Harvey Weinstein back in court as judge set to decide #MeToo retrial start

Disgraced producer wants extra charge involving allegation from woman who wasn’t in original case throw outHarvey Weinstein is due back in court Wednesday as a judge is set to decide when the disgraced movie mogul’s #MeToo retrial will start and whether it will include an allegation involving a woman who wasn’t in the original case.Weinstein, 72, wants the extra charge thrown out, arguing through lawyers that Manhattan prosecutors only brought it to bolster their case with a third accuser after New York’s highest court overturned his 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women. Continue reading...

Harvey Weinstein back in court as judge set to decide #MeToo retrial start

Disgraced producer wants extra charge involving allegation from woman who wasn’t in original case throw out

Harvey Weinstein is due back in court Wednesday as a judge is set to decide when the disgraced movie mogul’s #MeToo retrial will start and whether it will include an allegation involving a woman who wasn’t in the original case.

Weinstein, 72, wants the extra charge thrown out, arguing through lawyers that Manhattan prosecutors only brought it to bolster their case with a third accuser after New York’s highest court overturned his 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women. Continue reading...