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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath approved the plan after a hearing that was held in Delaware, saying that without the settlement, Weinstein s victims would get
Weinstein, who is currently serving a 23 year prison sentence, filed for bankruptcy in 2018 following the onslaught of allegations against him. The Weinstein Company sold its assets to Spyglass Media Group for $289m before the producer went to trial.
The Guardian reports that Judge Mary Walrath overruled an objection this week from a number of women who are hoping to pursue an appeal separate to the bankruptcy case.
She said that 83% of women involved in the sexual abuse cases “have expressed very loudly that they want closure through acceptance of this plan, that they do not seek to have to go through any further litigation in order to receive some recovery, some possible recompense [.] although it’s clear that money will never give them that.”
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