Previous:   he also has strong Harvey Weinstein links via the Weinstein Co.  Oh really? I haven't put much time into Burkle specifically yet, but that's certainly got my interest.   Well shit the bed... Via wiki:  Ron Burkle -> "Significant equity stake in Relativity Media [as of 2012]" -> "[in 2009, Relativity Media] made a deal with Lionsgate under which they released Brothers, Season of the Witch and The Spy Next Door." -> Lionsgate was founded by none other than Frank Giustra and has/had dealings with Harvey Weinstein (via Starz, Inc.) and Mark Amin (via TriMark Pictures). That only barely scratches the surface, I must add.   Several sources also say that Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Companies has invested in a dozen or so Weinstein Company films, and sued the new owners, Lantern, over the $289 million sale of TWC.