Harvey Weinstein

2022 - 12 - 20

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial (Redlands Daily Facts)

Weinstein was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count involving a woman known as Jane Doe 1. The jury hung on several ...

The rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, held simultaneously and just down the hall from Weinstein’s, ended in a mistrial. Weinstein beat four other felony charges before the trial even ended when prosecutors said a woman he was charged with raping twice and sexually assaulting twice would not appear to testify. A movie about that reporting, “She Said,” was released during the trial, and jurors were repeatedly warned not to see it. But only eight of the 12 jurors agreed to find Weinstein guilty of those counts. The jury was unable to reach a decision on counts involving two accusers, notably rape and sexual assault charges involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs,” Siebel Newsom said in a statement.

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Harvey Weinstein is convicted of 3 of 7 charges, including rape, in ... (CNN)

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three of seven charges against him, including rape, Monday in a Los Angeles sexual assault trial ...

She testified that Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in 2005. And it’s important we make that distinction in this courtroom.” [criminal sex act and third-degree rape after 26 hours](https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/us/harvey-weinstein-sentence/index.html) of deliberations. Take my word for it that I didn’t consent. After weeks of emotional testimony and 10 days of deliberations, jurors in Los Angeles also acquitted Weinstein of one count of sexual battery by restraint against a massage therapist in a hotel room in 2010. His attorneys have appealed that conviction, which put more attention on the outcome of the trial in Los Angeles. Take my word for it that I showed up at his hotel room. “Harvey is obviously disappointed, however hopefully because with this particular accuser there are good ground to appeal based on time and location of alleged events,” Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said in a statement. “My client, Jane Doe 4, shared her story not with an expectation to testify but to support all the survivors who bravely came forward. While we are heartened that the jury found Weinstein guilty on some of the counts, we are disappointed that the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on Jane Doe 4. The once-powerful film producer is already serving a 23-year sentence for a 2020 New York rape conviction. But I knew I had to see this through the end, and I did…

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LA Jury Finds Harvey Weinstein Guilty of Rape in Mixed Verdict (The New York Times)

The former film producer was convicted of sex crimes for the second time, though the jury could not reach a decision on three counts and acquitted him on ...

She said she had tried to ignore the incident for years as “a way of putting away my sadness, my fear, my trauma, so I could move forward with my life.” Paul Thompson, a deputy district attorney, declined to comment because the case was still open; lawyers are scheduled to return on Tuesday for more arguments related to special findings on some of the counts. It signified something of a departure from the defense’s tenor earlier in the trial. Governor Newsom was in the building during his wife’s appearance but not in the courtroom. Lench of the Los Angeles Superior Court in a rare move to shield courtroom information from the public. “‘Take my word for it’ — five words that sum up the entirety of the prosecution’s case,” Mr. Weinstein in order to establish a pattern of behavior. Because of some of the complicated dynamics of the verdict and the state’s sentencing laws, Mr. But the jurors could not decide on two counts related to accusations made by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of Gov. Young, said after the verdict that her client was “100 percent committed to testifying again if she was asked to do so.” “Harvey Weinstein is a serial predator and what he did was rape.” Weinstein was guilty of three counts — rape, forcible oral sex and sexual penetration — involving an Italian actress who testified that he attacked her in a hotel room in 2013.

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Jury finds former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape (Reuters)

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and two other sexual assault counts by a Los Angeles jury on Monday, marking the second ...

Weinstein faces up to 18 years in prison on the counts for which he was convicted, but aggravating factors could increase that to 24 years. I hope Weinstein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime." sexual battery by restraint involving an alleged attack on one woman, Jane Doe 3, in 2010. "Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013 and I will never get that back. Cyber mutual insurer Miris has received an operating license from Belgian regulators and will start offering insurance from Jan. The jury did not reach a verdict on charges relating to one other woman.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles (NPR)

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

"Harvey is grateful for the jury's work on the other counts, and he's determined to continue his legal challenges in ultimately proving his innocence." "In Hollywood, sex was a commodity," Weinstein's attorney, Mark Werksman told the jury, saying Weinstein's actions were part of a "casting couch culture." In 2015, she filed a police report that spurred sex crimes prosecutors to investigate Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein is a serial predator and what he did was rape. That movement has exposed sexual misconduct by very powerful men in business, politics and entertainment. To all survivors out there — I see you, I hear you, and I stand with you." Harvey Weinstein, once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood whose many sex crimes helped ignite the #metoo movement, was convicted of 3 of 7 charges in his second sex crimes trial, this time in Los Angeles. "Throughout the trial, Weinstein's lawyers used sexism, misogyny, and bullying tactics to intimidate, demean, and ridicule us survivors. Newsom testified that Weinstein invited her to meet to discuss her career at a hotel in Beverly Hills. For more than a month in court, eight former models and actors vividly described Weinstein attacking them in various hotel rooms. She graphically described how he shoved her onto a bed and raped her. The 70-year-old is already serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty in second sex crimes trial (BBC News)

The 70-year-old is already serving 23 years in jail after he was convicted in New York two years ago.

He was cleared of that attack. When he heard guilty on count one, the former Hollywood producer looked down. Then the court clerk read guilty on count two and he looked at his lawyer. A mistrial was declared on those counts. The woman whom Weinstein was convicted on Monday of raping, Jane Doe 1, was a Russian-born model. The Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love and Pulp Fiction producer and co-founder of the entertainment company Miramax was wearing a grey suit and looked pale at the court in Los Angeles on Monday.

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Harvey Weinstein Gets Mixed Verdict In LA, Here's What It Means ... (Forbes)

The jury was hung on the three other sexual assault counts, including a second count of rape. All three guilty counts were related to the accusations of one ...

Weinstein was one of the catalysts of #MeToo, but he is not the movement." Weindling says of the Weinstein trial, "This is not the trial of #MeToo. The trial resulted from four women's allegations of sexual assault and rape that they say occurred from 2005 to 2013. Midway through the trial, four of the original 11 charges against Weinstein from a fifth woman were dropped without explanation. The jury was hung on the three other sexual assault counts, including a second count of rape. Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault and acquitted of one count of sexual battery in a trial in Los Angeles.

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Today's Headlines: Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Times)

Harvey Weinstein appears in a downtown L.A. courtroom in October during his rape trial. The former Hollywood kingmaker was convicted of raping one woman and ...

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles (whynow)

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood film producer, has been found guilty of raping a woman by a Los Angeles court.

“Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013 and I will never get that back. Weinstein was acquitted of sexual battery against an accuser known as Jane Doe 3. Weinstein was found guilty on charges of rape and two sexual assault charges against the accuser Jane Doe 1.

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Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty of Rape in Los Angeles Trial ... (Vanity Fair)

Weinstein faces up to 24 years in prison for his latest conviction and additional criminal charges in London, meaning it's unlikely he'll ever walk free.

However, in addition to his latest conviction, Weinstein faces criminal charges of indecent assault in London against a woman in 1996, as reported by [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1139349809/harvey-weinstein). He will spend the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs,” she [said](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/us/harvey-weinstein-trial-deliberations-los-angeles-monday/index.html) in a statement after the verdict. [said](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-19/harvey-weinstein-verdict-in-los-angeles) a decision has not been reached about whether to retry Weinstein on the jury’s deadlocked charges. [nine men and three women](https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-sexual-assault-a988a453c232d32fdf294b3ca06fa5b9), was hung on three counts made by two accusers, leading the judge to declare a [mistrial](https://nypost.com/2022/12/19/harvey-weinstein-found-guilty-of-rape-at-los-angeles-trial/) on them. [a “bimbo”](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/19/jennifer-siebel-newsom-weinstein-trial-00074676) by Weinstein’s attorneys, alleged that Weinstein raped her in a hotel room in 2005. If so, Weinstein could be sentenced up to 24 years, according to the Los Angles Times. We must keep fighting to ensure that survivors are supported and that their voices are heard.” And the jury, consisting of “Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013,” she Weinstein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand. [said](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/19/us/harvey-weinstein-trial-deliberations-los-angeles-monday/index.html) in a statement released through her attorney. Prosecutors called 44 witnesses to the stand.

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Harvey Weinstein Accusers Celebrate New Guilty Verdicts (Rolling Stone)

Three Harvey Weinstein accusers are speaking out after the disgraced producer received a new guilty verdict, but also an acquittal and two mistrials.

“Knowing how horrific it is to go through the process of trying your predator and looking him in the eye — for myself alone, I did a lot of preparation, a million things to get myself calm while having to face him again,” she said. Justice for one of us is justice for us all.” Equally important, if not more, is that there is some measure of justice for the women who took the stand and for all of us survivors. With that in mind — alongside the shock decision to [overturn Bill Cosby’s conviction](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/bill-cosby-sex-assault-conviction-overturned-release-prison-release-1191385/) — Geiss noted how important even a few guilty verdicts were in the Los Angeles case. “But I also know the truth of what happened to me and many other women, and I don’t need a jury to tell me if he’s guilty or not. “Once we all knew Cosby was going to be free after the horrendous and sickening things he did, any survivors started to feel like it’s possible and plausible Weinstein could get out. A guilty verdict on some or all counts was incredibly important to me, both personally and for all of us who are survivors of his abuse.” After 10 days of deliberation, Weinstein was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault tied to a Feb. charges that ended with a hung jury, Geiss said it should be up to the survivors. That being said, you know, obviously the jury is only hearing, quite frankly, just a few of us… [sentenced to 23 years in prison](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/harvey-weinstein-prison-sentence-23-years-965519/). One of the women to speak up was Jane Doe 3, a masseuse whose sexual assault accusation against Weinstein was the only one that came back with a not guilty verdict.

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Harvey Weinstein 'Disappointed' in Guilty Verdict in L.A. Trial (Variety)

Harvey Weinstein's spokesperson says he is disappointed in the verdict from his L.A. trial and is determined to prove his innocence on appeal.

In New York, Weinstein is currently appealing his conviction for which he is serving a 23-year sentence. However, the breakdown of the verdict (10 to 2 on Jane Doe #2, and 8 to 4 on Jane Doe #4) indicates that the jury was leaning towards convicting Weinstein on the charges that ultimately ended deadlocked with the judge declaring a mistrial. The jury acquitted Weinstein on a charge related to Jane Doe #3 and was hung on the charges that stemmed from Jane Doe #2 and Jane Doe #4. In addition to his New York conviction in 2020 for which he is already serving a 23-year sentence, Weinstein now faces an addition maximum sentence of 18 to 24 years for the charges on which he was found guilty in his L.A. [who testified](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-defense-calls-witnesses-jane-doe-1-testimony-1235443425/) that she was raped by Weinstein in February 2013 when she visited Los Angeles to attend the Italia Film Festival. During [cross-examination](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-jane-doe-1-cross-examination-1235414620/), Weinstein’s defense aimed to poke holes in her testimony, questioning her on the timeline of events and her whereabouts on the evening she claims she was sexually assaulted by Weinstein in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial (WOKV)

After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks, the jury of eight men and four women reached the verdict at the second criminal trial of the 70- ...

Weinstein beat four other felony charges before the trial even ended when prosecutors said a woman he was charged with raping twice and sexually assaulting twice would not appear to testify. [dismissal of Bill Cosby's conviction](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-laws-arts-and-entertainment-government-and-politics-6156d361426fb1ff062514e0addc34f5) last year. They were brought to the stand to establish a pattern of sexual predation. [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://apnews.com/article/jennifer-siebel-newsom-harvey-weinstein-trial-d0734d92451b5f25ca3788a14957bae4), a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California Gov. Four were other women who were not part of the charges but testified that Weinstein raped or sexually assaulted them. But only eight of the 12 jurors agreed to find Weinstein guilty of those counts. Jurors were deadlocked 10-2 on a sexual battery count involving Lauren Young, the only accuser who testified at both Weinstein trials. They said the other two had “100% consensual” sexual interactions that they later reframed. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs,” Siebel Newsom said in a statement. The trial was a stark reminder that we as a society have work to do.” "I hope Weinstein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime.” “Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013 and I will never get that back.

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Harvey Weinstein Jury Deadlocks on Harsh Sentencing Factors (Variety)

The jury in the Harvey Weinstein trial deadlocked on two sentencing factors that could have led to a longer prison term.

The Los Angeles jury acquitted Weinstein of one count and could not reach a verdict on three other counts. She had to decide on the fly how she was going to react.” The prosecution asked the jury to approve two factors: that the victim was “particularly vulnerable” and that Weinstein had planned the assault. 1, a jury must approve “aggravating factors” in order for the judge to sentence him to the maximum term — eight years — on each count. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson argued Tuesday morning that she was particularly vulnerable because she was thousands of miles from her home in Italy, spoke limited English, and had “very little support structure” in the U.S. Because the jurors could not reach a unanimous decision on those factors, Weinstein will face no more than 18 years in prison on the L.A.

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How Harvey Weinstein's lawyers took on his accusers in post ... (INSIDER)

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three out of seven sexual assault charges on Monday. The high-profile trial marked a sea change in the way accused rapists ...

While the lawyers (all men) forcefully pressed the women on their recollection of the assaults and their reasons for remaining in touch with Alexander, they never played a shame-and-blame game. With the exception of making a straw woman of the #MeToo movement, some parts of the defense's attack are emerging in other sexual-assault trials. That is, not only were these events not coerced, but they were tacitly agreed to by the women as the cost of professional advancement in the entertainment industry, the attorneys argued. Nevertheless, the Alexander trial made it a little less acceptable for future defense lawyers to fall back on the old ways. Early in the trial, Weinstein's aggressive defense was cited by some as a return to the "shame-and-blame" strategy that puts the alleged victim on trial. So if they are able to persuade even one juror that this is what happened, then from the defense point of view, they've done their job." While six men were charged with assaulting Araujo on a pool table in a Massachusetts bar, the 21-year-old single mother became the target of defense attacks portraying her as a welfare cheat and a woman of questionable morals. Mostly, though, the LA attorneys combined their combative stance with quieter lines of interrogation that centered on hotel-guest folios, the victims' social-media accounts, cell-phone-tower pings, and DNA examinations of a dress. The jury acquitted Weinstein of her charges. A mistrial was declared on the Jane Doe 2 counts when the jury could not unanimously agree on Weinstein's guilt. [was found guilty of three of the seven felony counts of sexual assault on Monday](https://www.insider.com/harvey-weinstein-guilty-sexual-assault-charges-la-trial-2022-12). "I try to transport the jury to that dark alley where the murder took place or back into the bedroom where the rape took place," he said.

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Harvey Weinstein dodges sentencing enhancement, faces 18 years (CBS News)

The disgraced former Hollywood mogul will face a maximum prison sentence of 18 years after an L.A. jury failed to reach a verdict on special allegations ...

On Monday, she [released a statement](https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/jennifer-siebel-newsom-statement-harvey-weinstein-verdict/) addressing the verdict. She [testified that he had raped her](https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/gov-newsoms-wife-jennifer-siebel-newsom-to-continue-testimony-in-harvey-weinstein-trial/) in a hotel room in 2005. 9 to determine the next steps in the case. [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/jennifer-siebel-newsom-testifies-in-rape-trial-of-harvey-weinstein/), the wife of California Gov. The panel was brought back Tuesday to hear arguments on the special circumstances allegation. Weinstein was charged with raping or sexually assaulting four women, but after a monthlong trial, was only convicted of charges based on one woman's allegations.

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After convicting Harvey Weinstein of rape, a Los Angeles jury ... (CNN)

After convicting former film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, a Los Angeles jury could not reach a unanimous verdict Tuesday on alleged ...

She will continue to fight for all women and all survivors of abuse against a system that permits the victim to be shamed and re-traumatized in the name of justice.” They were a hung jury on one count of sexual battery by restraint, one count of forcible oral copulation and one count of rape related to two other women – including “While we are heartened that the jury found Weinstein guilty on some of the counts, we are disappointed that the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on Jane Doe 4. “Harvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013. I will never get that back,” said Jane Doe 1 in a statement released through her attorney. I hope Harvey Weinstein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime.” “The jury has said they are not able to reach a unanimous verdict on these issues,” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench said, according to a pool report. Weinstein had pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. But I knew I had to see this through the end, and I did … Jurors had deliberated for several hours Tuesday. The disgraced movie mogul was found guilty Monday of three of seven charges against him in his second sexual assault trial. His spokesman said he was “disappointed” with the outcome of the trial but “he is prepared to continue fighting for his innocence.”

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