Weinstein portrayed by prosecutors as predator as rape trial opens
Harvey Weinstein has been painted as a sexual predator by prosecutors as he goes on trial in a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement.
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Harvey Weinstein not just a Hollywood titan ‘he was a rapist’, court told
Harvey Weinstein faced a jury 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.
Harvey Weinstein ‘rape’ trial to hear opening statements
Harvey Weinstein arrived at court to face the biggest trial of the #MeToo era, with opening statements soon to start in the rape case seen as a symbol of a global reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful men.
Prosecutors to use expert to counter Harvey Weinstein’s claims of consensual sex
Prosecutors in the trial of Harvey Weinstein will look to an expert witness to counter the defence team’s claims that his accusers did not behave like victims after the alleged crimes.
Jury selected for Harvey Weinstein trial
Jury selection for the trial of Harvey Weinstein has been concluded, setting the stage for testimony to begin in the next week.
Model Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein rape trial
Supermodel Gigi Hadid could be selected as a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after telling a judge she would be able to “keep an open mind on the facts”.
Weinstein judge will not step aside as jury selection resumes
The judge in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial has declined the defence’s request that he step aside as jury selection dipped into a third day.
Jury selection begins for Weinstein rape trial after new charges laid
The judge at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has ordered jury selection to begin as scheduled, rejecting a defence request for a “cooling-off period” after prosecutors in Los Angeles brought new charges against the fallen movie mogul.
Weinstein jury selection to start in New York amid new charges in LA
Potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual assault trial are expected to fill a courtroom as the former film titan’s legal problems deepened with new charges in Los Angeles.
Harvey Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of New York trial
Los Angeles prosecutors have charged Harvey Weinstein with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during Oscars week in 2013, bringing the new case against the disgraced Hollywood mogul on the eve of jury selection for his New York trial.
Harvey Weinstein attends court ahead of trial
Harvey Weinstein has attended a court hearing in the US where his lawyers and a judge handled the final preparations for his trial on charges of rape and sexual assault.
Ricky Gervais’s best and most shocking jokes from the Golden Globes
Ricky Gervais’s much-anticipated return as host of the Golden Globes involved jokes about Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein and Hollywood hypocrisy.
Harvey Weinstein awaits trial accused of rape
Jury selection is scheduled to start this week in New York City in a case involving allegations Harvey Weinstein raped one woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and performed a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006.
Terry Gilliam says #MeToo movement is a witch hunt
Terry Gilliam has said that the #MeToo movement is a “witch hunt” and that he is tired of white men being “blamed for everything that is wrong with the world”.
Harvey Weinstein facing new ‘sex assaults’ probe in LA and Beverly Hills
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault.
Former model accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
A former model has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.
Weinstein accusers say disgraced mogul is trying to ‘gaslight society’
Harvey Weinstein has been accused of trying to “gaslight society again” after he called himself “the forgotten man” who should be remembered as a pioneer of female storytelling.
Weinstein Company creditors agree £19m settlement, lawyer says
The vast majority of the Weinstein Company’s creditors are joining a settlement that includes 25 million dollars (£19m) for more than two dozen actresses and former employees who claim Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed them, a lawyer said.
Weinstein settlement deal with accusers prompts mixed reactions
A 25 million US dollar (£18.9 million) settlement to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and his former film studio’s board has received a mixed reaction.
Weinstein bail raised to £3.8m after ‘bail violations over electronic tag’
Harvey Weinstein’s bail has been increased from a million dollars (£750,000) to five million (£3.8 million) over allegations that he violated bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor.