces five more similar charges in Los Angeles, but the extradition was delayed because of the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n