US EditionHarvey Weinstein is going on trial again in a New York rape case
The retrial follows a deadlocked jury and a mistrial last June, while Weinstein remains imprisoned on other convictions and appeals a California case.
- On Tuesday, the retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein begins in Manhattan court on a rape charge that previously ended in mistrial, though he remains imprisoned regardless of the verdict.
- The judge declared a mistrial last June after the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate the case amid a jury-room feud, necessitating the retrial.
- Serving a 16-year prison term for a California rape conviction, Weinstein hired a new legal team including Marc Agnifilo, who represents high-profile figures like Sean "Diddy" Combs.
- Weinstein's spokesman Juda Engelmayer told AFP, "He is hopeful and expects a fair process where the facts will vindicate him," though Weinstein claimed he was punched "hard in the face" at Rikers Island.
- The Oscar-winning Weinstein has faced prosecutions since allegations against him exploded in 2017, helping to spur the "MeToo" movement, with an appeal hearing scheduled for April 23.
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After years of complaints driven by the #MeToo movement, legal issues and imprisonment, former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is again tried for a rape charge in New York. The jury selection began on Tuesday in this new trial, in which members will be required to determine, for the third time, whether Weinstein raped stylist and actress Jessica Mann at a Manhattan hotel in 2013. On this occasion, the jurors will analyze only one charge base…
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Harvey Weinstein rape retrial begins in New York
The retrial of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on a rape charge on which a jury was previously deadlocked started Tuesday, although he will remain imprisoned for other offenses regardless of the verdict.
Harvey Weinstein going on trial again in a New York rape case
Harvey Weinstein is going on trial again on a rape charge in New York City, after years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison. Jury selection is set to start as early as Tuesday in the onetime movie mogul’s latest…
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