The disgraced Hollywood mogul was sentenced to 23 years in jail last year after a jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault. He currently faces additional charges of sexual misconduct, with a maximum penalty of 140 years behind bars. Weinstein’s legal team believes he did not receive a …
Read More »‘Clickbait publicity’: Harvey Weinstein denies assaulting Angelina Jolie in 90s, accuses actress of trying to sell book
In an interview with The Guardian on Saturday, Jolie claimed to have been assaulted by Weinstein when she was 21 and starring in the 1998 movie ‘Playing by Heart’ – which was executive produced by Harvey and Bob Weinstein. “If you get yourself out of the room, you think he …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein, movie mogul who gave rise to #MeToo movement, pleads not guilty to sex-crime charges in California
Defense lawyer Mark Werksman entered the plea on Weinstein’s behalf on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Weinstein, co-founder of the once-powerful studio Miramax, was shackled and brought into the courtroom by sheriff’s deputies in a wheelchair, wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and a Covid-19 mask pulled down under …
Read More »Disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein handed over for extradition to face sex-crime charges in California
Weinstein, 69, was handed over to authorities for transport to California from New York on Tuesday morning, according to New York state corrections officials. The former studio boss had been incarcerated at a prison near Buffalo, in upstate New York, since being sentenced in March 2020 to 23 years behind …
Read More »Extradition of former Hollywood producer Weinstein to face rape, sexual assault charges in LA approved by New York judge
In March 2020, the film producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted in New York of rape and sexual assault in a case that sparked the #MeToo movement. Soon after sentencing, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office launched efforts to extradite Weinstein to California to face …
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