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Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar
Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar

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

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses
Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses

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

Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?
Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV | OPINION It was billed as the trial to define the #MeToo movement – and New York v. Harvey Weinstein has been all that… and more. As the Weinstein defense team launches its case-in-chief, my legal eyes see that his already uphill battle has grown significantly steeper. For what […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say the disgraced movie mogul ignored pleas such as “no no no” and excused his behavior […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns
Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony, including graphic accounts from six among scores of women who’ve accused him of vile behavior. The last of the accusers to […] More

February 6, 2020

Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault
Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped her breast in a hotel bathroom in 2013, Lauren Marie Young says he also offered a chilling excuse for his lewd behavior: “This is what all actresses do to […] More

February 5, 2020

Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand
Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is due back on the witness stand for a third day of testimony after she broke down in tears Monday, halting an exhaustive cross-examination that focused on the nature […] More

February 4, 2020

Weinstein’s rape trial shifts gears after intense testimony
Weinstein’s rape trial shifts gears after intense testimony

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a day of intense testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, prosecutors are expected to shift gears Thursday with a slate of ancillary witnesses.   Two aspiring actresses testified Wednesday that Weinstein preyed on their vulnerabilities while pushing the notion that sex […] More

January 30, 2020

Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace
Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The closely watched #Metoo era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers expected to testify against the disgraced movie mogul before the end of the week. A slate of secondary witnesses are […] More

January 28, 2020

‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault
‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial how she tried to fight off the disgraced movie mogul and told him “no, no, no” while he sexually assaulted her. As one of two women […] More

January 27, 2020

Weinstein jury to hear from accuser alleging forced oral sex
Weinstein jury to hear from accuser alleging forced oral sex

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — By her own account, Mimi Haleyi once rebuffed one of Harvey Weinstein’s relentless advances by telling him, “I hear you have a terrible reputation with women.” Haleyi says she didn’t know just how terrible the then-revered Hollywood honcho could be until he sexually assaulted […] More

January 27, 2020

Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein held me down, raped me
Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein held me down, raped me

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

Prosecutor calls Weinstein a predator as rape trial opens
Prosecutor calls Weinstein a predator as rape trial opens

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein faced a jury Wednesday in a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator who used his movie-magnate stature to abuse women. “He was not just a titan in Hollywood. He was a rapist,” […] More

January 22, 2020

#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense
#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE | ASSOCIATED PRESS When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team is expected to go on the offensive against the women who have accused him of rape and sexual assault, in part by questioning if they acted like victims afterward. New York City prosecutors intend to counter with a strategy that’s […] More

January 20, 2020

Weinstein: 7 jurors in, Hadid out; lawyers take on ‘circus’
Weinstein: 7 jurors in, Hadid out; lawyers take on ‘circus’

UPDATED 1/17/20 BY COURT TV STAFF:  By the end of the day, 7 jurors were selected and sworn in on the jury of the Harvey Weinstein rape trial out of New York City. Court resumes on Friday with the third panel of 20 potential jurors that have already undergone preliminary background questioning by the judge. […] More

January 17, 2020

Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved…again
Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved…again

BY TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ AND MICHAEL R. SISAK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers went to court Thursday with a last-minute demand to halt jury selection and move his rape trial out of New York City, where they say intense media coverage, protesters and even the consideration of supermodel Gigi […] More

January 16, 2020