Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but not before answering the big question looming over his New York City rape trial: Will he take the risk of testifying? So far, they say, Weinstein hasn’t signaled he’ll roll the dice. His last chance to declare his testimony... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 10, 2020

Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar

Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await the outcome. They wonder how the disgraced mogul’s wealth and power might affect the verdict. They wince at the way fellow accusers have been treated... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 10, 2020

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses

NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness stand at Weinstein’s New York City rape trial last week, Young testified that a Mexican model named Claudia... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 7, 2020

Prosecutors to drop rape charges for doctor from reality TV

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors are planning to drop rape and kidnapping charges against a California doctor who appeared in a reality TV dating show and his girlfriend after saying that key video evidence didn’t actually exist. Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer will ask a judge in Newport Beach, California, on Friday to... Read More

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Grant Robicheaux

February 7, 2020

Dun-dun: Defense witness wrote ‘SVU’ episode about Weinstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Their defense off to a rocky start, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers look to rebound Friday by bringing in a film director in hopes of dashing the credibility of a rape accuser who acknowledged abusing prescription drugs during a movie shoot before the alleged assault. Warren Leight wrote and directed “The Night We... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony, including graphic accounts from six among scores of women who’ve accused him of vile behavior. The last of the accusers to testify, model Lauren Marie Young, is slated to return... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 5, 2020

Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges that a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend raped and drugged women in California after finding key video evidence never actually existed, an official said Tuesday. Orthopedic surgeon Grant Robicheaux of Newport Beach — who previously appeared on a Bravo TV... Read More

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Grant Robicheaux

February 5, 2020

Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — One last accuser is expected to take the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on Wednesday as prosecutors wind down the New York City case by highlighting an alleged assault that’s part of the disgraced movie mogul’s pending criminal charges in California. Model and actress Lauren Marie Young alleges Weinstein... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 4, 2020

Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand

NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is due back on the witness stand for a third day of testimony after she broke down in tears Monday, halting an exhaustive cross-examination that focused on the nature of her relationship with the once-powerful movie mogul. The... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 3, 2020

Week 2 at Weinstein trial: Four accusers and a Chihuahua

NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. The woman he’s charged with raping testified Friday, giving an often vivid account of fraught interactions with this once revered Hollywood producer and a much talked-about description of his genitalia. But court adjourned for... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 3, 2020

Weinstein rape accuser to face cross-examination at trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is set to face a potentially grueling cross-examination about why she maintained a relationship with him despite her allegations that the once-powerful movie mogul sexually assaulted her. The 34-year-old woman, who will return to the witness stand... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 31, 2020

Weinstein says he hired private eyes ‘for days like this’

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein is defending his use of a private spy agency that allegedly dug up dirt on his accusers, saying Thursday he did it “for days like this.” The unscripted remark came as the former Hollywood producer left his New York City trial, where the woman he’s charged with raping is... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 31, 2020

Weinstein rape accuser to testify in pivotal trial moment

NEW YORK (AP) — The woman whose rape allegation led to criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein is set to testify Friday in a pivotal moment for both sides in his #MeToo-era trial. Prosecutors look to hammer home the most serious charges in a case that stems from the allegations of just two of the scores... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 30, 2020

Accusers: Weinstein excused lewd acts as a showbiz norm

NEW YORK (AP) — Two women who say they met Harvey Weinstein when they were aspiring actresses in their 20s testified at his rape trial Wednesday that the one-time Hollywood titan preyed on their dreams of stardom to sexually assault them. Dawn Dunning told jurors that Weinstein put his hand up her skirt and fondled... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?

Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses

Prosecutors to drop rape charges for doctor from reality TV

Dun-dun: Defense witness wrote ‘SVU’ episode about Weinstein

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV

Accuser in LA case to testify at Weinstein’s NY rape trial

Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand

Week 2 at Weinstein trial: Four accusers and a Chihuahua

Weinstein rape accuser to face cross-examination at trial

Weinstein says he hired private eyes ‘for days like this’

Weinstein rape accuser to testify in pivotal trial moment

Accusers: Weinstein excused lewd acts as a showbiz norm

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