Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assaults in Los Angeles Courtroom

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFilm production in Los Angeles rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2021, according to permit data released Thursday by FilmLA.The film office recorded 9,791 shoot days from April to June of 2021 — the highest total since the last quarter of 2019 and higher than the average level for all of 2019.The rebound coincided with California’s statewide “reopening” in June, though COVID cases have since spiked again with the fast spread of the delta

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Los Angeles City Council will consider imposing a vaccine requirement for entry into restaurants, gyms and movie theaters, a day after the City of New York set a similar mandate.L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez — who’s in line to become acting mayor once Mayor Eric Garcetti is confirmed as ambassador to India — introduced a motion at the council on Wednesday.“Enough is enough already,” she said in a statement.

Harvey Weinstein has lost his bid to reject three further sexual assault charges.Yesterday (July 29) a judge in Los Angeles ruled against the demands of Weinstein’s representatives to reject three new charges for rape, sexual battery and forcible oral copulation, according to Reuters.After being convicted of rape at a trial in New York last year, 11 new charges against Weinstein came to light, brought forward by five women in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles dating back between 2004 and

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed one of 11 sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein, giving the former movie mogul and convicted rapist a minor and possibly temporary victory. At a hearing with the 69-year-old Weinstein in the courtroom, Judge Lisa B.

A Los Angeles judge today rejected a bid to dismiss two sex-related charges against disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, despite defense claims they are precluded by the statute of limitations.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein won a partial victory in court in Los Angeles on Thursday, persuading a judge to dismiss one of the 11 sexual assault charges against him.Judge Lisa B.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterSeven years ago, a developer floated a plan to build a new TV and film production facility on the site of an old gravel pit in the San Fernando Valley.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles officials announced Tuesday that city employees must either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing, joining the state of California, New York City and other localities in an effort to goad public workers to take the vaccine as cases surge.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced the policy in a joint statement, saying they will push for a full vaccine mandate once the COVID vaccines are fully authorized by the

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTom Barrack, the founder and former CEO of Colony Capital and longtime advisor to Donald Trump, was released on Friday on a whopping $250 million bond, three days after being arrested on charges that he acted as an unregistered foreign agent and lied about it to investigators.Barrack, 74, was freed from a county jail facility in San Bernardino, according to jail records.

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts.  Sheriff's deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask.

guilty to charges of sexual assault in Los Angeles. The disgraced Hollywood mogul, 69, was brought into court on Wednesday in a wheelchair after losing his bid to block extradition from New York.

Weinstein was previously convicted of rape and sexual assault of two women in New York and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Weinstein only spoke once during the arraignment hearing, saying “Thank you very much” after Judge Sergio Tapia wished him “good luck.”Attorneys for Weinstein have filed a motion to dismiss three of the counts against him, arguing that the statute of limitations has expired.

sexual assault counts. Weinstein denies rapes, sexual assaults in Los Angeles courtSheriff’s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe major studios and entertainment unions confirmed Monday that they have agreed to relax the COVID protocols that have governed physical production for the last 10 months.But with COVID cases again on the rise, the changes are not as sweeping as was once expected. Especially in the Los Angeles area — where the spike has been particularly dramatic — any return to “normal” is still a ways off.The L.A.