Harvey Weinstein Accuser Weighs Whether to Testify Again: ‘It Was Retraumatizing’

Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha are enjoying a night out!

“We believe in this case, and we will be retrying this case,” prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape case told a judge today in the first hearing since the much-accused producer’s 2020 conviction was overturned last week. “It was a strong case in 2020 …and it remains a strong case in 2024,” added Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg.

Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, less than a week after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. It’s the first time the former movie producer has been seen in public since he was convicted of rape in a Los Angeles court and sentenced to 16 years in prison in February 2023. Weinstein was seated in a wheelchair and wheeled by a security guard into a courtroom packed with journalists, lawyers and other officials.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite a myriad of health issues landing the incarcerated Harvey Weinstein in hospital last week, the much-accused producer is still expected to show up in court tomorrow — at least right now.

Ethan Hawke has revealed that he received advice from Denzel Washington after losing out on an Oscar.Hawke was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in crime thriller Training Day at the 2002 Academy Awards. The award ultimately went to British actor Jim Broadbent for Iris.Hawke, now 53, has shared that his co-star Washington, who won the award for Best Actor that evening for Training Day, provided him with some useful advice, following his loss.Speaking on Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace (via Variety), Hawke described how following the announcement, Washington whispered in Hawke’s ear: “It’s better that you didn’t win.

Kamasi Washington has enlisted funk icon George Clinton and rapper D Smoke for a new track, ‘Get Lit’.The suave new track is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Fearless Movement’, which will land on Friday (May 3).It follows previous singles ‘Prologue’, ‘Dream State’ (featuring André 3000) and ‘The Garden Path’, which Washington performed for the first time ever in 2022 while making his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Check out ‘Get Lit’ below:Speaking about his forthcoming seventh album in a press release, Washington has referred to ‘Fearless Movement’ as his dance album. “It’s not literal.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ethan Hawke was nominated at the 2002 Oscars for best supporting actor for his performance in Antoine Fuqua’s crime thriller “Training Day.” He lost the prize to Jim Broadbent (“Iris”), but he immediately got some much-needed perspective from his “Training Day” co-star Denzel Washington, who happened to win the Oscar that same night for best actor. During a recent interview on Max’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” series, the host asked Hawke about a story he heard in which Washington leaned over to Hawke after the latter’s Oscar loss and whispered in his ear: “It’s better that you didn’t win. Losing was better.” “You don’t want an award to improve your status.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.Harvey Weinstein is in poor health, according to his lawyer.The former movie producer was found guilty on February 24, 2020 after being convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape, and was sentences to 23 years in a New York state prison.Last week, The New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, deeming that the judge at the trial gave improper rulings.However, Weinstein remains imprisoned, serving a 16 year sentence following a 2022 California rape conviction.Now, Weinstein’s lead attorney, Arthur Aidala, has shared that the 72-year-old is in poor health, telling reporters (as per Associated Press) that his client was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.Aidala began: “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue. It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically.”“He’s got a lot of problems,” Aidala shared.

Former producer Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized for a battery of tests regarding an undisclosed ailment, his lawyer said Saturday.

Michaela Zee Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized in New York City, days after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Saturday that Weinstein was admitted to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for a battery of tests, according to the Associated Press. “They examined him and sent him to Bellevue.

MeToo founder Tarana Burke has spoken out defiantly in response to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, the BBC reports.

Less than a week after Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was tossed by New York’s highest court, the much-accused Pulp Fiction producer is set to be in front of a judge.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, has described the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction by the New York Court of Appeals as “institutional betrayal”.On Thursday (April 25), the state’s highest court overruled the conviction in a 4-3 verdict, deeming that Weinstein had not received a fair trial. This was based on the grounds that the judge allowed women to testify about allegations that weren’t part of the 2020 case.“This today is an act of institutional betrayal,” Judd said at an event at the United Nations for workplace safety (via CNN).

Kerry Washington is opening up about her sexual assault.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Harvey Weinstein was already effectively serving a life sentence when he was flown to Los Angeles to face his second trial on rape and sexual assault charges. That second conviction is now the only thing keeping him in prison, after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his original verdict in a 4-3 ruling on Thursday. The court’s ruling could now be used to bolster the appeal in California, which, if successful, could set the former Hollywood producer free.

Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein‘s lawyers celebrated his overturned rape conviction at a press conference in New York Thursday. “From the bottom of our hearts, we knew Harvey Weinstein didn’t get a fair trial,” his attorney Arthur Aidala told reporters. “There are some people who are unpopular but we still have to apply the law fairly to.

“It may sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not, today’s legal ruling is a great day for America because it instills in us the faith that there is a justice system,” proclaimed Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala today after New York’s Appeals Court threw out his client’s 2020 conviction and ordered a new trial.

and reported that, for years, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein had been using his power to sexually abuse women. In 2020 he was convicted in New York on two counts of sexual assault, which became ’s first major victory.

Harvey Weinstein‘s 2020 rape conviction has been overturned.

Content warning: this article discusses rape and sexual assault.The New York Court of Appeals has overturned Harvey Weinstein‘s 2020 conviction for rape, ordering a new trial.The state’s highest court overruled the decision in a 4-3 verdict, deeming that judge at the trial prejudiced the disgraced movie mogul with improper rulings. This included the decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.In 2020, Weinstein was sentenced to serve 23 years in a New York state prison, having been convicted of first-degree and third-degree rape.