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Still no verdict in Harvey Weinstein retrial after Day 4 of jury deliberations
There was silence from the jury on Tuesday, unusual given their past behavior, where they would submit notes consistently — a total of 14 notes in three days, which doesn’t include requests for breaks, lunch or even extra coffee. But the jurors were behind closed doors on Tuesday. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.
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Foreperson's complaints signal a divided jury at Harvey Weinstein's retrial
The foreperson of the jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial omplained Monday that some jurors were prodding others to change their minds, talking about the former studio boss’ past and going beyond the charges as they deliberate. “I feel like they are attacking, talking together, fight together. I don’t like it,” the foreperson said, according to a transcript of his...
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Young juror cites ‘playground' drama in request to leave Harvey Weinstein retrial
A judge has denied Harvey Weinstein’s request for a mistrial after a juror complained of issues in the deliberations.
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Woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of rape describes their complex history
Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial are hearing from a woman who has said her consensual relationship with the ex-movie mogul descended into rape in 2013. Jessica Mann took the witness stand Monday. She’s is the last of three accusers to testify in the case. And she’s the one with arguably the most complicated history with the 73-year-old. Weinstein...
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Ex-model takes stand in Harvey Weinstein retrial. The prior jury never heard about her
Days into Harvey Weinstein’s first sexual assault trial in 2020, prosecutors privately spoke for the first time with a former model who alleged that he had forced oral sex on her. But that jury was never told about Kaja Sokola’s claim. On Wednesday, Sokola began to tell a new jury her story.
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Harvey Weinstein continues testimony about alleged sexual assault
Emotional testimony in court in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, as one of the accusers broke down in tears when she took the stand. Miriam Haley shed tears multiple times during intense questioning by a defense attorney. Despite it, she stuck to her story that Harvey Weinstein raped her. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Weinstein accuser insists in tearful outburst: ‘He did that to me'
A woman who alleges Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her nearly two decades ago broke down in tears on the witness stand at his #MeToo retrial.
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Defense in Harvey Weinstein trial questions accuser
On Thursday, it was the defense’s turn to question one of Weinstein’s accusers, and it was a tough line of questioning. Miriam Haley testified in extremely graphic detail what she says Harvey Weinstein did to her. As she did, she looked towards the jury and cried. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Harvey Weinstein's lawyers get their turn to question accuser Miriam Haley at retrial
Miriam Haley, testifying for a third day at Weinstein’s rape retrial, was grilled about details of her recollections — such as exactly how she once propped open an apartment building door — and the bigger picture of her story.
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First accuser takes the witness stand at Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial
The first of three accusers expected to testify at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has taken the witness stand in a reprise of her testimony in his first #MeToo trial five years ago.
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Weinstein accuser had ‘zero interest' in sex with him, friend testifies
Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers have told the jury at his retrial that the woman told them long ago that the former studio boss sexually assaulted her. One of the friends, Christine Pressman, also testified Thursday that she once suggested the accuser date the movie mogul, but the woman balked.
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Testy testimony as Harvey Weinstein's lawyer questions witness during rape retrial
Things got testy between a witness and the defense in the Harvey Weinstein rape retrial in New York City, as a roommate of an accuser got into it with Weinstein’s attorney. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens with added allegations from former teen model
Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations — plus a newly added claim from a former model. For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in the early 2000s.
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Harvey Weinstein moved out of Rikers to Bellevue Hospital for rest of rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the “hell hole” he calls Rikers Island were granted by the judge. The former Hollywood power broker will be transferred from the infamous New York City lockup to Bellevue Hospital, a judge ruled Thursday. Weinstein will be allowed…
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9 jurors picked as defense wants Weinstein moved from jail to hospital during retrial
As nine jurors were picked on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial in New York, his lawyers looked to have him moved from jail to a NYC hospital during the trial, citing his health issues including cancer.
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Jury selection begins of re-trial of Harvey Weinstein sex assault case
Harvey Weinstein was back in court for the retrial of his sexual assault case that propelled the #MeToo movement into the spotlight and led to his 2020 conviction, which was ultimately overturned. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Actor who played NYC prosecutor among prospective jurors excused from Weinstein retrial
As jury selection started in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape retrial, some prospective jurors made clear they couldn’t be fair in judging the one-time Hollywood mogul-turned-#MeToo pariah.
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Harvey Weinstein appears in court as judge issues rulings shaping his looming #MeToo retrial
Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who wasn’t a part of the first case. But at a key pretrial hearing Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers cautioned that because Weinstein’s 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction was overturned,...
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Harvey Weinstein requests sooner #MeToo retrial in NY after April 15 date set
Harvey Weinstein begged a judge Wednesday to hold his #MeToo retrial as soon as possible, telling him “I don’t know how much longer I can hold on” with cancer, heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex. The disgraced movie mogul objected after Judge Curtis Farber said the retrial would start April 15, imploring...
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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after ‘alarming blood test,' attorney says
An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says he was hospitalized following an “alarming blood test.” City records show the disgraced movie mogul was moved from Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan.