Harvey Weinstein’s two ex-wives refused to vouch for him before a judge, who sentenced the disgraced film mogul and convicted sex offender to prison for 23 years.
He had desperately asked Eve Chilton, his first wife and former assistant, and Georgina Chapman, an actress and British fashion designer, to put in a good word with the judge following his February 24 conviction for sex crimes in a landmark #metoo case, according to the New York Post.
Both, however, refused to submit letters on his behalf, a source tells the New York Post.
Harvey Weinstein’s two ex-wives refused to vouch for him before a sentencing judge, who ordered the disgraced film mogul and convicted sex offender sentenced to prison for 23 years. He is seen leaving a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday afternoon after being sentenced
Weinstein had desperately asked Eve Chilton, his first wife and former assistant, to vouch for him before the sentencing judge in a landmark #MeToo case, but she refused, says a source
Weinstein also asked his second wife Georgina Chapman to put in a good word for him with the sentencing judge, but the actress and fashion designer also turned him down, the source said
Judge James Burke on Wednesday sentenced Weinstein to 20 years on a criminal sex act charge for forcibly performing oral sex on production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006.
Burke also sentenced Weinstein to 3 years for third degree rape, for an attack on actress Jessica Mann in 2013.
Weinstein, 67, who is in poor health and will not be eligible for parole for 20 years, could potentially spend the rest of his life in prison after his sentence was handed down in Manhattan criminal court.
Weinstein, without the ex-wives, was left with support from only a few, including his best friend, retired physician Bill Currao.
Currao had appeared in court for most of the trial to show his support, the source told the Post.
Weinstein, without the ex-wives backing him up, was left at the mercy of Judge James Burke on Wednesday, who sentenced the disgraced film mogul (pictured in court in an artist’s rendering) to 23 years in prison
Judge James Burke sentenced Weinstein to 20 years on a criminal sex act charge for forcibly performing oral sex on production assistant Mimi Haley. Weinstein, center, faces victims seated in the front row as he makes his sentencing statement in court Wednesday
Judge Burke also sentenced Weinstein to 3 years for third degree rape, for an attack on actress Jessica Mann in 2013. He is pictured in an artist’s rendering being wheeled out of court after the sentencing Wednesday
The former Hollywood producer’s defense team slammed the punishment as ‘obscene’ and already vowed to appeal.
Weinstein and Chilton were married in 1987 and divorced in 2004.
Weinstein and Chilton were married in 1987 and divorced in 2004. They are pictured before the split during 32nd Annual Promise Ball in New York City
The couple had three daughters: Remy was born in 1995, Emma in 1998 and Ruth in 2002.
Chapman, a regular cast member on Project Runway All Stars and cofounder of the fashion label Marchesa, married Weinstein in 2007.
Chapman, a regular cast member on Project Runway All Stars and cofounder of the fashion label Marchesa, married Weinstein in 2007 and divorced in 2018. Both are pictured in East Hampton, New York
She left him in the wake of sex abuse allegations in 2017 and divorced him a year later.
At the time, more than 90 women made accusations of rape, assault, or sexual harassment against him. The couple had two children, Dashiel and India.
Judge Burke, who oversaw the trial, ordered Weinstein to serve the sentences consecutively and sentenced him to five years post release supervision for each charge.
‘Although this is a first conviction, this is not a first offense,’ the judge said before revealing the prison sentence. Weinstein maintained a blank face and did not visibly react.
Weinstein, who still faces separate sex crimes charges in Los Angeles, was wheeled out of the court in his wheelchair immediately after and will now be taken to the maximum security Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, New York.
After two of his accusers confronted him in court with their victim impact statements, Weinstein broke his courtroom silence to say he felt ‘remorse for this situation’ but said he was perplexed by the case and the #MeToo climate in which it unfolded.
He offered no apology to his victims.
‘We may have different truths, but I have remorse… For all of you and for all the men and women going through this crisis right now in this country,’ Weinstein said, adding he was worried about ‘thousands of men’ being denied due process in the #MeToo era.
‘I’m totally confused. I think men are confused about these issues,’ he said in a calm but creaking voice, adding that he had fond memories of his accusers and believed he had a ‘serious friendship’ with both Mann and Haleyi.
‘I can’t stop looking at Jessica and Mimi and hoping something maybe from our old relationship could emerge,’ he said.
Looking back during the trial at emails he exchanged with his accusers, he said he thought they had a good friendship.
‘I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people,’ he said.