Harvey Weinstein is suing his brother and other executives at their former film company, The Weinstein Company.
The disgraced producer filed a lawsuit on Thursday, alleging his sibling Bob Weinstein, and others from the business duped him into guaranteeing a $45m loan in 2016, but diverted funds for their own personal use.
The 72-year-old, who was once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, is currently in jail at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, while awaiting a retrial on sex crimes charges in the city.
Weinstein’s claims come as part of a long-running civil case involving a lender accusing him of defaulting on the loan.
His lawyer, Imran Ansari, said in…