2 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Trial continues after mogul’s attorneys blame accusers for wanting to ‘cut line’ for roles

In opening statements, prosecutors introduced the jury to a third accuser Kaja Sokola who alleges she was assaulted by the mogul at the age of just 16

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17 h. ago Harvey Weinstein is unlikely to walk free again no matter the results of his trial. Still, the stakes are high

Analysis: The film mogul’s innocence in the state of New York is on the line - and the decision could have an impact on #MeToo, Kelly Rissman notes

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17 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial: Mogul’s attorneys blame the accusers and says they ‘tried to cut the line’ for roles

In opening statements, prosecutors introduced the jury to a third accuser Kaja Sokola who alleges she was assaulted by the mogul at the age of just 16

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21 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Mogul’s attorneys blame the accusers and says they ‘tried to cut the line’ for roles

In opening statements, prosecutors introduced the jury to a third accuser Kaja Sokola who alleges she was assaulted by the mogul at the age of just 16

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22 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Mogul’s attorneys blame the victims and says they ‘tried to cut the line’ for roles

In opening statements, prosecutors introduced the jury to a third accuser Kaja Sokola who alleges she was assaulted by the mogul at the age of just 16

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23 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced mogul ‘didn’t take no for an answer’ as he attacked victims, prosecutors say

In opening statements, prosecutors introduced the jury to a third accuser Kaja Sokola who alleges she was assaulted by the mogul at the age of just 16

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24 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced film mogul wheeled into court for opening statements in rape retrial

A majority-female jury will hear opening statements in the rape and sexual assault retrial

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27 h. ago Harvey Weinstein trial live: Disgraced film mogul returns to New York courtroom to face sex crime allegations

A majority-female jury will hear opening statements in the rape and sexual assault retrial

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30 h. ago Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial is set for opening statements at a different #MeToo moment

Five years after Harvey Weinstein’s original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, the ex-studio boss is on trial again after an appeals court threw out his landmark rape conviction

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5 d. ago Harvey Weinstein will be allowed to stay in hospital and not jail as he faces sex

A New York judge said not transferring Weinstein could put him at risk of other ‘serious medical conditions, and possibly death’

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7 d. ago Harvey Weinstein asks to be allowed to sleep in hospital not jail during retrial

Lawyers say conditions at Rikers and stress of trial on ailing ex-studio boss may ‘lead to serious health complications’Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers asked a judge on Wednesday to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial.Weinstein’s lawyers made the request as jury selection resumed for a second day. The 73-year-old disgraced movie mogul arrived in court in a wheelchair, as he has at all of his recent court appearances. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Harvey Weinstein to stand trial this week in redo of #MeToo case

Re-examination puts one of biggest #MeToo victories back in court as backlash against women’s rights unfolds in USHarvey Weinstein goes back on trial in New York this week in a redo of the #MeToo-era case in which the disgraced movie mogul was convicted of sexual criminal assault in the first degree and rape in the third degree, but acquitted on three other counts, including the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.The legal drama begins with jury selection that is expected to last up to a week. It puts one of the biggest victories of the #MeToo era back in the courtroom just as a backlash against women’s rights – from abortion access to the rise of controversial male influencers like Andrew Tate – unfolds across the US. Continue reading...

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