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Everything that has happened at Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial so far

Former producer’s second criminal trial is now in its second week

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022

Dancer says fear of Weinstein muted her sex assault response

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein repeatedly challenged a woman over why she didn’t raise more objections or leave the hotel room in Puerto Rico where she said he sexually assaulted her during a 2003 film shoot

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

Harvey Weinstein accuser testifies she wanted to ‘destroy’ herself after assault

The woman alleges the producer raped her in 2013 and is the first of eight witnesses providing testimony during the trial

The Guardian - US · Oct 26, 2022

Mel Gibson can testify at Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial, judge says

The actor and director can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein's accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Mel Gibson Can Testify at Harvey Weinstein Trial, Judge Says

Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul. The 66-year-old actor and director was one of many witnesses, and by far the best known, whose identities were revealed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 15, 2022

Mel Gibson can testify at Harvey Weinstein trial, judge says

A judge has ruled that Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

Harvey Weinstein being kept in ‘almost medieval’ holding cell, says attorney ahead of latest trial

‘ I’m worried about him surviving this ordeal without a heart attack or stroke,’ Weinstein’s attorney said

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

Weinstein lawyer decries 'almost medieval' cell conditions

Harvey Weinstein’s attorney has told the judge at his trial that conditions in the holding cell where he’s being kept after court are “unhygienic” and “almost medieval.”

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Harvey Weinstein to face accusers in L.A. trial, including wife of California's Governor

LOS ANGELES — When Harvey Weinstein surrendered in 2018 to face charges of rape and sexual assault, he stood defiant, marching into a downtown Manhattan police precinct carrying a biography of a famed Hollywood figure who had become a pariah in the film industry.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022

Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned

Five years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles, where he once was king of the Oscars

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022