Ruth Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein’s daughter

Ruth Weinstein is the daughter of Harvey Weinstein. Ruth’s father, Weinstein  is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. He and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced successful independent films including Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Shakespeare in Love (1998). Weinstein won an Academy Award for producing Shakespeare in Love and seven Tony Awards for plays and musicals, including The Producers, Billy Elliot the Musical, and August: Osage County. Ruth Weinstein is not the only child her parents.

Ruth Weinstein: Profile Summary

Ruth Weinstein is the youngest daughter Harvey Weinstein and his ex-wife Eve Chilton Weinstein. Ruth was born on October 31, 2002, in New York. As of 2021, she is 19 years old.

Ruth Weinstein is not the only child of her parents, she has four other siblings, both from her mother and her stepmother, Chapman. Her siblings are  Lily Weinstein, Emma Weinstein, Dashiell Weinstein, and India Pearl Weinstein. Ruth Weinstein also has two cousins from her father’s side by names, Sarah and Nicole Weinstein.

Ruth’s father, Weinstein has been married twice. How did he meet her mother? Ruth’s mother, Eve Chilton was her father’s assistant. The couple got married in 1987. They got married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family and loved ones.

However, the couple called their marriage a quit in 2004. The reason behind their divorce was never made public. The 18-year-old was yet to recover from her parents’ divorce in 2002 when her father was accused of sexual harassment. 

Ruth Weinstein’s father , was later found guilty and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment, which took a turn for the worse on Ruth and her sisters (Lily Weinstein and Emma Weinstein). In fact, the three sisters went as far as disowning their father. Ruth Weinstein was 15 when the scandal broke and was not as much on the front line.

Weinstein’s defence lawyer Donna Rotunno admitted that his three eldest children had cut contact with him after the #MeToo trial had begun.

She said: “His oldest daughters don’t speak to him. So I mean it’s horrific. The ripple effect of someone losing their freedom is beyond what any of us could comprehend.”

Ruth Weinstein has been very successful at keeping a low profile, and there hasn’t been much on the records about her personal life. On its face, she has some extended family both from her father’s side and her mother’s. Her paternal grandparents are Miriam Weinstein and Max Weinstein, while she got Thomas Chilton and Maude Chilton as her maternal grandfather and grandmother, respectively. Also, she has Uncle Bob Weinstein.

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The shocking part? Ruth operates no social handles, and there’s barely a picture of her on the media.

After Eve Chilton divorced Weinstein in 2004, she married businessman Sal Martirano. She and her 3 daughters moved into Martirano’s house in a New York suburb. He had two sons. So, for a time it was one big happy combined family. Apparently, Eve and Sal are no more and Eve and Ruth Weinstein have moved back to New York City. To say they keep a low profile is a complete understatement.

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In 2007, Ruth Weinstein’s father, Weinstein married English fashion designer and actress Georgina Chapman. They have a daughter and a son. On October 10, 2017, Chapman announced she was leaving Weinstein after the sexual harassment accusations. They reached a settlement in January 2018 and their divorce was finalized in July 2021.