At Harvey Weinstein’s retrial, jurors heard from a woman who said their once-consensual relationship turned into rape. She is the final accuser to testify, with Weinstein maintaining his innocence and pleading not guilty.
Harvey Weinstein is set to go on trial again, beginning Tuesday with jury selection.
The upcoming trial for the 73-year-old film producer is likely to be a shortened version of the original proceedings—comparable to a movie remake—with one major difference: it features a new charge based on an accusation from a woman who wasn’t part of the initial case.
Producer Harvey Weinstein, a central figure in the 2018 #MeToo movement, has been diagnosed with cancer.
Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been transferred from a New York City jail to a hospital to undergo treatment for a variety of health problems including COVID-19 and pneumonia in both lungs, his representatives said Thursday.
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke said she was, 'disappointed, angry, sad' as Weinstein's verdict overturned. Weinstein is not expected to be freed immediately, as he faces a separate 16-year prison term imposed last year in California after he was convicted for the 2013 rape of an actress at a Los Angeles hotel. That conviction still stands.
The New York Appeals Court found that the judge who had presided over Harvey Weinstein's trial in 2020 made the mistakes of letting prosecutors call witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges, and further allowed Weinstein to be cross-examined about those allegations.
As the group of Indian wrestlers continue to protest for justice in their allegations of sexual misconduct against the WFI chief, here’s a look at the impact and future of the MeToo movement in India and the world
With the 95th Academy Awards right around the corner, here’s a look at celebrities who have been banned from the awards ceremony or expelled from the Academy.
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom, where a jury in December found him guilty of rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object.
Director Maria Schrader eschews sensationalism to tell a measured story about the NYT article that exposed widespread sexual misconduct in Hollywood and brought down film mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Sheriff’s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask. Attorney Mark Werksman entered the plea for the disgraced movie mogul a day after Weinstein was extradited to California from New York, where he was serving a 23-year prison term.
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's conviction was seen as a watershed moment in the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment.
Weinstein is one of the two inmates who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, a prison official told local newspaper the Niagara Gazette.
More than 100 women, including famous actresses, have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct stretching back decades, fueling the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment.
'The jury of seven men and five women found the producer guilty of criminal sexual acts in the first degree and rape in the third degree, a measure of vindication for the dozens of women who came out against the one-time all-powerful filmmaker.
The Los Angeles charges come as potential jurors in New York were scheduled to arrive at court on January 7 and fill out questionnaires to determine if they can be impartial.
Benjamin Brafman, a lawyer for Weinstein, told reporters outside the courthouse he was disappointed in the decision but was confident his client would prevail at trial.
Weinstein, who is already facing similar investigations by police in New York and Los Angeles, has denied the latest allegations.
Goldman Sachs' move comes as the Weinstein Company looks for fresh financing after more than 50 women claimed that Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them over the past three decades.
Weinstein was fired as co-chairman on October 8, but he continues to own 22 per cent of the company's stock, and until today continued to hold a seat on the board, reported Variety.
Screenwriter Tony Kushner got a kiss and a hug, actor Hugh Jackman found his first Oscar nomination "a bit surreal," and singer Adele felt a bit like screen legend Meryl Streep.