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The disgraced Hollywood producer left Miramax in September 2005 to set up The Weinstein Company
A number of former Miramax employees have described an alleged atmosphere of “manipulation and fear” at the company during Harvey Weinstein‘s tenure, with one former executive remarking that “the sex allegations [against Weinstein] are the rancid tip of the iceberg at the company”.
The Hollywood producer – who has been accused in recent weeks of rape, sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct by numerous women (allegations he “unequivocally denies”) – founded Miramax with his brother Bob in 1979, before leaving in 2005 to start The Weinstein Company.
Three former Miramax employees have now come forward to offer their testimonies about Weinstein’s alleged behaviour while at the company.
Speaking to The Guardian, Paul Webster – who was head of production at Miramax between 1995 and 1997 before leaving the company to co-create Film Four – said that he believed the mounting allegations against Weinstein are “just the particularly rancid tip of the iceberg at the company”.
“Miramax was absolutely a cult, the cult of Harvey, and that’s how he got away with his behaviour for so long,” Webster said. “It was crude but very effective. People became brainwashed, some people had nervous breakdowns. People would be hired and then destroyed for no apparent reason, and then their careers and lives would be in tatters.
“Everything Harvey did was all about manipulation and fear,” he continued. “He was a massive bully. He would flatter people, get the best out of them and then dump on them really, really hard to destroy them. It was this whole thing of breaking people down so you could build them up in your own image.”
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“I feel so ashamed because I knew, everyone knew,” Webster added. “I’ve been saying it for years that…
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