A judge on Tuesday threw out Harvey Weinstein’s lawsuit against Irwin Reiter, the head of accounting at the Weinstein Co. who blew the whistle on him in 2017.

Weinstein sued Reiter, his brother Bob and former COO David Glasser earlier this year, accusing them of a “financial betrayal” that contributed to the downfall of the company.

Judge Joel M. Cohen dismissed the suit against Reiter, finding that Weinstein was using it to try to punish someone who had spoken out against him.

Reiter was a key source for Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the New York Times reporters who revealed Weinstein’s pattern of sexual harassment complaints and settlements in October 2017.

As the Weinstein Co. was collapsing in the wake of those revelations, Len Blavatnik’s company, AI International Holdings, sued Weinstein to try to recover a $45 million personal guarantee.

The case lay dormant for years as Weinstein’s company...

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