Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein Begs For Mercy As He Is Sentenced For Another Rape
24 Feb

Harvey Weinstein Begs For Mercy As He Is Sentenced For Another Rape

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Ex-film mogul Harvey Weinstein begged for leniency in a Los Angeles court moments before he was given an additional 16 years in prison for rape. He was convicted of attacking an actress in a hotel room during a film festival in the city in February 2013. “Please don’t sentence me to life in prison,” the disgraced Hollywood star told the court. “I don’t deserve it.” More than 80 people have made rape and misconduct claims about Weinstein dating back as far as the late 1970s. The 70-year-old is already serving a 23-year prison sentence for a separate conviction in New…
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Jury Finds Former Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein Guilty Of Rape
20 Dec

Jury Finds Former Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein Guilty Of Rape

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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 conviction of the onetime Hollywood kingmaker who became the face of #MeToo sexual abuse allegations five years ago. The jury found Weinstein guilty of rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object involving one woman, but acquitted him of charges relating to a second alleged victim, the Los Angeles Superior Court announced. The jury could not reach a verdict on two allegations, including rape, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of…
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