Long before Andrea Riseborough’s controversial campaign for “To Leslie,” there were the regularly questionable campaign dealings of one Harvey Weinstein. In one instance, Weinstein, who was a friend of the Clintons, even enlisted Bill Clinton’s help for one of the convicted rapist and former producer’s Oscar-nominated dramas.
In an excerpt of Michael Schulman’s “Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears,” a former Miramax staffer revealed that mega-producer Harvey Weinstein called upon then-President Clinton to discuss how to promote Billy Bob Thornton’s “Sling Blade,” set in Clinton’s home state of Arkansas. The 1996 film landed Thornton an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, eventually winning Best Adapted Screenplay for the writer-director-star.
“I was so appalled that the president of the United States would spend half an hour with us on the phone,” the unnamed Miramax employee said. “I lost all respect for him well before Monica Lewinsky,...
In an excerpt of Michael Schulman’s “Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears,” a former Miramax staffer revealed that mega-producer Harvey Weinstein called upon then-President Clinton to discuss how to promote Billy Bob Thornton’s “Sling Blade,” set in Clinton’s home state of Arkansas. The 1996 film landed Thornton an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, eventually winning Best Adapted Screenplay for the writer-director-star.
“I was so appalled that the president of the United States would spend half an hour with us on the phone,” the unnamed Miramax employee said. “I lost all respect for him well before Monica Lewinsky,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of three felony counts including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and forcible penetration by a foreign object, but the Los Angeles jury was hung on three other counts – including allegations brought by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom — and found the disgraced movie mogul not guilty on the remaining charge.
Weinstein, dressed in a gray suit and tie, held his head in his hands as the first guilty verdict was read. The jury was expected back Tuesday to sort out aggravating factors that will affect sentencing, but the verdicts were officially entered and will stand, while a mistrial was declared for the three deadlocked counts.
Jurors heard 44 prosecution witnesses – and a handful for the defense – in the two-month trial that began Oct. 10 with jury selection. The panel of nine men and three women deliberated some 40 hours over 10 days, and came...
Weinstein, dressed in a gray suit and tie, held his head in his hands as the first guilty verdict was read. The jury was expected back Tuesday to sort out aggravating factors that will affect sentencing, but the verdicts were officially entered and will stand, while a mistrial was declared for the three deadlocked counts.
Jurors heard 44 prosecution witnesses – and a handful for the defense – in the two-month trial that began Oct. 10 with jury selection. The panel of nine men and three women deliberated some 40 hours over 10 days, and came...
- 12/19/2022
- by Kelly Hartog and Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein had a mixed day in court Wednesday as he speeds toward the scheduled October start of his serial rape trial in Los Angeles.
Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul scored a victory when Judge Lisa B. Lench sided with the defense and rejected one of the five “prior bad acts” accusers whom prosecutors planned to call to the witness stand to show Weinstein’s alleged “propensity” for criminal behavior.
The victory was tempered, however, by a related ruling in which Judge Lench denied Weinstein’s request for a...
Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul scored a victory when Judge Lisa B. Lench sided with the defense and rejected one of the five “prior bad acts” accusers whom prosecutors planned to call to the witness stand to show Weinstein’s alleged “propensity” for criminal behavior.
The victory was tempered, however, by a related ruling in which Judge Lench denied Weinstein’s request for a...
- 8/11/2022
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Prosecutors can use accusations from six additional women — but not Daryl Hannah or Rose McGowan — when they try to convince a Los Angeles jury that Harvey Weinstein raped or sexually assaulted five women in and around Beverly Hills between 2004 and 2013, a judge decided Wednesday.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench made her ruling from the bench after prosecutors sought permission to admit so-called “propensity” evidence from a total of 16 women who levied allegations against the disgraced movie mogul beyond the underlying charges in the California case.
Weinstein’s lawyer,...
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench made her ruling from the bench after prosecutors sought permission to admit so-called “propensity” evidence from a total of 16 women who levied allegations against the disgraced movie mogul beyond the underlying charges in the California case.
Weinstein’s lawyer,...
- 5/11/2022
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence on rape and sexual assault charges, which make him ineligible for parole until after his 87th birthday. He’s also facing additional charges in Los Angeles that carry a maximum sentence of 140 years.
But the disgraced producer could go free in just a few months if a New York appeals court overturns his conviction.
Five justices heard arguments on the case on Wednesday, and three of them expressed serious concern about the testimony admitted at trial. One justice, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, referred to the use of uncharged allegations as “overkill” and “piling on.”
Weinstein’s attorneys are not making any predictions about how the court will rule, but they are feeling optimistic.
“I think it couldn’t have gone better,” said Donna Rotunno, the lead defense lawyer at Weinstein’s trial, who said that the line of questioning felt like “a wish list of...
But the disgraced producer could go free in just a few months if a New York appeals court overturns his conviction.
Five justices heard arguments on the case on Wednesday, and three of them expressed serious concern about the testimony admitted at trial. One justice, Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, referred to the use of uncharged allegations as “overkill” and “piling on.”
Weinstein’s attorneys are not making any predictions about how the court will rule, but they are feeling optimistic.
“I think it couldn’t have gone better,” said Donna Rotunno, the lead defense lawyer at Weinstein’s trial, who said that the line of questioning felt like “a wish list of...
- 12/16/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Several appellate justices said Wednesday that they worried that Harvey Weinstein had been subjected to “overkill” at his criminal trial in New York last year.
Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, is appealing his conviction on charges of sexual assault and third degree rape, which resulted in a sentence of 23 years in prison.
At a hearing before the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, on Wednesday, three of the five justices expressed serious concerns that Justice James Burke had erred by allowing prejudicial evidence at trial that could impugn Weinstein’s character.
“You’re really arguing this was not overkill?” Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels asked Valerie Figueredo, the assistant district attorney representing the Manhattan D.A.’s office.
The defense has argued that Burke should not have allowed three women — Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff and Lauren Young — to testify at the trial. Each of them alleged that Weinstein had sexually assaulted them after...
Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, is appealing his conviction on charges of sexual assault and third degree rape, which resulted in a sentence of 23 years in prison.
At a hearing before the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, on Wednesday, three of the five justices expressed serious concerns that Justice James Burke had erred by allowing prejudicial evidence at trial that could impugn Weinstein’s character.
“You’re really arguing this was not overkill?” Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels asked Valerie Figueredo, the assistant district attorney representing the Manhattan D.A.’s office.
The defense has argued that Burke should not have allowed three women — Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff and Lauren Young — to testify at the trial. Each of them alleged that Weinstein had sexually assaulted them after...
- 12/15/2021
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein’s alleged inability to “perform certain sexual functions” took center stage at a court hearing Tuesday when his defense lawyer tried — but failed — to get the jailed movie mogul’s Los Angeles indictment on 11 rape and sex assault charges dismissed.
Defense lawyer Mark Werksman argued that a forensic nurse identified as Jan Hare testified to a Los Angeles grand jury back in March that she didn’t believe Weinstein could perform a “certain physical function” described by the five Jane Doe accusers in the case.
“Based on what she said,...
Defense lawyer Mark Werksman argued that a forensic nurse identified as Jan Hare testified to a Los Angeles grand jury back in March that she didn’t believe Weinstein could perform a “certain physical function” described by the five Jane Doe accusers in the case.
“Based on what she said,...
- 12/7/2021
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein, convicted rapist and former executive of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, might be heading back to Los Angeles soon to face charges of sexual assault in Los Angeles.
Weinstein has been indicted on 11 counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times, including four counts of forcible rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery, and one count of sexual penetration by force, against five women. The alleged assaults all took place in West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills between 2004 and 2013.
No new counts or alleged victims have come forward, with the recent charges simply being upheld by a California grand jury in this new indictment. It is believed that the upholding of these will preempt any issues regarding a speedy trial. It is unclear when exactly Weinstein could be extradited back to Los Angeles, however, especially as Covid-...
Weinstein has been indicted on 11 counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles County, according to the Los Angeles Times, including four counts of forcible rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery, and one count of sexual penetration by force, against five women. The alleged assaults all took place in West Los Angeles and Beverly Hills between 2004 and 2013.
No new counts or alleged victims have come forward, with the recent charges simply being upheld by a California grand jury in this new indictment. It is believed that the upholding of these will preempt any issues regarding a speedy trial. It is unclear when exactly Weinstein could be extradited back to Los Angeles, however, especially as Covid-...
- 4/13/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Update (4/12): A grand jury indicted Harvey Weinstein on 11 counts of sexual assault, the Los Angeles Times reports. The indictment doesn’t feature any new charges and was reportedly part of a procedural move to skip a preliminary hearing and make sure the trial itself can move quickly (Covid-19 has created a massive backlog of cases in the Los Angeles court system).
The new indictment comes as Weinstein appeared in a New York court for a hearing about his extradition to Los Angeles for the trial there. As Deadline reports,...
The new indictment comes as Weinstein appeared in a New York court for a hearing about his extradition to Los Angeles for the trial there. As Deadline reports,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein says he did not get a fair trial, according to an appeal his lawyers filed in New York on Monday, April 5, and obtained by E! News. The disgraced movie producer, 69, was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2020, after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a former production assistant, Mimi Haleyi, in 2006 and raping actress Jessica Mann in the third degree in 2013. His appeal alleges he was denied his constitutional right to receive a fair trial with an impartial jury. It includes seven points and requests a reversal on both convictions and a dismissal of the charge of third degree rape. The document claims the court refused to dismiss a juror...
- 4/5/2021
- E! Online
Over a year after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a New York jury, the Oscar-winning producer on Monday filed his long-pledged appeal of the multiple sex crimes conviction.
“Mr. Weinstein was tried in a venue, the atmosphere of which was permeated with negative publicity about him and his alleged relationships with women,” says the thick, 190-page appellate brief (read it here) filed today in the Empire State by The King’s Speech executive producer’s defense team.
“Mr. Weinstein had a right to a fair trial by an impartial jury,” the filing adds, citing a “carnival-like” atmosphere at the last trial. “The trial court should have exercised the utmost vigilance in protecting this most important right of the defendant. Instead, the trial court was cavalier in its obligation to safeguard this right and the consequences for Mr. Weinstein were disastrous.”
Taking a dog’s breakfast approach to...
“Mr. Weinstein was tried in a venue, the atmosphere of which was permeated with negative publicity about him and his alleged relationships with women,” says the thick, 190-page appellate brief (read it here) filed today in the Empire State by The King’s Speech executive producer’s defense team.
“Mr. Weinstein had a right to a fair trial by an impartial jury,” the filing adds, citing a “carnival-like” atmosphere at the last trial. “The trial court should have exercised the utmost vigilance in protecting this most important right of the defendant. Instead, the trial court was cavalier in its obligation to safeguard this right and the consequences for Mr. Weinstein were disastrous.”
Taking a dog’s breakfast approach to...
- 4/5/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Miriam Haley, the former “Project Runway” production assistant who testified at Harvey Weinstein’s trial earlier this year, filed a civil lawsuit against the producer on Friday.
Weinstein was convicted in February of sexually assaulting Haley at his Soho apartment in July 2006. He was also convicted of third-degree rape of another woman, Jessica Mann. He is now serving a 23-year sentence in a New York State prison, of which 20 years stems from Haley’s allegation.
In her lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, Haley says she is seeking to “obtain compensation for the pain, suffering, and economic injuries caused by Weinstein’s sexual assault.”
Haley is represented by Gloria Allred. The suit states claims of assault, battery and violation of the New York City law against gender-motivated violence.
“Weinstein’s sexual attack on Ms. Haley scarred her deeply, mentally and emotionally,” the lawsuit states. “It stripped...
Weinstein was convicted in February of sexually assaulting Haley at his Soho apartment in July 2006. He was also convicted of third-degree rape of another woman, Jessica Mann. He is now serving a 23-year sentence in a New York State prison, of which 20 years stems from Haley’s allegation.
In her lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, Haley says she is seeking to “obtain compensation for the pain, suffering, and economic injuries caused by Weinstein’s sexual assault.”
Haley is represented by Gloria Allred. The suit states claims of assault, battery and violation of the New York City law against gender-motivated violence.
“Weinstein’s sexual attack on Ms. Haley scarred her deeply, mentally and emotionally,” the lawsuit states. “It stripped...
- 10/30/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Over six months after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and criminal sexual assault, Queen Elizabeth II has stripped the former film producer of his Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire honor that he was awarded in 2004. The title, also know as the CBE, is given by the British monarch to “individuals who have made a distinguished, innovative contribution to any area.” Weinstein produced the U.S.-U.K. co-production “Shakespeare in Love” through his Miramax banner. Released in 1998, “Shakespeare in Love” featured Judi Dench in an Oscar-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth I and won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The U.K.’s official public records state: “The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 29 January 2004, shall be cancelled...
The U.K.’s official public records state: “The Queen has directed that the appointment of Harvey Weinstein to be an Honorary Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 29 January 2004, shall be cancelled...
- 9/18/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Harvey Weinstein survivors who experienced sexual misconduct and harassment by the now-convicted rapist have been awarded a $18.875 million settlement, as part of a class-action lawsuit, aided by the New York Attorney General.
The payments, which still await approval by the bankruptcy and district courts, will resolve two separate lawsuits — one against Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, which was filed in Feb. 2018 by the office of the Attorney General, and a separate Nov. 2017 class action lawsuit brought on behalf of the group of women who were sexually harassed and assaulted by the former movie mogul.
The settlement comes as Weinstein is serving his 23-year sentence in a New York prison, three months after he was sentenced and found guilty by a jury for the sexual assault of Miriam Haley, a former “Project Runway” production assistant, and rape in the third degree of former actress, Jessica Mann.
None of...
The payments, which still await approval by the bankruptcy and district courts, will resolve two separate lawsuits — one against Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and The Weinstein Company, which was filed in Feb. 2018 by the office of the Attorney General, and a separate Nov. 2017 class action lawsuit brought on behalf of the group of women who were sexually harassed and assaulted by the former movie mogul.
The settlement comes as Weinstein is serving his 23-year sentence in a New York prison, three months after he was sentenced and found guilty by a jury for the sexual assault of Miriam Haley, a former “Project Runway” production assistant, and rape in the third degree of former actress, Jessica Mann.
None of...
- 7/1/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Convicted rapist and fallen movie producer Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus while in New York State prison. Law enforcement officials confirmed the diagnosis to Deadline on Sunday. Weinstein is now reportedly in medical isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York. Weinstein was recently transferred to the prison east of Buffalo from New York City’s Rikers Island.
According to the Deadline report of Weinstein’s diagnosis, the New York State Department of Corrections did not respond to a request for comment under policies protecting an individual’s medical records. Weinstein public relations chief Juda Engelmayer, meanwhile, said his team hadn’t been informed of Weinstein’s condition.
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According to the Deadline report of Weinstein’s diagnosis, the New York State Department of Corrections did not respond to a request for comment under policies protecting an individual’s medical records. Weinstein public relations chief Juda Engelmayer, meanwhile, said his team hadn’t been informed of Weinstein’s condition.
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- 3/22/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
One week after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in a landmark case, the disgraced producer was transferred to a maximum-security prison in New York.
On Wednesday, Weinstein was moved from Rikers Island jail in New York City to Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, about 20 miles east of Buffalo, according to NBC News.
The 68-year-old — who was transferred one day ahead of his birthday — is now identified as inmate 20B0584 and is expected to stay at the facility while under a classification process to determine his medical needs, the outlet reported.
Weinstein is not eligible...
On Wednesday, Weinstein was moved from Rikers Island jail in New York City to Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, about 20 miles east of Buffalo, according to NBC News.
The 68-year-old — who was transferred one day ahead of his birthday — is now identified as inmate 20B0584 and is expected to stay at the facility while under a classification process to determine his medical needs, the outlet reported.
Weinstein is not eligible...
- 3/19/2020
- by Georgia Slater
- PEOPLE.com
Kate Beckinsale’s choice of outfit for the 2001 New York City premiere of Serendipity allegedly caused a strong reaction from Harvey Weinstein.
The actress, 46, recalled the incident in an Instagram post she shared on Wednesday night after Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape earlier this week.
In her post, Beckinsale opened up about the harrowing experience of Weinstein, 67, verbally berating her following the premiere of the film he produced, which occurred shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
The cause for his reaction? Beckinsale arrived at the premiere wearing a loose-fitting white...
The actress, 46, recalled the incident in an Instagram post she shared on Wednesday night after Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape earlier this week.
In her post, Beckinsale opened up about the harrowing experience of Weinstein, 67, verbally berating her following the premiere of the film he produced, which occurred shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
The cause for his reaction? Beckinsale arrived at the premiere wearing a loose-fitting white...
- 3/13/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
On Wednesday morning, sexual assault survivors all over the world sighed a breath of relief after a Manhattan judge declared that former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein — convicted of rape and a forcible sexual act — would be sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Inside the Manhattan courtroom, the group of six women who accused Weinstein of assault and testified during the months-long trial — Miriam Haley, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff, and Lauren Young — embraced one another in tears as they heard that Weinstein would be behind bars for close to the maximum possible sentence. And on the opposite coast, mornings were punctuated by the ping-ping-ping of notifications from survivor group texts containing all-caps messages expressing joy and victory.
“I had just got out of the shower and I was like, ‘What the heck?'” Weinstein silence breaker Louise Godbold told TheWrap in Los Angeles, where she was in the...
Inside the Manhattan courtroom, the group of six women who accused Weinstein of assault and testified during the months-long trial — Miriam Haley, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff, and Lauren Young — embraced one another in tears as they heard that Weinstein would be behind bars for close to the maximum possible sentence. And on the opposite coast, mornings were punctuated by the ping-ping-ping of notifications from survivor group texts containing all-caps messages expressing joy and victory.
“I had just got out of the shower and I was like, ‘What the heck?'” Weinstein silence breaker Louise Godbold told TheWrap in Los Angeles, where she was in the...
- 3/12/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Kate Beckinsale is opening up to her fans about a harrowing alleged experience with Harvey Weinstein over her outfit choice at a movie premiere in 2001.
In a post on Instagram Wednesday night, the 46-year-old actress said that Weinstein — who was sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape this week — allegedly verbally berated her following the Serendipity premiere in New York City, which was held just weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
“These photos were taken at the premiere of Serendipity on October 5, 2001. We all refused to go because holding a premiere mere weeks after...
In a post on Instagram Wednesday night, the 46-year-old actress said that Weinstein — who was sentenced to 23 years in prison on charges of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape this week — allegedly verbally berated her following the Serendipity premiere in New York City, which was held just weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
“These photos were taken at the premiere of Serendipity on October 5, 2001. We all refused to go because holding a premiere mere weeks after...
- 3/12/2020
- by Claudia Harmata
- PEOPLE.com
After Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday on charges of sexual assault and third degree rape, entertainment industry heavyweights were vocal in reacting to the powerful outcome that marked the downfall of a man who was once one of the most influential and powerful figures in Hollywood.
Before his sentencing, Weinstein addressed the Manhattan courtroom where he expressed his “deep remorse,” but also that he was “totally confused” in regards to the #MeToo movement and its impact on the country.
“I think men are confused about all of this, “Weinstein said. “This feeling of thousands of men and women who are losing due process, I’m worried about this country.”
Time’s Up, an advocacy group formed as the #MeToo movement roiled Hollywood, issued a statement after the news. “First and foremost, we are grateful for the courage and strength of Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning,...
Before his sentencing, Weinstein addressed the Manhattan courtroom where he expressed his “deep remorse,” but also that he was “totally confused” in regards to the #MeToo movement and its impact on the country.
“I think men are confused about all of this, “Weinstein said. “This feeling of thousands of men and women who are losing due process, I’m worried about this country.”
Time’s Up, an advocacy group formed as the #MeToo movement roiled Hollywood, issued a statement after the news. “First and foremost, we are grateful for the courage and strength of Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning,...
- 3/11/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, including Miriam “Mimi” Haley and Jessica Mann, whose testimony resulted in today’s 23-year prison sentence for the former Hollywood producer, are speaking out about the courtroom victory.
“I’m relieved he will now know he’s not above the law,” said Haley, who testified during Weinstein’s trial that she was subjected to forced oral sex at Weinstein’s Soho apartment in 2006. Said Mann, who was raped by Weinstein in a New York hotel in 2013, “I have found my voice and hope for a future where monsters no longer hide in our closet.”
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“I’m relieved he will now know he’s not above the law,” said Haley, who testified during Weinstein’s trial that she was subjected to forced oral sex at Weinstein’s Soho apartment in 2006. Said Mann, who was raped by Weinstein in a New York hotel in 2013, “I have found my voice and hope for a future where monsters no longer hide in our closet.”
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- 3/11/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein’s irate lawyers said the former mogul was “confused” and that the the judge and jury in his trial had discarded “90%” of the evidence in the case – evidence of ongoing relationships with his accusers.
“I think he sits there very confused,” said Donna Rotunno speaking outside the courthouse after Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years on two criminal counts. “We don’t know what happened in those rooms. What we do know is all of the circumstances that surrounded it and I will never be able to reconcile those circumstances with … normal, regular rape victims.”
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The jury and judge did not agree.
“I think he sits there very confused,” said Donna Rotunno speaking outside the courthouse after Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years on two criminal counts. “We don’t know what happened in those rooms. What we do know is all of the circumstances that surrounded it and I will never be able to reconcile those circumstances with … normal, regular rape victims.”
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The jury and judge did not agree.
- 3/11/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein’s 23-year prison sentence has been met with hope in the U.K., where industry figures hope to see justice meted out for transatlantic victims of the disgraced movie mogul.
Wednesday’s outcome has been hailed a major victory that will set a groundbreaking precedent for future cases. Most importantly, the sentence proves that the “law can work,” according lawyer Jill Greenfield, who is representing six individuals in a group civil suit against Weinstein in the U.K.
Greenfield, a personal injury lawyer who began civil proceedings against the producer shortly after the scandal broke in 2017, tells Variety: “When I started this case, I said no one is above the law and I hoped that was going to be right, and this sentence proves to me that that really is right. It should embolden women around the world because the law works.”
Greenfield’s civil case, which is still “live,...
Wednesday’s outcome has been hailed a major victory that will set a groundbreaking precedent for future cases. Most importantly, the sentence proves that the “law can work,” according lawyer Jill Greenfield, who is representing six individuals in a group civil suit against Weinstein in the U.K.
Greenfield, a personal injury lawyer who began civil proceedings against the producer shortly after the scandal broke in 2017, tells Variety: “When I started this case, I said no one is above the law and I hoped that was going to be right, and this sentence proves to me that that really is right. It should embolden women around the world because the law works.”
Greenfield’s civil case, which is still “live,...
- 3/11/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein‘s sentencing resulted in a swarm of reactions — including from the women who accused him of rape.
Weinstein, 67, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday after his February conviction on charges of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.
The disgraced movie producer could have faced up to 29 years in prison. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum while Weinstein’s defense attorneys argued for the minimum sentence of five years.
Although more than 80 women have claimed they were victimized by Weinstein, according to The New York Times, the charges in the Manhattan trial were focused on...
Weinstein, 67, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday after his February conviction on charges of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape.
The disgraced movie producer could have faced up to 29 years in prison. Prosecutors had asked for the maximum while Weinstein’s defense attorneys argued for the minimum sentence of five years.
Although more than 80 women have claimed they were victimized by Weinstein, according to The New York Times, the charges in the Manhattan trial were focused on...
- 3/11/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
She sat through his weeks-long trial before hearing the verdict: Her attacker, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, had been found guilty of raping her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, and was also convicted of another sex assault.
On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Weinstein to 23 years in prison following his convictions for criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. Before the sentence came down, one-time aspiring actress Jessica Mann told the courtroom, “He’s baffled at finally being held accountable,” according to a New York Daily News reporter.
Another of Weinstein’s victims, Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi,...
On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Weinstein to 23 years in prison following his convictions for criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. Before the sentence came down, one-time aspiring actress Jessica Mann told the courtroom, “He’s baffled at finally being held accountable,” according to a New York Daily News reporter.
Another of Weinstein’s victims, Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi,...
- 3/11/2020
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
The Time's Up Foundation hopes Harvey Weinstein's prison sentence brings survivors of his sexual misconduct "some measure of peace." On Wednesday, a New York criminal court sentenced the 67-year-old former film producer to 23 years behind bars, a few weeks after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann. During his trial, several other women also testified against Weinstein, at the request of prosecutors aiming to bolster their case against him. "First and foremost, we are grateful for the courage and strength of Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning,...
- 3/11/2020
- E! Online
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team may think his sentence is “obscene,” but mere minutes after the much-accused prodicer was sentenced to almost the maximum for his sex crimes conviction, the Manhattan District Attorney that put the once mighty movie mogul away hailed the 23 years behind bars as giving “hope.”
“We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice,” declared Cyrus Vance Jr on Wednesday from NYC’s Criminal Courts building.
Though Assistant D.A.s Joan Illuzzi-Orbon and Meghan Hast took point in the weeks long case, patrician Vance was in the 15th floor courtroom this morning with them as Judge James Burke handed the 67-year old Weinstein 20 years in prison for his conviction on first-degree sexual assault and three years for third-degree rape. Accusers Jessica Mann, Miriam “Mimi” Haley, Annabella Sciorra, Tarale Wulff, Lauren Young, and...
“We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice,” declared Cyrus Vance Jr on Wednesday from NYC’s Criminal Courts building.
Though Assistant D.A.s Joan Illuzzi-Orbon and Meghan Hast took point in the weeks long case, patrician Vance was in the 15th floor courtroom this morning with them as Judge James Burke handed the 67-year old Weinstein 20 years in prison for his conviction on first-degree sexual assault and three years for third-degree rape. Accusers Jessica Mann, Miriam “Mimi” Haley, Annabella Sciorra, Tarale Wulff, Lauren Young, and...
- 3/11/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in jail on Wednesday after being convicted on third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
Jessica Mann, one of Weinstein’s victims, raised her arm in triumph upon leaving the courtroom. Some in the hallway applauded. Watch her emotional reaction below:
Cheers break out after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault pic.twitter.com/PZMYe8wtdk
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2020
Following Weinstein’s sentencing, 24 Silence Breakers — women who have spoken out against sexual misconduct by the movie mogul and other men in power — released the following statement:
“Harvey Weinstein’s legacy will always be that he’s a convicted rapist. He is going to jail – but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined, the careers he destroyed, or the damage he has caused.
“The Silence Breaker community was founded on solidarity, support, and compassion.
Jessica Mann, one of Weinstein’s victims, raised her arm in triumph upon leaving the courtroom. Some in the hallway applauded. Watch her emotional reaction below:
Cheers break out after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault pic.twitter.com/PZMYe8wtdk
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2020
Following Weinstein’s sentencing, 24 Silence Breakers — women who have spoken out against sexual misconduct by the movie mogul and other men in power — released the following statement:
“Harvey Weinstein’s legacy will always be that he’s a convicted rapist. He is going to jail – but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined, the careers he destroyed, or the damage he has caused.
“The Silence Breaker community was founded on solidarity, support, and compassion.
- 3/11/2020
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in a New York state prison Wednesday, weeks after the disgraced producer was found guilty of two charges in his sexual assault trial.
Weinstein faced between five to 29 years following his conviction on charges of felony sex crime and third-degree rape; the former charge carried the five-to-25 year sentence, while the latter charge was punishable by a maximum four-year sentence.
The charges in the New York trial were related to two victims, Mimi Haleyi, a former production assistant, and Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress...
Weinstein faced between five to 29 years following his conviction on charges of felony sex crime and third-degree rape; the former charge carried the five-to-25 year sentence, while the latter charge was punishable by a maximum four-year sentence.
The charges in the New York trial were related to two victims, Mimi Haleyi, a former production assistant, and Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress...
- 3/11/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday morning in New York City for his recent rape and criminal sexual assault convictions. Last month, the former Hollywood heavyweight was found guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual acts in the first degree.
Weinstein was eligible for nearly 30 years of potential combined sentencing time, though experts had posited that he was likely to be sentenced to 10 to 15 years from Judge James Burke. Reflecting on the severity of the sentence he ultimately handed down, Burke said to Weinstein during sentencing, “This is your first conviction. It is not your first offense.”
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Weinstein was eligible for nearly 30 years of potential combined sentencing time, though experts had posited that he was likely to be sentenced to 10 to 15 years from Judge James Burke. Reflecting on the severity of the sentence he ultimately handed down, Burke said to Weinstein during sentencing, “This is your first conviction. It is not your first offense.”
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- 3/11/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Disgraced former Hollywood mogul attended court to make statement.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault.
Weinstein attended court to hear the sentence and expressed remorse to Judge James Burke and said he was confused by the decision. The judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for the first-degree offence and three for the third-degree rape.
He has spent the last few days at Rikers Island prison in New York, following a brief stay at Bellevue Hospital where surgeons inserted a stent into his heart.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault.
Weinstein attended court to hear the sentence and expressed remorse to Judge James Burke and said he was confused by the decision. The judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release for the first-degree offence and three for the third-degree rape.
He has spent the last few days at Rikers Island prison in New York, following a brief stay at Bellevue Hospital where surgeons inserted a stent into his heart.
- 3/11/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Updated with Weinstein quotes Harvey Weinstein, his handcuffs temporarily removed and likening himself to Hollywood’s blacklisted Dalton Trumbo, was sentenced to 23 years in prison today, with New York Supreme Court Judge James Burke dismissing pleas from the former Hollywood mogul and newly convicted rapist for the minimum five-year hitch.
The judge delivered the sentence to a packed courtroom, with accusers who testified during the trial — Jessica Mann, Miriam “Mimi” Haley, Annabella Sciorra, Tarale Wulff, Lauren Young, and Dawn Dunning — filling the first two rows of the courtroom. They, along with supporter and witness Rosie Perez and attorney Gloria Allred, entered the courtroom as a group, prior to Weinstein’s arrival.
“The sentence just handed down by this court was obscene,” Weinstein’s attorney Donna Rotunno told reporters outside the courthouse. “That number was obnoxious. There are murderers who will get out of court (sic) faster than Harvey Weinstein will.
The judge delivered the sentence to a packed courtroom, with accusers who testified during the trial — Jessica Mann, Miriam “Mimi” Haley, Annabella Sciorra, Tarale Wulff, Lauren Young, and Dawn Dunning — filling the first two rows of the courtroom. They, along with supporter and witness Rosie Perez and attorney Gloria Allred, entered the courtroom as a group, prior to Weinstein’s arrival.
“The sentence just handed down by this court was obscene,” Weinstein’s attorney Donna Rotunno told reporters outside the courthouse. “That number was obnoxious. There are murderers who will get out of court (sic) faster than Harvey Weinstein will.
- 3/11/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison following his conviction last month for third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
Justice James Burke, who presided over the weeks-long criminal trial of the Oscar-winning producer and entertainment executive, handed down the sentence in a Manhattan courtroom.
Just before the sentence was announced, Weinstein addressed his accusers — many of whom were in the courtroom. “We may have different truths, but I have great remorse for all of you,” he said. “I feel remorse for the situation. I feel it deeply in my heart.”
In a gravelly, almost inaudible voice, he also reflected on the trajectory of American culture in the two years since he was first accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women. He said he was the first example of “thousands of men” who have now been accused in the #MeToo movement. “I’m worried about this country,...
Justice James Burke, who presided over the weeks-long criminal trial of the Oscar-winning producer and entertainment executive, handed down the sentence in a Manhattan courtroom.
Just before the sentence was announced, Weinstein addressed his accusers — many of whom were in the courtroom. “We may have different truths, but I have great remorse for all of you,” he said. “I feel remorse for the situation. I feel it deeply in my heart.”
In a gravelly, almost inaudible voice, he also reflected on the trajectory of American culture in the two years since he was first accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women. He said he was the first example of “thousands of men” who have now been accused in the #MeToo movement. “I’m worried about this country,...
- 3/11/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in a New York State prison on charges of sexual assault and third-degree rape and will be formally registered as a sex offender. It’s the culmination of a stunning fall for a man who was one of the most influential and powerful figures in Hollywood.
Before the sentencing was delivered, Weinstein addressed a packed Manhattan courtroom and said he had “deep remorse.” But he showed little contrition. In a rambling speech he also pushed back at the #MeToo movement, implying that it had gone too far, while talking up his charity work.
“I am totally confused,” he said. “I think men are confused about all of this…this feeling of thousands of men and women who are losing due process. I’m worried about this country.”
“This is not the right atmosphere in the United States of America,” Weinstein added.
Weinstein said...
Before the sentencing was delivered, Weinstein addressed a packed Manhattan courtroom and said he had “deep remorse.” But he showed little contrition. In a rambling speech he also pushed back at the #MeToo movement, implying that it had gone too far, while talking up his charity work.
“I am totally confused,” he said. “I think men are confused about all of this…this feeling of thousands of men and women who are losing due process. I’m worried about this country.”
“This is not the right atmosphere in the United States of America,” Weinstein added.
Weinstein said...
- 3/11/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister, Brent Lang and Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
The final stage in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial will take place on Wednesday morning in New York City, when the convicted producer will appear in court for his sentencing.
Weinstein was found guilty by a jury of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape based on the accounts of two women: Miriam Haley (née Mimi Haleyi) and Jessica Mann. He faces between five and 29 years in prison for his crimes.
Assistant district attorney Joan Illuzzi, who led the prosecution on the case, requested in a letter last Friday that the judge hand down a “lengthy prison sentence” worthy of the offenses Weinstein committed.
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“[The] defendant has displayed a staggering lack of empathy, treating others with disdain and inhumanity. He has consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others. He has destroyed...
Weinstein was found guilty by a jury of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape based on the accounts of two women: Miriam Haley (née Mimi Haleyi) and Jessica Mann. He faces between five and 29 years in prison for his crimes.
Assistant district attorney Joan Illuzzi, who led the prosecution on the case, requested in a letter last Friday that the judge hand down a “lengthy prison sentence” worthy of the offenses Weinstein committed.
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“[The] defendant has displayed a staggering lack of empathy, treating others with disdain and inhumanity. He has consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others. He has destroyed...
- 3/10/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team asked a judge on Monday to sentence him to five years in prison, the statutory minimum for two counts of rape and sexual assault.
In a seven-page sentencing memo, the defense recounted Weinstein’s charitable contributions and his support for social causes. They also argued that Weinstein has already received a harsh societal sanction.
“Mr. Weinstein cannot walk outside without being heckled, he has lost his means to earn a living, simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media,” the attorneys wrote.” Deserved or not, this is certainly a unique and extremely severe consequence that Mr. Weinstein had to endure, and in the age of social media and given his fame, virtually unrivaled when compared to any other defendant in the state of New York if not nationally.”
Justice James Burke is set to sentence Weinstein...
In a seven-page sentencing memo, the defense recounted Weinstein’s charitable contributions and his support for social causes. They also argued that Weinstein has already received a harsh societal sanction.
“Mr. Weinstein cannot walk outside without being heckled, he has lost his means to earn a living, simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media,” the attorneys wrote.” Deserved or not, this is certainly a unique and extremely severe consequence that Mr. Weinstein had to endure, and in the age of social media and given his fame, virtually unrivaled when compared to any other defendant in the state of New York if not nationally.”
Justice James Burke is set to sentence Weinstein...
- 3/10/2020
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Seven women who say they survived sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein are calling on New York Attorney General Letitia James to reject a proposed multimillion-dollar settlement with Harvey Weinstein and his former company, calling the terms “insulting” to all survivors and financially detrimental to accusers who choose not to take part in the agreement.
“The settlement is insulting to all of the survivors in that it represents a small fraction of what should be paid by Mr. Weinstein, his former directors and officers, and large multibillion-dollar insurance companies,” reads the letter signed by seven women. “Under the agreement, a large percentage of the settlement originally intended for victims will instead be paid to lawyers for Harvey Weinstein (a now-convicted felon), his brother Robert Weinstein and other ultra-wealthy former members of the board of directors of the Weinstein Company, who turned a blind eye, allowing Harvey Weinstein to victimize us and so many others.
“The settlement is insulting to all of the survivors in that it represents a small fraction of what should be paid by Mr. Weinstein, his former directors and officers, and large multibillion-dollar insurance companies,” reads the letter signed by seven women. “Under the agreement, a large percentage of the settlement originally intended for victims will instead be paid to lawyers for Harvey Weinstein (a now-convicted felon), his brother Robert Weinstein and other ultra-wealthy former members of the board of directors of the Weinstein Company, who turned a blind eye, allowing Harvey Weinstein to victimize us and so many others.
- 3/9/2020
- by Greg Evans and Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
A Harvey Weinstein juror says that the potential #MeToo impact played “absolutely zero” in ultimately finding him guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act.
Juror No. 9, identified only as Drew, spoke out on “CBS This Morning” Friday, telling Gayle King that it wasn’t their “job” to make that determination.
“It’s not what we were asked to do and it would also — it would be an adulteration of the process to take outside factors and have that weight on our decision-making process and eventual findings,” he said. “You know, I have no appetite or aspirations to be the voice or face of both the jury and the larger movement.”
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He concluded, “This case, these people: This is our decision.”
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was handcuffed and immediately taken into custody last week when the jury’s verdict was announced.
Juror No. 9, identified only as Drew, spoke out on “CBS This Morning” Friday, telling Gayle King that it wasn’t their “job” to make that determination.
“It’s not what we were asked to do and it would also — it would be an adulteration of the process to take outside factors and have that weight on our decision-making process and eventual findings,” he said. “You know, I have no appetite or aspirations to be the voice or face of both the jury and the larger movement.”
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He concluded, “This case, these people: This is our decision.”
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was handcuffed and immediately taken into custody last week when the jury’s verdict was announced.
- 2/28/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Jurors in the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct trial did not debate the #MeToo movement, one of the jurors told CBS This Morning on Friday, saying that discussing “outside factors” would have been an “adulteration” of the judicial process.
“I have no appetite or aspirations to be both the face of the jury or the larger movement,” said the juror, identified only as Drew, adding that the jury’s only focus was “this case, these people, this is our decision.”
“There is no message,” he said. “We were there to do a job, and to make a decision based on the information that was presented to us, and we have absolutely no stance or voice or opinion as to any type of larger movement.”
Watch the first segment of the interview above, and the second half below.
In an interview with Gayle King, the juror said about larger “messages” of the trial,...
“I have no appetite or aspirations to be both the face of the jury or the larger movement,” said the juror, identified only as Drew, adding that the jury’s only focus was “this case, these people, this is our decision.”
“There is no message,” he said. “We were there to do a job, and to make a decision based on the information that was presented to us, and we have absolutely no stance or voice or opinion as to any type of larger movement.”
Watch the first segment of the interview above, and the second half below.
In an interview with Gayle King, the juror said about larger “messages” of the trial,...
- 2/28/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A juror who served on the Harvey Weinstein trial says the conviction of the former movie mogul was based solely on the crimes on which he was charged in the courtroom — not on the #MeToo movement.
“There is no message,” the juror said. “We were there to do a job, to make a decision, based on the information that was presented to us, and we have absolutely no stance or voice or opinion, as to any type of larger movement.”
The juror spoke to Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about how the jury reached its decision to convict Weinstein of two felony charges. He asked the network not to use his last name, and was referred to by his first name only, Drew, during the interview.
Drew, Juror #9, was part of the 12-person jury, comprised of five women and seven men, for the course of the seven-week trial in New York City Criminal Court.
“There is no message,” the juror said. “We were there to do a job, to make a decision, based on the information that was presented to us, and we have absolutely no stance or voice or opinion, as to any type of larger movement.”
The juror spoke to Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” about how the jury reached its decision to convict Weinstein of two felony charges. He asked the network not to use his last name, and was referred to by his first name only, Drew, during the interview.
Drew, Juror #9, was part of the 12-person jury, comprised of five women and seven men, for the course of the seven-week trial in New York City Criminal Court.
- 2/28/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
The fact the case came to trial and resulted in convictions stunned some prosecutors.
The news of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for rape and sexual assault has been met positively amongst the female filmmaker community around the world despite the mixed verdict at his New York trial on Monday.
Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act, based on the testimonies of two of his accusers - then aspiring actress Jessica Mann and production assistant Mimi Haleyi.
Sentencing is set for March 11 and could carry a prison term of between five and 29 years. Weinstein has still...
The news of Harvey Weinstein’s conviction for rape and sexual assault has been met positively amongst the female filmmaker community around the world despite the mixed verdict at his New York trial on Monday.
Weinstein was convicted of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sexual act, based on the testimonies of two of his accusers - then aspiring actress Jessica Mann and production assistant Mimi Haleyi.
Sentencing is set for March 11 and could carry a prison term of between five and 29 years. Weinstein has still...
- 2/27/2020
- by ¬0¦Liza Foreman¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Harvey Weinstein is “in disbelief,” but “not delusional,” about his conviction, as he remains under care at Bellevue Hospital before being transferred to Rikers Island, where he’ll be put behind bars.
“He’s still in disbelief of the charges he was convicted of. He’s very consistent about his innocence,” one of Weinstein’s attorneys, Arthur Aidala, told Variety over the phone late Wednesday night.
Weinstein was convicted Monday on two felony charges: criminal sex act in the first-degree for assaulting Miriam Haley by forcible oral sex in 2006, and rape in the third-degree for raping Jessica Mann in a New York City hotel room in 2013.
Aidala, who visited Weinstein in the hospital this week, gave some insight into Weinstein’s thoughts about his conviction.
“He’s realistic, and he knows he’s got a major problem. He’s not delusional,” Weinstein’s attorney said. “But at the same time,...
“He’s still in disbelief of the charges he was convicted of. He’s very consistent about his innocence,” one of Weinstein’s attorneys, Arthur Aidala, told Variety over the phone late Wednesday night.
Weinstein was convicted Monday on two felony charges: criminal sex act in the first-degree for assaulting Miriam Haley by forcible oral sex in 2006, and rape in the third-degree for raping Jessica Mann in a New York City hotel room in 2013.
Aidala, who visited Weinstein in the hospital this week, gave some insight into Weinstein’s thoughts about his conviction.
“He’s realistic, and he knows he’s got a major problem. He’s not delusional,” Weinstein’s attorney said. “But at the same time,...
- 2/27/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
More than two years after a pair of exposes outed Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual abuser and brought global awareness to the #MeToo movement, the former movie mogul was found guilty of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual acts in the first degree in a Manhattan courtroom. On February 24, the ousted Weinstein Company head went from “alleged assailant” to “convicted rapist,” with a pair of guilty verdicts that could see Weinstein in prison for the rest of his life.
The New York trial covered five criminal counts, including two of predatory sexual assault, one involving Haley and actress Annabella Sciorra, the other count involving Sciorra and Jessica Mann. In addition to the predatory counts, Weinstein was charged with one count of criminal sexual assault (against Miriam Haley), and two counts of rape. The verdict found him guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley at his Soho apartment on...
The New York trial covered five criminal counts, including two of predatory sexual assault, one involving Haley and actress Annabella Sciorra, the other count involving Sciorra and Jessica Mann. In addition to the predatory counts, Weinstein was charged with one count of criminal sexual assault (against Miriam Haley), and two counts of rape. The verdict found him guilty of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley at his Soho apartment on...
- 2/26/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
During a TV interview this week, attorney Gloria Allred said the scope of Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial will widen to allow more women to take the stand than in New York.
“You’re going to see more women who are going to be testifying in that L.A. case,” Allred said on “The View.” “I think Mr. Weinstein is in a world of trouble, and this is not going to end for a while.”
Allred represents Lauren Young, a model who testified as a “prior bad acts” witness in New York, telling the jury that Weinstein grabbed her breasts and masturbated in a Beverly Hills hotel bathroom in 2013.
Assuming the Los Angeles case goes to trial, she will have to testify again. On Jan. 6, the L.A. District Attorney filed four charges against Weinstein for rape and sexual assault, based on the allegations of Young and of an...
“You’re going to see more women who are going to be testifying in that L.A. case,” Allred said on “The View.” “I think Mr. Weinstein is in a world of trouble, and this is not going to end for a while.”
Allred represents Lauren Young, a model who testified as a “prior bad acts” witness in New York, telling the jury that Weinstein grabbed her breasts and masturbated in a Beverly Hills hotel bathroom in 2013.
Assuming the Los Angeles case goes to trial, she will have to testify again. On Jan. 6, the L.A. District Attorney filed four charges against Weinstein for rape and sexual assault, based on the allegations of Young and of an...
- 2/26/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister and Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Juror No. 2 in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial said that despite the panel’s “not guilty” verdict on charges of predatory sexual assault that were, in part, related to actress Annabella Sciorra’s accusation, many of the jurors were convinced by her testimony.
“I wouldn’t say that it wasn’t convincing,” the juror said, speaking publicly for the first time on a Tuesday episode of “Inside Edition.” “It was very much so convincing to a lot of the jurors. I feel like the way things went for her, it was wrong. Very much so wrong. And I just feel like, hopefully, with the verdict that we gave, she feels like she has some type of closure.”
Sciorra testified that Weinstein had barged into her Gramercy Park home around 1993, raped her, and then performed oral sex on her without her consent. Though her account fell outside the statute of limitations,...
“I wouldn’t say that it wasn’t convincing,” the juror said, speaking publicly for the first time on a Tuesday episode of “Inside Edition.” “It was very much so convincing to a lot of the jurors. I feel like the way things went for her, it was wrong. Very much so wrong. And I just feel like, hopefully, with the verdict that we gave, she feels like she has some type of closure.”
Sciorra testified that Weinstein had barged into her Gramercy Park home around 1993, raped her, and then performed oral sex on her without her consent. Though her account fell outside the statute of limitations,...
- 2/26/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
A juror in Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial says the testimony of accuser Annabella Sciorra was convincing to some on the jury. “The way things went for her, it was wrong,” the woman identified only as Juror No. 2 tells Inside Edition in an exclusive interview tonight.
The jury returned convictions on two counts against Weinstein on Monday, including first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape, charges stemming from the testimony of the trial’s primary accusers Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann.
But Weinstein was acquitted on two counts of predatory sexual assault — both involving Sciorra’s testimony of being raped by the former producer during the winter of 1993-94.
Annabella Sciorra Calls Weinstein Testimony “Painful But Necessary” After Jury Acquits On Her Charges
“I wouldn’t say [Sciorra’s testimony] wasn’t convincing, it was very much so convincing to a lot of the jurors,” the juror says. “I feel like the way things went for her,...
The jury returned convictions on two counts against Weinstein on Monday, including first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape, charges stemming from the testimony of the trial’s primary accusers Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann.
But Weinstein was acquitted on two counts of predatory sexual assault — both involving Sciorra’s testimony of being raped by the former producer during the winter of 1993-94.
Annabella Sciorra Calls Weinstein Testimony “Painful But Necessary” After Jury Acquits On Her Charges
“I wouldn’t say [Sciorra’s testimony] wasn’t convincing, it was very much so convincing to a lot of the jurors,” the juror says. “I feel like the way things went for her,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Miriam Haley (née Mimi Haleyi), one of the key witnesses in Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial whose account led to his guilty verdict, criticized the convicted mogul’s attorneys for victim-blaming women during the trial.
“I don’t think that we should be telling people like, for example, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney did, that ‘Don’t put yourself in that position,'” Haley said on a Tuesday episode of “The View.” “I think we should be focusing on, ‘Don’t rape people.’ If they come to your house, don’t rape them. If they come to your hotel, don’t rape them.”
“I really feel like [we need] to shift the focus from constantly victim-blaming and evaluating what somebody’s part in it was to basically the actual person who committed the crime taking responsibility for their choices,” Haley added.
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“I don’t think that we should be telling people like, for example, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney did, that ‘Don’t put yourself in that position,'” Haley said on a Tuesday episode of “The View.” “I think we should be focusing on, ‘Don’t rape people.’ If they come to your house, don’t rape them. If they come to your hotel, don’t rape them.”
“I really feel like [we need] to shift the focus from constantly victim-blaming and evaluating what somebody’s part in it was to basically the actual person who committed the crime taking responsibility for their choices,” Haley added.
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- 2/25/2020
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Update, video added In an appearance on ABC’s The View today, Miriam “Mimi” Haley, whose courtroom testimony of being sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein resulted in a conviction that could see the ex-producer in prison for 25 years, spoke out against the victim-blaming tactic of Weinstein’s defense team.
Without mentioning defense attorney Donna Rotunno by name, Haley told The View audience, “I don’t think we should be telling people, like Harvey Weinstein’s attorney did, ‘Don’t put yourself in that position.” She added that the message should be, “Don’t rape people.”
Throughout the trial, Rotunno and other defense attorneys portrayed Weinstein’s accusers, including Haley, as women used the producer for career advancement and failed to accept responsibility for the results. Rotunno said on a New York Times podcast that she had never been sexually assaulted because she had never put herself in “any vulnerable circumstance.
Without mentioning defense attorney Donna Rotunno by name, Haley told The View audience, “I don’t think we should be telling people, like Harvey Weinstein’s attorney did, ‘Don’t put yourself in that position.” She added that the message should be, “Don’t rape people.”
Throughout the trial, Rotunno and other defense attorneys portrayed Weinstein’s accusers, including Haley, as women used the producer for career advancement and failed to accept responsibility for the results. Rotunno said on a New York Times podcast that she had never been sexually assaulted because she had never put herself in “any vulnerable circumstance.
- 2/25/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Before being found guilty by a jury and handcuffed on his way to jail, Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual misconduct, harassment, assault or rape by at least 100 women.
On Monday morning, the possibility of Weinstein being imprisoned seemed impossible, to some. How could one of Hollywood’s most powerful men end up behind bars? By Monday afternoon, that question became a reality.
Weinstein was convicted on a charge of criminal sex act and a charge of rape in the third-degree. He faces a maximum sentence of 29 years. The former movie mogul faced five sex crimes charges in his rape trial, which marked the first criminal trial of the #MeToo movement.
Despite allegations from over 100 women, the criminal trial was largely based on the accusations of just two women: Jessica Mann and Miriam Haley.
Mann, who admitted during her testimony to a partly consensual, yet complex and abusive, relationship with...
On Monday morning, the possibility of Weinstein being imprisoned seemed impossible, to some. How could one of Hollywood’s most powerful men end up behind bars? By Monday afternoon, that question became a reality.
Weinstein was convicted on a charge of criminal sex act and a charge of rape in the third-degree. He faces a maximum sentence of 29 years. The former movie mogul faced five sex crimes charges in his rape trial, which marked the first criminal trial of the #MeToo movement.
Despite allegations from over 100 women, the criminal trial was largely based on the accusations of just two women: Jessica Mann and Miriam Haley.
Mann, who admitted during her testimony to a partly consensual, yet complex and abusive, relationship with...
- 2/25/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
“This trial – and the jury’s decision today – marks a new era of justice.”
Time’s Up Foundation president and CEO Tina Tchen said on Monday (February 24) that the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein on two lesser charges marked “a new era of justice”.
In a statement, Tchen, who heads the group that launched two years ago in response to the Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo movement, said, “This trial – and the jury’s decision today – marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment,...
Time’s Up Foundation president and CEO Tina Tchen said on Monday (February 24) that the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein on two lesser charges marked “a new era of justice”.
In a statement, Tchen, who heads the group that launched two years ago in response to the Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo movement, said, “This trial – and the jury’s decision today – marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment,...
- 2/25/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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