</s> ▁William ▁Add ington ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁William ▁Add ington , ▁ 3 rd ▁Vis count ▁Sid mouth ▁( 1 8 2 4 – 1 9 1 3 ) ▁ ▁William ▁Add ington ▁( jud ge ), ▁see ▁Margaret ▁Nich ol son ▁William ▁Leonard ▁Add ington , ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count ▁Sid mouth ▁( 1 7 9 4 – 1 8 6 4 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Add ington ▁( s urname ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Wein stein ▁Company ▁( us ually ▁cred ited ▁or ▁abbre vi ated ▁as ▁T W C ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁independent ▁film ▁studio , ▁founded ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁by ▁Bob ▁and ▁Har vey ▁Wein stein ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁T W C ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁mini - major ▁film ▁stud ios ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁firing ▁of ▁Har vey ▁Wein stein ▁following ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁assault ▁against ▁him , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁financial ▁troubles ▁that ▁followed . ▁The ▁studio ▁eventually ▁declared ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁independent ▁studio ▁Lan tern ▁Entertainment ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁film ▁library ▁and ▁assets . ▁Found er ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁Bob ▁Wein stein ▁previously ▁owned ▁a ▁small ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁dismiss ed ▁joint ▁founder ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁Har vey ▁Wein stein ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁women ▁came ▁forward ▁to ▁acc use