The
Harvey Weinstein survivors who experienced
Sexual Misconduct and harassment by the now-convicted rapist have been awarded a $18.875 million settlement, as part of a class-action lawsuit, aided by the
New York Attorney General.
The payments, which still await approval by the bankruptcy and district courts, will resolve two separate lawsuits — one against Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, which was filed in Feb. 2018 by the office of the Attorney General, and a separate Nov. 2017 class action lawsuit brought on behalf of the group of
Women who were sexually harassed and assaulted by the former movie mogul.
The settlement comes as Weinstein is serving his 23-year sentence in a New York
prison, three months after he was sentenced and found guilty by a jury for the
Sexual Assault of Miriam Haley, a former “Project Runway” production assistant, and rape in the third degree of former
Actress, Jessica Mann.