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Movie magnate Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison in California and New York for rape and sexual assault. The charges against him led to the rise of the #MeToo movement.

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

Homecoming: The Harvey Weinstein Trial
Homecoming: The Harvey Weinstein Trial

It’s been almost 19 months since I walked into the New York Criminal Court Building at 100 Centre Street. This time I was no longer ‘one of us.’ Now I was the dreaded ‘one of them.’ The press. The same press causes security havoc and long lines and bellows questions in the halls to whoever […] More

January 29, 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

Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair
Weinstein lawyers: ‘Circus’ atmosphere, juror tweets unfair

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

The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Hollywood’s A-List make the witness list
The Harvey Weinstein Trial: Hollywood’s A-List make the witness list

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV LIVE “Is this a witness list or the Oscar nominations?” That was my first thought when hearing that several Hollywood A-listers comprise the 90 names being read to potential jurors in the New York trial against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Just a day after seeing actresses Charlize Theron and […] More

January 15, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial
Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she’d be able to “keep an open mind on the facts.” Hadid, who lives in Manhattan and studied criminal […] More

January 14, 2020

Weinstein: Judge denies defense motion to recuse himself
Weinstein: Judge denies defense motion to recuse himself

Court has recessed for the day to allow one of the attorneys to tend to a medical issue. But before the recess, the judge swore in the panel of about 130 jurors and then dismissed them for the day. The same group will return tomorrow for preliminary questioning. Judge Burke also denied the defense motion […] More

January 9, 2020

The Court TV Podcast Episode 20
The Court TV Podcast Episode 20

After many delays, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is ready to face a jury of his peers in his sexual assault trial, but how did we get here? Harvey Weinstein Trial: How We Got Here Court TV anchors Vinnie Politan and Seema Iyer will look back at all that has occurred – allegedly or not – […] More

January 9, 2020

Judge Scolds Weinstein as Jury Selection Begins
Judge Scolds Weinstein as Jury Selection Begins

It was a rocky start for Harvey Weinstein inside the New York Courthouse where Judge James Burke appeared furious after learning Weinstein allegedly violated his orders by using a cell phone in the courtroom. More

January 7, 2020

L.A. Prosecutors Announce New Weinstein Charges
L.A. Prosecutors Announce New Weinstein Charges

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that film producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013.   Defendant Weinstein (dob 3/19/52) was charged in case BA483663 with one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, […] More

January 6, 2020

Harvey Weinstein Scandal: A Timeline
Harvey Weinstein Scandal: A Timeline

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood tycoon whose alleged sexual behavior has sparked a powerful conversation world-wide began his plummet from power in early 2015.   And it’s all thanks to a few strong women who had the courage to speak out. Here’s a timeline of how the scandal unfolded: March […] More

December 30, 2019

Harvey Weinstein says he’s advanced women’s film careers
Harvey Weinstein says he’s advanced women’s film careers

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein says he is a pioneer in advancing the careers of women in the film industry. “I feel like the forgotten man,’’ Weinstein said in an interview published Sunday in the New York Post. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking […] More

December 16, 2019

Weinstein lawyer says 98% of creditors agreeing to settle
Weinstein lawyer says 98% of creditors agreeing to settle

BY LARRY NEUMEISTER ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety-eight percent of The Weinstein Co.’s creditors are joining a tentative settlement that plaintiffs say includes $25 million for over two dozen actresses and former employees who claim Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed them, a lawyer said Thursday. >>RELATED: Weinstein could face jail, bail hike over monitoring […] More

December 12, 2019

Weinstein could face jail, bail hike over monitoring issues
Weinstein could face jail, bail hike over monitoring issues

UPDATED 12/11/19 12 pm BY COURT TV STAFF Harvey Weinstein’s bail was increased by Judge Burke on Wednesday over allegations that he violated his bail by removing his ankle monitor. Weinstein’s bail went from $1 million to a choice of paying either a $5 million cash bail, or $50 million security bond partially secured at […] More

December 11, 2019