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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein considered himself such a big shot in Hollywood that he thought he could get away with treating aspiring actresses like “complete disposables,” a prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments Friday at his New York City rape trial. “The universe […] More
February 14, 2020
Prosecutors will deliver closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial on Friday before deliberations begin Tuesday. More
February 14, 2020
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and other prominent parents charged in the sweeping college admissions bribery case say they won’t be ready to go to trial until next year. Federal prosecutors in Boston have said the first trial […] More
February 13, 2020
By TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer told jurors Thursday that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like moviemakers, creating a world where “women are not responsible” for how they interact with men. Weinstein is innocent, attorney Donna Rotunno said, appealing […] More
February 13, 2020
With the defense resting its case and both sides preparing for closing arguments, Vinnie Politan and Seema Iyer look back on the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. (Episode 27) More
February 13, 2020
Closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial are scheduled to begin on Thursday. More
February 13, 2020
Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett was indicted on charges of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack. More
February 11, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony from six accusers. As expected, Weinstein chose […] More
February 11, 2020
The defense rested its case in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial without calling the defendant to the stand. More
February 11, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but not before answering the big question looming over his New York City rape trial: Will he take the risk of testifying? So far, they say, Weinstein hasn’t signaled he’ll roll […] More
February 11, 2020
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await the outcome. They wonder how the disgraced mogul’s wealth and power might affect the verdict. They wince at […] More
February 10, 2020
A former roommate told the jury that the woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her referred to him as her 'spiritual soulmate.' More
February 10, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness stand at Weinstein’s New York City rape trial last week, […] More
February 10, 2020
In the third week of Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial, the prosecution rested as the defendant dozed off. More
February 8, 2020
Two weeks into the Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial and it is proving to be as dramatic as anticipated. More
February 6, 2020
Prosecutors are dropping charges against Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley after determining that key evidence never existed. More
February 5, 2020
A key accuser in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial is set to return to the stand for a potentially grueling cross-examination. More
February 3, 2020
The alleged victim gave a vivid account of interactions with Harvey Weinstein, but court adjourned before his attorneys could confront her. More
February 1, 2020
The woman whose rape allegations led to criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein is set to testify against him. More
January 31, 2020
When the New York Times published an expose on the alleged predatory sexual behavior of Harvey Weinstein, it inspired women around the world to come forward and share their stories of encounters with the powerful movie mogul. (Ep. 24) More
January 30, 2020
Two more accusers are set to testify against Harvey Weinstein as the Hollywood producer stands trial on rape charges in New York City. More
January 29, 2020
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night in a Florida jail, where he turned himself in to face charges that he and his trainer attacked the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions […] More
January 24, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, telling a jury in a quivering voice that the burly Hollywood studio boss barged into her apartment in the mid-1990s, overpowered her and raped her as she tried […] More
January 23, 2020
Actress Annabella Sciorra is set to confront Harvey Weinstein as a key prosecution witness in his New York City rape trial. More
January 23, 2020
MIAMI (AP) — The mother of rapper Kodak Black and a group of lawyers called a news conference to discuss what they claim is his mistreatment in a federal prison in Miami. But they discovered that just an hour earlier, the rapper had been put on a prison bus to federal facility in Kentucky, a […] More
January 23, 2020
The 37-week trial was televised gavel to gavel on Court TV. It was the ultimate reality drama and to this day – 25 years later – still captivates people. More
January 23, 2020
Two women who have accused actor Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial. More
January 22, 2020
Movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial could send him to prison for life. In the end, his fate rests in the hands of a jury. (Episode 21) More
January 16, 2020
Prosecutors in the Virgin Island filed a lawsuit alleging Jeffrey Epstein used two private islands to traffic and abuse girls. More
January 16, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As if picking a jury for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial wasn’t complicated enough, some potential jurors have been posting on social media about their involvement in the case, violating court rules that could land them behind bars, the judge said Wednesday as the selection process […] More
January 16, 2020
