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The last details of the surrender had been arrested last week and validated by a Delaware Bankruptcy Court Judge.
Dallas-based Lantern originally had to pay $ 310 million, but had obtained a rebate of 289 Millions of dollars after discovering that some information about the situation of the studio was wrong.
The board of the New York studio, founded by Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob in 2005, also confirmed Thursday the resignation of four of its five members – including its president, Bob Weinstein – and the departure of 20 employees, one third of the remaining strength.
Despite the finalization of the sale, all the problems are far from being solved.
Several Hollywood names such as Quentin Tarantino, Meryl Streep and George Clooney signed a motion this week to delay the sale, arguing that the studio still owes them the money and no agreement with the buyers.
Other creditors – starting with the alleged victims of Harvey Weinstein, many of whom sued the fallen producer as the studio, accused of have closed their eyes, or even facilitated their abuse – still waiting to know how they will be compensated.
This question has long poisoned the recovery: the Lantern project was negotiated in collaboration with the State Attorney's Office of New York, which had blocked a first attempt, because it considered insufficient provisions to compensate the alleged victims.
Beyond a catalog of 277 films, including The Speech of a King or The Artist The Weinstein Company has several films completed but outstanding distribution – as The Upside a remake of Untouchables with Nicole Kid man and Bryan Cranston, due out in October 2017, when the scandal erupted – and films under development.
Harvey Weinstein, 66, long a Hollywood favorite producer for developing a movie theater original like that of Quentin Tarantino, has been accused since October of badual abuse ranging from harbadment to rape by nearly a hundred women, including stars like Angelina Jolie, Ashley Judd or Salma Hayek.
The producer was charged in New York for badual badault, including rape, on three different women.
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