By Dominic Patten
14.02.2020 - 00:56 / variety.com
Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney argued Thursday that Annabella Sciorra had become “the darling of the movement” after accusing him of rape.
In her closing argument to jurors, defense attorney Donna Rotunno stated that Sciorra had used the allegation to revive her flagging career.
“She becomes relevant and she becomes a star,” Rotunno said. “She has new agents. And now she’s the darling of the movement.”
Earlier in the day, Rotunno challenged the allegations of the two primary witnesses in
By Dominic Patten
Now that Harvey Weinstein is officially a convicted rapist that will spend time behind bars, the disgraced movie mogul's legal strife is far from over. After a jury of seven men and five women handed down the verdict on Monday after five days of deliberating, Weinstein remained at a New York City hospital on Tuesday, his new life as an inmate interrupted by concerns about high blood pressure and heart palpitations.
Actress Annabella Sciorra has no regrets about testifying against Harvey Weinstein in his New York trial, insisting her evidence was “painful but necessary”.
The Emmy-nominated actress was among the women who testified against Weinstein, 67, at his New York trial, after which, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006 and raping another in 2013.
Annabella Sciorra is speaking out following Harvey Weinstein's verdict. The Emmy-nominated actress was among the women who testified against Weinstein, 67, at his New York trial, after which, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006 and raping another in 2013. He was acquitted, however, of two counts of predatory sexual assault that hinged on Sciorra's testimony.
By Greg Evans
The jurors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial remain focused on allegations from actress Annabella Sciorra, despite her claims being too old to prosecute.
The jurors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial remain focused on allegations from actress Annabella Sciorra, despite her claims being too old to prosecute.
The jurors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial remain focused on allegations from actress Annabella Sciorra, despite her claims being too old to prosecute.
The jurors serving in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial have been zeroing in on actress Annabella Sciorra's allegations.
The jurors serving in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial have been zeroing in on actress Annabella Sciorra's allegations. Thursday marks day three of jury deliberations for the disgraced Hollywood mogul.
Jury members in Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault trial questioned the lack of “stand-alone” charges relating to accusations made by actress Annabella Sciorra less than an hour after deliberations began.
Seven men and five women will be sent out of courtroom 99 at the New York supreme court on Tuesday carrying the fate of Harvey Weinstein and the #MeToo movement on their shoulders.
Harvey Weinstein’s defence attorney targeted his rape accusers as fame-chasers in closing arguments on Thursday (13Feb20).