US EditionHarvey Weinstein doesn’t plan to testify at sex crimes retrial
- Harvey Weinstein does not plan to testify at his sex crimes retrial in New York, which will move to closing arguments on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
- Weinstein faced a difficult choice after his 2020 conviction was overturned, and his attorneys debated whether jurors needed to hear from him, though he previously avoided testifying.
- The retrial focuses on allegations that Weinstein sexually assaulted Jessica Mann by raping her in 2013 and compelled Miriam Haley and Kaja Sokola to perform oral sex in separate incidents from 2006, with all three women delivering detailed and emotional testimony.
- Weinstein's defense claims all encounters were consensual despite evidence he manipulated accusers by promising career help and isolating them in private settings, while Weinstein visibly reacted at trial.
- Jurors will soon consider the case against the former film executive who helped catalyze the #MeToo movement, with Weinstein’s decision to remain silent potentially influencing their deliberations.
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Harvey Weinstein Won’t Testify In His Own Defense In NYC Sex Crimes Retrial; Jury Deliberations May Start Tuesday
At one point, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers worried aloud their much-ailing client wouldn’t make it through his New York rape retrial alive. Now they’ve decided the much-accused Pulp Fiction producer will conclude the case without saying a word in his own defense. “He wanted to testify, and we respect that instinct,” Weinstein’s longtime spokesperson Juda Engelmayer […]
New York, 2 Jun (EFE).- The third-degree sexual abuse and rape trial against Harvey Weinstein in New York will enter his closing arguments phase tomorrow, with no testimony expected from the co-founder of the Miramax studio and one of Hollywood's heavyweights.Weinstein's lead attorney, Arthur Aidala, confirmed yesterday that, as he did in his previous trial in New York (2020) and two years later in Los Angeles, his defendant does not plan to tak…
Jurors Will Consider Weinstein’s Fate in a Changed Climate
When Harvey Weinstein arrived at the Manhattan criminal courthouse each day in the winter of 2020, he had to navigate throngs of cameras and protesters. Inside, the courtroom was overflowing with reporters prepared to broadcast every moment of his trial to an avid audience. The trial, in which a jury found Mr. Weinstein guilty of rape, was seen as a critical moment in the #MeToo movement, which demanded accountability for sexual harassment and a…
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