Jury to begin deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury is expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s trial after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault. The panel of five women and seven men will begin to weigh the evidence that Weinstein raped a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 17, 2020

Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein grinned as he left court, and his lawyers said he was confident heading into what could be his last weekend of freedom as his New York City rape trial moves closer to a verdict. Jurors are set to start deliberating Tuesday, their task put off a day because court... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 14, 2020

Prosecutors get final word at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — By the time prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial give their closing argument on Friday, it will have been more than a week since jurors heard one of his accusers recount what prosecutors describe as a vile sexual encounter with the disgraced Hollywood mogul. In the days since, Weinstein’s lawyers have... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 12, 2020

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony from six accusers. As expected, Weinstein chose not to testify, avoiding the risk of having prosecutors... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 11, 2020

‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model on Monday denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul sexually assaulted the woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013. “Never happened,” Claudia Salinas told jurors Monday at Weinstein’s rape trial... Read More

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February 11, 2020

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

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 7, 2020

Weinstein trial: Prosecution rests on 6 women’s accounts

NEW YORK (AP) — Some were aspiring actresses. One was a star on the rise. Another was looking to get more involved in behind-the-scenes aspects of the film and TV business. Six women out of the many who have accused Harvey Weinstein of vile sexual behavior have testified over the last two weeks at his... 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

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

Jury to begin deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes

Prosecutors get final word at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

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

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

Weinstein trial: Prosecution rests on 6 women’s accounts

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

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

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