Harvey Weinstein is like an action movie star who always manages to jump just before the bomb explodes. Last summer the longtime movie producer, the guy who revived "art house" films in an era of blockbusters, seemed all but finished financially. A string of poorly performing films and nonmovie investments had left the Weinstein Co., a five-year-old ministudio he owns with brother Bob, crushed under $430 million in debt. This did not cause great dismay among those (many) Hollywood players who felt burned by his bombastic temper and belligerent negotiating style.
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