Harvey Weinstein Wants Bankruptcy Court to Take Over Rejected Sexual Misconduct Settlement

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will remain behind bars in New York until at least December after having his Los Angeles extradition hearing adjourned.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will remain behind bars in New York until at least December after having his Los Angeles extradition hearing adjourned.The convicted rapist is currently serving a 23-year sentence in the Big Apple, but prosecutors in Los Angeles are seeking his transferral to stand trial for five felony sex crime charges filed against him earlier this year.The counts include forcible rape and sexual penetration by use of force, and are based on the accounts of three women

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe long road to getting Harvey Weinstein out West to face rape charges hit a new roadblock today.Mired in technical difficulties and coronavirus restrictions today, the initial gathering before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case has now been moved to December 11 at 9:30 AM ET, according to the local D.A.

Also Read: Ashley Judd Wins Appeal to Pursue Sexual Harassment Claim Against Harvey WeinsteinThe Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office requested temporary custody of Weinstein last month to begin criminal proceedings.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA hearing on whether to extradite Harvey Weinstein to face sex crimes charges in Los Angeles has been postponed, according to a Buffalo TV news report.Weinstein was set to appear on Friday via Skype for a hearing before Judge Kenneth Case in Buffalo. The hearing was continued to Dec.

Tuesday was a big day for Sen. Kamala Harris, but actress Rose McGowan proved that she wasn't terribly impressed. Harris was named Joe Biden's running mate for his presidential campaign, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to appear on a national major-party ticket.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentA group of women who stood up against Harvey Weinstein and other sexual abusers are pushing New York Gov.

Harvey Weinstein is fearing for his life. The convicted sex offender doesn't want to begin his second sex crimes trial in Los Angeles due to the surging numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn aspiring actress sued Harvey Weinstein in federal court on Friday, claiming that he repeatedly sexually assaulted over the span of nine years.The plaintiff, identified only as Jane Doe, joins dozens of other women who have pursued litigation against the incarcerated producer.

faces charges of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force, sexual battery by restraint and sexual battery. The charges stem from the accounts of three women for incidents that took place in 2010 and 2013 in Los Angeles.Weinstein, who has denied accusations of nonconsensual sex, faces up to 29 years in prison in the Los Angeles case.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles has filed a request to extradite Harvey Weinstein from New York, in a bid to try the disgraced Hollywood producer on five counts of sexual assault.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has filed a request to extradite Harvey Weinstein, as it seeks to try him on five counts of sexual assault and rape.The D.A.’s office had previously filed a detainer on New York State prison authorities, the first step in a process that has been slowed considerably by the coronavirus pandemic.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Ashley Judd can in fact sue Harvey Weinstein for sexual harassment. A lower court judge had previously tossed the sexual harassment portion of the suit, but allowed Judd, 52, to sue the movie mogul for defamation.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday restored a major part of Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, finding that the producer had power over the actor which should make her able to sue under a California sexual harassment law.

Ashley Judd is moving forward.

A federal appeals court revived actress Ashley Judd’s sexual harassment lawsuit against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, saying she could sue under California law over his alleged attempt to help her career in return for sexual favours.The 9th U.S.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticOver four months after being sentenced to 23 years behind bars for rape and other sex crimes, the currently incarcerated Harvey Weinstein now will have to finally face Ashley Judd in court in the Berlin Station actor’s sexual harassment case.Reversing a lower court’s 2018 decision on the grounds of a perceived lack of an employment relationship to toss out Judd’s claims, a trio of Pasadena-based judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today set

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAn appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Ashley Judd can pursue a sexual harassment claim against Harvey Weinstein, finding that he held power over her career when he invited her to his room at the Peninsula Hotel in the mid-1990s.The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court, which had thrown out the claim on the grounds that Judd was not Weinstein’s employee at the time of the meeting.“(T)heir relationship consisted of an