Pitt: Weinstein-skandalen skakade om som Manson

The Tate murders were a mass murder conducted by members of the Manson Family on August 8–9, 1969, which claimed the lives of seven people. Four members of the Manson Family invaded the rented home of married celebrity couple, actress Sharon Tate and director Roman Polanski at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles. They murdered Tate, who was eight and a half months pregnant, along with three friends who were visiting at the time, and an 18-year-old visitor, who was slain as he was departing the home. Polanski was not present on the night of the murders, as he was working on a film in Europe. The murders were carried out by Tex Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel, under the direction of Charles Manson. Watson drove Atkins, Krenwinkel, and Linda Kasabian from Spahn Ranch to the residence on Cielo Drive. Manson, a would-be musician, had previously attempted to enter into a recording contract with record producer Terry Melcher, who was a previous renter (from May 1966 to Jan. 1969) of the house along with musician Mark Lindsay and Melcher's then-girlfriend, actress Candice Bergen. Melcher had snubbed Manson, leaving him disgruntled.

Harvey Weinstein, född 19 mars 1952 i Flushing i Queens i New York, är en amerikansk filmproducent. Tillsammans med sin bror Bob Weinstein har han grundat produktionsbolagen Miramax Films och The Weinstein Company. Tillsammans med sin bror har Weinstein varit exekutiv producent i ett flertal framgångsrika filmer, bl.a. Scream-serien, Quentin Tarantinos filmer, Sagan om ringen-trilogin, Den engelske patienten, Chicago, The Aviator, The Fighter, The King's Speech och The Artist. Weinstein var även en av producenterna som tog emot Oscarvinsten för bästa film för Shakespeare in Love (1998). Han Oscarnominerades en andra gång för bästa film för Gangs of New York (2002).