Private equity firm is winning bidder for Weinstein Co.

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NEW YORK — A private equity firm emerged Tuesday as the winning bidder for the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
The Weinstein Co. announced in a statement that no other bidder made a better offer than Dallas-based Lantern Capital, which made a “stalking-horse” bid last month to pay $310 million in cash for the Weinstein Co.’s assets. The emergence of another qualified bidder would have triggered an auction leading to higher sale price.
The sale is subject to approval by a Delaware bankruptcy court, which has set a sale hearing for next week.

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Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence owed money by The Weinstein Co.

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Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence are both owed over $100,000 by The Weinstein Company, according to new court documents.
Partners at disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s former company are currently in the middle of a bankruptcy battle, and it has now come to light that the two Oscar winners are owed cash.
According to papers obtained by The Blast, The Weinstein Company accountants have filed statements detailing the amounts of money various creditors are owed, and Streep is owed almost $143,000, while Lawrence is owed over $102,000.
Last month, TWC released a full list of creditors, which included John Legend, Jerry Seinfeld, Julianne Moore, Peter Jackson, and Pierce

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Surprise! Nicholas Hoult is a dad: report

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Nicholas Hoult has reportedly become a first-time father after secretly welcoming a baby with his model girlfriend Bryana Holly.
The Mad Max: Fury Road star and the U.S. model and Playboy pin-up have reportedly been dating since last year and now, according to People magazine sources, they recently welcomed their first child.
“They have kept the news under wraps, but are so happy and excited,” a source tells the publication.

Representatives for the private actor have yet to comment on the baby news, but in November, he opened up about the relationship in an interview with Mr Porter’s The Journal.
When asked if he had given his girlfriend a

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