Harvey Weinstein seeks last minute New York trial delay, change of location

By Dade Hayes

By Dade Hayes

By Dade Hayes

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.

By Dade Hayes

By Dade Hayes

Actress Rosie Perez took the stand during Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial in New York on Friday (24Jan20) to recount the conversations she had had with pal Annabella Sciorra about her alleged rape.

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.

Almost two years after the #MeToo wave took over Hollywood, trial against one of the most called out personalities has begun. Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein, who has hundreds of allegations of rape, sexual misconduct and harassment to his name, will be facing some of these women in court today. While at least a 100 women have spoken up against Weisntein, the jurors at a New York state court will only hear six of them, reported CNN. So who are these six women? 

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.

Gigi Hadid has been called as a potential juror for Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault case.

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.

By Dominic Patten

Considering the long list of allegations levelled against Harvey Weinstein, it is proving hard to find jurors who could look at the case impartially. The disgraced Hollywood producer’s New York trial has already hit the first rock.

Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial just got underway, but it’s already proving hard to find potential jurors who don’t think they movie mogul’s guilty. Thanks to wall-to-wall media coverage, most people have heard about the dozens of women who have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct or assault. That’s making it difficult to find a bench of 12 jurors and six alternates willing to enter the trial with a presumption of innocence.