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Editorial: Reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction is disappointing, but a fair justice system is important
8 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction is disappointing, but a fair justice system is important

LA Times  

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles in 2022. New York’s highest court has overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. There’s no question that Harvey Weinstein was a sexual predator who assaulted and threatened scores of women, according to their accounts documented by journalists, during his years as a powerful and tyrannical …

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New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction
8 months, 2 weeks ago

New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for jury deliberations in …

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Harvey Weinstein: 16 years for rape, sexual assault in LA trial
1 year, 10 months ago

Harvey Weinstein: 16 years for rape, sexual assault in LA trial

Al Jazeera  

The once-celebrated Hollywood producer who helped spark the #MeToo movement also faces charges in London. A Los Angeles judge has sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. Weinstein directly appealed to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench, saying: “I maintain …

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Op-Ed: Harvey Weinstein’s latest trial and the ritual of degrading women in court
2 years ago

Op-Ed: Harvey Weinstein’s latest trial and the ritual of degrading women in court

LA Times  

Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial, which ended Monday with the jury finding him guilty of raping one woman, was more than a one-off parade of salacious stories about a disgraced apex predator and a ritual dragging-through-the-mud of women who said they were violated. “I do not believe you just say, ‘Believe her,’ ” cautioned expert witness Barbara Ziv, a …

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Column: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues

LA Times  

What a bracing coincidence! In the Los Angeles trial, Weinstein’s attorney, Mark Werksman, felt emboldened enough to describe alleged rapes as “transactional sex,” and used a misogynistic term to describe the many aspiring actresses his client is alleged to have assaulted, including California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. California Harvey Weinstein defense challenges Jennifer Siebel Newsom on rape allegation Harvey …

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Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims
2 years, 7 months ago

Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault claims

India TV News  

British prosecutors said Wednesday they have authorised police to charge ex-film producer Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in 1996. The Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement that “charges have been authorised” against Weinstein, 70, following a review of evidence gathered by London's Metropolitan Police. After revelations about Weinstein emerged in 2017, …

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Harvey Weinstein arrives at court to face Sopranos actress and accuser Annabella Sciorra
4 years, 11 months ago

Harvey Weinstein arrives at court to face Sopranos actress and accuser Annabella Sciorra

Daily Mail  

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer challenged Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra on why she did not turn to her co-stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro after an alleged incident involving the producer in Cannes. Scroll down for video Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, pictured center on Thursday, came face to face with Harvey Weinstein during his trial Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not guilty …

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Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial
4 years, 11 months ago

Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A jury of seven men and five women was selected Friday for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already made up their minds about the disgraced Hollywood mogul. Weinstein’s lawyers have tried, so far unsuccessfully, to move the trial out New York City, arguing …

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