A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Tuesday. Two people died and thousands of homes and businesses were left without power. Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is convicted of rape in his Los Angeles sexual assault trial. He could face up to 24 years of imprisonment. A Chinese billionaire real estate […]
Former film producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault at a trial in Los Angeles on Monday. This marks the second criminal trial for Weinstein, 70, who is already serving a 23-year prison sentence after he was convicted in February […]
LOS ANGELES—Jurors at the Los Angeles rape and sexual misconduct trial of Harvey Weinstein have been deliberating for a week without reaching a verdict. The jury of eight men and four women went home Friday afternoon and will return to resume deliberations on Monday morning. They must decide on two counts of rape and five […]
LOS ANGELES—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 in Los Angeles Superior […]
LOS ANGELES—Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in Los Angeles. Already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, the 70-year-old former movie mogul faces different allegations including several that prosecutors say occurred during a pivotal Oscar week in Los Angeles. Jury selection for an eight-week trial begins Monday. Weinstein has […]
NEW YORK—New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for the Court of Appeals said Wednesday that oral arguments would likely be held sometime next year, after the decision to hear the case was granted Aug. 19. Weinstein was convicted in February 2020 in New […]
LONDON—British prosecutors said on Wednesday they had authorized charges to be brought against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a woman 26 years ago. “Charges have been authorized against Harvey Weinstein, 70, following a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation,” said Rosemary […]
A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie producer’s arguments that the trial judge made several errors that tainted the trial. Weinstein was appealing his February 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence for assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress […]
The Senate on Thursday passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which has been colloquially dubbed the “#MeToo” bill, and has sent it to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The bill would make significant changes to arbitration for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, which proponents […]
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles judge on Thursday again rejected one of 11 sexual assault counts in an indictment of Harvey Weinstein. Judge Lisa B. Lench first dismissed the count of sexual battery by restraint as too old and outside the statute of limitations two weeks ago, but allowed the district attorney’s office to amend the […]
Harvey Weinstein has been indicted in California on sexual assault charges, one of his lawyers said on Monday, as the former Hollywood movie producer appeared in a New York court proceeding over whether to extradite him. The 69-year-old Weinstein wore a collarless rust-colored shirt as he appeared from the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo by […]
The Los Angeles Police Department is shutting down its sexual assault unit that investigates complicated sex crimes, like film producer Harvey Weinstein. It’s the latest specialized unit to be affected in LA by the $150 million dollar defunding decision passed by City Council and Mayor Eric Garcetti in July. The decision came amid protests and […]
In this episode of America Is Talking, we talk to Guy Lewis, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, about why it’s so hard to prove voter fraud in court. Then, we invite Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute fellow and best-selling author, to discuss the Los Angeles Police Department’s decision to dissolve […]
NEW YORK—Six women who claim they were sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein urged a U.S. judge on Monday to reject an $18.9 million settlement with the disgraced movie producer, the board of his former studio and other accusers. The settlement announced on June 30 would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James and […]
Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for rape, has no symptoms of the CCP virus, his spokesman said on Thursday, more than two weeks after a union official for corrections officers said the former movie producer had tested positive.
