A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein spawned the #MeToo movement. Now, the former film titan is starring in the biggest trial of its era — a landmark moment in a global reckoning that has empowered women while shining a light on power dynamics in workplaces from Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street. Opening statements and the... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 21, 2020

Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein cases

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who want to follow President Donald Trump’s impeachment saga and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial through the media will sit in obstructed seats. Both events begin in earnest this week — with Senate arguments over Trump’s impeachment beginning Tuesday and opening statements in the Weinstein case Wednesday. Both have... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein, Impeachment

January 20, 2020

#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense

When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team is expected to go on the offensive against the women who have accused him of rape and sexual assault, in part by questioning if they acted like victims afterward. New York City prosecutors intend to counter with a strategy that’s taken hold since... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 16, 2020

Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair

NEW YORK (AP) — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media about their involvement in the case, violating court rules that could land them behind bars, the judge said Wednesday as the selection process stretched into a seventh day. Meanwhile,... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 14, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she’d be able to “keep an open mind on the facts.” Hadid, who lives in Manhattan and studied criminal psychology at The New School,... Read More

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Gigi Hadid, Harvey Weinstein

January 9, 2020

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked the judge in his New York City rape case to step aside Wednesday after he threatened to jail the disgraced movie mogul for texting in the courtroom. Weinstein’s lawyers sent a letter to Judge James Burke saying his comments Tuesday were “prejudicial and inflammatory” and raised questions... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 8, 2020

Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out

NEW YORK (AP) — On Sunday, Harvey Weinstein was a punchline at the Golden Globes. On Monday, he was hit with new sex-crimes charges in Los Angeles. And on Tuesday, he and his lawyers walked into court in New York to begin picking the jury that will decide the fate of the man widely seen... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 7, 2020

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mogul on the eve of jury selection for his New York trial. The case, brought by a task force set up by... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 7, 2020

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

NEW YORK (AP) — Potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial are expected to fill a courtroom Tuesday as the former movie titan’s legal problems deepen with new charges in Los Angeles. In New York, jury selection is set to start Tuesday and could take weeks as prosecutors, Weinstein’s lawyers and the... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 6, 2020

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he’s convicted and on what charges. The consequences for Harvey Weinstein could be life in prison, depending on if he's convicted and on what charges, says legal expert @AlisonTriessl pic.twitter.com/Im73e6jgjH — AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) January 6, 2020

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Harvey Weinstein

January 6, 2020

Harvey Weinstein arrives at court ahead of sex assault trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers and a judge are handling the final preparations Monday for his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault. After more than two years since the allegations first came to widespread public attention and catalyzed the #MeToo movement, jury selection is scheduled to start this week. Weinstein, using... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 27, 2019

Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing 8 cases against Weinstein

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, an official said Thursday. The Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments each brought four investigations to prosecutors, according to Ricardo Santiago, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The office... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 12, 2019

Weinstein’s bail hiked over allegations he disabled monitor

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Wednesday hiked Harvey Weinstein’s bail over allegations he mishandled or disabled his electronic ankle monitor dozens of times in recent months. Judge James Burke gave Weinstein three options to cover a new bail of up to $5 million and warned the disgraced movie mogul that he’ll face jail if... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 6, 2019

NY bail reforms lead to court date for Harvey Weinstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein wasn’t the kind of criminal defendant New York lawmakers had in mind when they passed a law this year eliminating cash bail for most nonviolent crimes. Nevertheless, the Oscar-winning producer is due in court Friday for one of many proceedings that courts across the state are scheduling to apprise... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

A #MeToo moment: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open

Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein cases

#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense

Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial

Weinstein lawyers want judge off rape case over texting jabs

Jury selection in Weinstein case could prove to be drawn-out

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

Weinstein jury selection to start in NY; new charges in LA

Alison Triessl’s take on the Harvey Weinstein criminal trial

Harvey Weinstein arrives at court ahead of sex assault trial

Los Angeles prosecutors reviewing 8 cases against Weinstein

Weinstein’s bail hiked over allegations he disabled monitor

NY bail reforms lead to court date for Harvey Weinstein

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