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Harvey Weinstein “Almost Died”, Producer’s Lawyer Says As New Grand Jury Indictment Revealed — Update
Harvey Weinstein has been indicted by a new grand jury on additional charges, prosecutors said in a New York courtroom this morning. “We informed the defense just prior to being present in court this morning … the grand jury has indicted Mr. Weinstein, “ Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said. The indictment remains sealed for […]
An ailing Weinstein was moved from an upstate prison after the appeals win, and he has shuttled between the city’s Rikers Island jail, Bellevue Hospital and a courtroom in lower Manhattan as District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has prepared to retry him. More than 80 women working at all levels of the film industry have come forward to accuse Weinstein of rape and assault during and after the height of the MeToo movement that called out powerful men in entertainment, politics and business for exploitive behavior. He still faces a handful of lawsuits including one brought last year by actress Julia Ormond under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which extended the statute of limitations for alleged victims of sexual assault to sue.
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