Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s fate is in the hands of a New York City jury in the first trial for the man whose alleged misconduct helped spark the #MeToo movement.
31.01.2020 - 04:36 / torontosun.com
Harvey Weinstein hired top private detectives in a desperate bid to bury the 2017 New York Times expose outing him as an alleged sexual predator, a court has heard.
The disgraced movie mogul’s fall from grace began with the publication of the damning article in October 2017, when multiple women, including The Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, came forward with claims of sexual misconduct and intimidation against Weinstein.
The piece helped to spark the #MeToo movement and has since led
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s fate is in the hands of a New York City jury in the first trial for the man whose alleged misconduct helped spark the #MeToo movement.
NEW YORK -- Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial began deliberating Tuesday in a case pitting accusers’ often-harrowing testimony against the defense’s contention that the acts were consensual, surrounded by friendly, flirtatious emails and further meetings with the film producer.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial began deliberating Tuesday in a case pitting accusers’ often-harrowing testimony against the defense’s contention that the acts were consensual, surrounded by friendly, flirtatious emails and further meetings with the film producer.
Seven men and five women will be sent out of courtroom 99 at the New York supreme court on Tuesday carrying the fate of Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement on their shoulders.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York prosecutors told jurors that Harvey Weinstein abused his power and pushed back against claims by the former Hollywood producer’s defense team that his accusers were not credible.
NEW YORK -- 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.
By Greg Evans
NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will not testify in his own defence at his rape trial, his lawyers said on Tuesday as they rested their case.
Harvey Weinstein is being currently tried for rape and sexual misconduct in New York’s Manhattan courtroom. The latest update about the trial is that the disgraced producer’s defence team called psychologist and memory expert to the witness stand in an attempt to discredit all the allegations level against him by his accusers during the hearing, Page Six reported.
Harvey Weinstein’s lead lawyer claimed in court Friday that a controversial interview she gave to the New York Times was “taped a long time ago” — but it was actually recorded last week.
NEW YORK — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her told a Manhattan jury on Tuesday that her relationship with the Hollywood producer was “complicated” but said that did not change the fact that he had raped her.
Italian actor Emanuela Postacchini testified that Harvey Weinstein pressured her and key witness Jessica Mann to have a threesome in a Los Angeles hotel room in 2013.
Former actress Jessica Mann choked back tears in court on Friday as she detailed the sexual assaults she allegedly suffered at the hands of Harvey Weinstein.
By Dade Hayes
Harvey Weinstein hired top private detectives in a desperate bid to bury the 2017 New York Times expose outing him as an alleged sexual predator, a court has heard.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York continued Tuesday with the former roommate of one of the ex-movie mogul’s accusers corroborating details of Weinstein’s alleged 2006 sexual assault.