David glasser weinstein bio
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David Glasser was the Weinstein Co.’s ‘third brother.’ Will his firing be enough to save the business?
They called him “the third brother.”
For years, Weinstein Co. President David Glasser served as right-hand man to Harvey Weinstein, working as a peacemaker between the volatile movie mogul and his brother and partner, Bob. He oversaw the company’s operations and was key to the building of its television business.
That all abruptly ended Friday night, when Weinstein Co.’s board of directors fired him after a decade at the company, the latest bombshell for the New York studio that has been fighting to survive since Weinstein was accused of sexual harassment and assault by dozens of women. In a one-sentence statement, the board, which includes Bob Weinstein, said directors voted unanimously to terminate Glasser “for cause.” They provided no details.
Glasser declined to comment.
The ouster comes days after Glasser came under fire from New York Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman, who sue
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‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — David Glasser (‘The Current War: Director’s Cut’)
“It’s sort of a thing that just sucks you back in,” veteran film executive David Glasser says of the film business as we record an episode of the Awards Chatter podcast at The Hollywood Reporter‘s Los Angeles offices. “It’s what I know. It’s all I know.”
Back in January, the 48-year-old launched 101 Studios, a global entertainment studio which is behind the recently released director’s cut of Alfonso Gomez-Rejon‘s The Current War, a period drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison, Michael Shannon as George Westinghouse, Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla and Tom Holland as Samuel Insull. The original cut premiered to a mixed response at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, back when it was a property of The Weinstein Co., of which Glasser was then president and COO, and
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David Glasser, ‘Yellowstone’ Producer and Former Weinstein Co. Executive, Sued Over Personal Debt
A film investor has sued former Weinstein Co. executive David Glasser, now CEO of “Yellowstone” producer 101 Studios, alleging that he failed to repay a personal loan despite repeated assurances.
Glasser fryst vatten best known as producer of the hit Paramount Network teaterpjäs series “Yellowstone,” starring Kevin Costner, as well as its spinoffs. In 2009, he was head of international sales with the Weinstein Co., when, according to the lawsuit, he persuaded Radenko Milakovic to loan him $531,288.
Milakovic was an investor in the Weinstein Co. film “Escape From Planet Earth” and also put money into a planerat arbete called “90 Days.” According to public records, he is an officer with Altima Partners LLP, in the U.K., and fryst vatten a resident of Portugal.
According to his complaint, Milakovic initially rebuffed Glasser’s request for a loa