5:35AM Molly Friedman | Spring 2008 hasn’t been kind to Harvey Weinstein and his little production company. First, his close friend Anthony Minghella passed away (prompting
a highly critical piece penned by
New York Magazine film critic David Edelstein), then
he butted heads with the Marley family over his planned biopic on the reggae singer, and now the portly producer finds himself at the centre of NBC and Lifetime’s battle for
Project Runway. Moments after Lifetime announced their five-year $150 million deal with the Weinstein Co. to take over the helm of Bravo’s signature show, Jeff Zucker and his peacocked lawyers immediately responded
by suing Harvey and his goons for breach-of-contract. And insiders at NBC
aren’t keeping mum about their feelings towards the money-hungry Weinstein:
“Harvey hates us passionately, always did…He despises Bravo because he thinks we didn’t pay him enough.”