By Dade Hayes
16.01.2020 - 22:11 / variety.com
Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys urged an appeals court on Thursday to move his trial out of New York, arguing the media atmosphere has jeopardized his ability to get an impartial jury.
The appellate court did not immediately issue a ruling, but denied the defense request to put a halt to jury selection now underway in New York Supreme Court. A ruling is expected by Tuesday.
Weinstein’s attorneys have cited the high number of people who have said they cannot be impartial, and the “circus-like”
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.
An English woman told the Harvey Weinstein trial on Monday that the movie mogul forced oral sex on her in his New York City home in 2006.
NEW YORK — Prosecutors on Monday portrayed former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a serial predator who used his power to manipulate and sexually assault young women, while the defence argued that his accusers engaged in consensual sex that they later reframed as attacks.
Appeals court officials have shot down Harvey Weinstein’s last-minute motion to move his rape trial out of New York City.
Appeals court officials have shot down Harvey Weinstein’s last-minute motion to move his rape trial out of New York City.
An appeals court denied the second request from Harvey Weinstein’s legal team to move his trial out of New York City on Tuesday.
By Dade Hayes
Gigi Hadid has been dismissed from her role as a juror for Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial.
Gigi Hadid has been dismissed from her role as a juror for Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial.
NEW YORK — Former film producer Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday asked a New York state appeals court to delay his rape trial and move it out of Manhattan, the day before the final phase of jury selection is scheduled to begin.
Gigi Hadid has been called as a potential juror for Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault case.
Supermodel Gigi Hadid may be part of the jury deciding the Harvey Weinstein case in New York City. She was spotted exiting the Manhattan courtroom today.Hadid previously posted on her Instagram Story about how she was excited to be summoned for jury duty.
Harvey Weinstein has had another court motion denied after the judge overseeing his New York trial for rape and sexual assault refused to continue jury selection in secret.
An organized group of women performed a feminist anthem and dance in protest outside of Harvey Weinstein’s trial in New York late Friday morning, while the disgraced movie mogul was inside the courthouse for jury selection for his rape trial, which began earlier this week.
Harvey Weinstein struck out in his attempt on Thursday to get a new judge assigned to his rape trial in New York.
Harvey Weinstein wants the judge overseeing his New York trial for rape and sex assault removed from the case after the producer was threatened with jail for using his cell phone.