Harvey Weinstein says that 2 of his children won't speak to him: 'They never respond'
Harvey Weinstein says that 2 of his children won't speak to him: 'They never respond'
Derek LawrenceTue, March 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM UTC
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Harvey Weinstein during a court appearance.Credit: JEFFERSON SIEGEL/Getty
Disgraced producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein has been shunned by Hollywood since he was accused of sexual conduct by nearly 100 women and subsequently convicted on multiple rape charges. But Weinstein says he's also been turned away by some of his own children.
Weinstein sat down for a wide-ranging interview with The Hollywood Reporter from Rikers Prison in New York, where he's been housed for almost six years. During the conversation, he revealed that he spends 23 hours of his day in his cell, but his "lifeline" is the "16 to 18 minutes" on the phone that he gets every couple of hours.
"I speak to three of my children every single day: my oldest daughter, who is 30 now, and my 12-year-old and my 15-year-old," he said. "My other two children haven’t talked to me for six years. I also speak to my lawyers and to a few friends. It’s the only thing that keeps me sane."
Harvey Weinstein with daughter Remy WeinsteinCredit: Araya Diaz/Getty
Weinstein has three daughters with his first wife, Eve Chilton, and a daughter and son with his second wife, Georgina Chapman. Weinstein said to THR that he's reached out "lots of times" to his and Chilton's two younger daughters, who have also changed their names in the wake of their father's scandal.
"They never respond," he said. "It’s been radio silence from them ever since the allegations started."
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But Weinstein isn't giving up on reconnecting with them, or overturning his convictions. "I'm confident that I will — when I get out of here and I prove my innocence," he declared. "When I lay in that cell and think about them, I just want them to know that I love them. I didn't do the things they think I did."
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While Weinstein said that he doesn't speak with Chapman, he is "grateful" that she allows him to see his youngest children, and he even apologizes for the "bad rap" that the fashion designer got in the wake of the allegations against him, insisting she knew nothing of his actions. Chapman is now in a relationship with Adrien Brody, and when Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor last year, he spoke glowingly in his speech about his love for Chapman and her children.
"It’s good that my kids have someone in their lives," Weinstein said of Brody. "And Georgina suffered terribly because of me. I’m glad she’s finally found some happiness."
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