Harvey Weinstein is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Manhattan on a new indictment charging him with up to three additional sex offenses, his lawyer said. Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala said the jailed ex-movie mogul will appear in court in person to face his latest legal hurdle after he was excused from a hearing last week while recovering from emergency …
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Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. A new indictment charged the jailed ex-movie mogul with committing a criminal sex act, accusing him of forcing oral sex on a woman at some point between April 29, 2006, and May 6 of that year. …
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Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our decision to all parties,’’ the CPS said in …
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Harvey Weinstein could face a new indictment after prosecutors revealed more women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against the entertainment mogul. Additional women have come forward with allegations against Weinstein in the weeks since his rape conviction was overturned, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said during Wednesday’s court hearing. Blumberg said women who weren’t willing to come forward …
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Harvey Weinstein’s legal team fought the disgraced movie mogul’s extradition to California. His legal team asserted his right not to be extradited to California at this time, mostly so that he can prepare for his re-trial and due to his “very serious health issues.” Weinstein showed up for the Thursday hearing in a wheelchair wearing a dark suit. “Our main …
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Mariska Hargitay is speaking out for a cause close to her heart. The actress rose to fame by playing the role of Olivia Benson on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” a division dedicated to solving sex crimes. The show premiered in 1999, and since then Hargitay has been advocating for sexual assault victims — the most recent example of …
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A judge remanded Harvey Weinstein to prison during the entertainment mogul’s first court hearing Wednesday following his rape conviction reversal, Fox News Digital can confirm. Weinstein appeared in person in a wheelchair at the New York court hearing, which was mostly procedural, days after being hospitalized. The entertainment mogul was “examined” upon his arrival at Rikers Island jail on Friday …
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction being overturned means #MeToo prosecutors will need to “adjust” their strategies in future cases. Weinstein’s 2020 conviction was overturned by a New York appeals court Thursday, granting his legal team’s request for a new trial. “Trial courts will be more cautious with their evidentiary rulings where a defendant’s character or evidence of past misdeeds are presented,” …
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A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction Thursday, ordering a new trial in a stunning reversal of a landmark #MeToo case. In a 4-3 decision, the appeals court found that Weinstein’s trial judge allowed prosecutors to call women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to testify, even though their accusations did not specifically relate to the …
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