NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims.
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Harvey Weinstein is "flabbergasted" after a jury of his peers found him guilty of rape and sexual assault against two women on Monday. The disgraced movie mogul's defense attorney Arthur Aidala spoke to reporters after visiting his client on Tuesday at Bellevue Hospital, where he was transported after experiencing heart palpitations shortly after the verdict was read in court.
"He is somewhat flabbergasted by the verdict," Aidala said. "He doesn't know how this happened." Aidala vowed Weinstein
.NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims.
NEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein, 67, was sentenced in New York City on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and a criminal sex act as he maintained he simply had consensual "extramarital affairs" with the victims. Weinstein was convicted on two counts last month: criminal sex act for the 2006 assault of a production assistant and rape in the third degree for the 2013 attack on another woman.
Harvey Weinstein found himself landing in a soup when about 80 women hurled allegations of sexual molestation against him. It gave rise to the #MeToo Movement in Hollywood with cases against many influential and powerful men coming up. In 2017, Harvey was made to step down from his company. In February 2020, he was found guilty of two out of the five felonies. The movie mogul is now a convicted rapist, sentenced 25 years of imprisonment.
More than two years after cutting ties with Harvey Weinstein, Georgina Chapman is still rebuilding her life. In Oct. 2017, the Marchesa co-founder announced her decision to leave the film producer in light of several sexual misconduct allegations made against him.
Harvey Weinstein is "flabbergasted" after a jury of his peers found him guilty of rape and sexual assault against two women on Monday.
Nearly 24 hours after a jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty of two sex crimes – and not guilty on three more severe charges – the disgraced former movie mogul remained in Bellevue Hospital on New York City's East Side.
Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two of the five charges relating to sexual assaults after a five-day jury deliberation in Manhattan, New York City.
Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two of the five charges relating to sexual assaults after a five-day jury deliberation in Manhattan, New York City. Weinstein, 67, was found guilty of committing a criminal sex act for assaulting a production assistant in his apartment in 2006 and was also found guilty of the third-degree rape of another woman in 2013.
Celebrities far and wide are taking to social media to comment on the guilty verdict handed down in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City trial on Monday.
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s trial reaching its conclusion with a Manhattan jury finding him guilty on two of five charges relating to sexual assaults, people who have been following the trial took to Twitter to share their thoughts on how the disgraced movie mogul’s first legal battle shook …
Jury deliberations began last week in the rape trial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who faces life in prison if he's convicted of the most serious charges against him.
Celebrities far and wide are taking to social media to comment on the guilty verdict handed down in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City trial on Monday. After a pair of bombshell exposes rocked Hollywood and helped spark the #MeToo movement by revealing the depths of the now-disgraced movie mogul’s alleged behavior, he was finally held accountable in a court of law.
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s trial reaching its conclusion with a Manhattan jury finding him guilty on two of five charges relating to sexual assaults, people who have been following the trial took to Twitter to share their thoughts on how the disgraced movie mogul’s first legal battle shook out. Weinstein sparked immense public attention in 2017 when a pair of exposes revealed an alleged pattern of sexual assault and predatory behavior.
The jury has returned a verdict at the State Supreme Court in Manhattan
As jurors kick of the second week of deliberation in Harvey Weinstein’s case experts suggest that Jury might be close to a verdict. According to a report by Today, on February 21, the jurors asked the judge if they could be split on the two major charges and unanimous on the lesser counts while coming to a conclusion.
Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein'srape trial have indicated they are deadlocked on the most serious charges but the judge has told them to keep trying.