Harvey Weinstein Is br Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison The disgraced movie mogul br was sentenced in New York State br Supreme Court on charges of felony br sexual assault and rape. It is likely that Weinstein, 67 and in poor health, br will spend the rest of life in prison. In his statement before his sentencing, br Weinstein claimed to have "remorse," br saying that "I’m really trying to be a better person.” The statement was not enough for br Justice James A. Burke, who could have br handed down a sentence as light as five years. Prosecutors had argued br for a longer sentence, describing br Weinstein as a "monster." Joan Illuzzi, Prosecutor, 'The New York Times' Allegations against the br former head of Miramax extend br all the way back to 1978.