Weinstein

Cross-examination drives key Weinstein accuser to tears

10:51 pm February 4, 2020

New York: A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein broke down in tears on the witness stand during an exhaustive cross-examination over the nature of her relationship with the once-powerful movie mogul. The drama, which prompted the judge to send the jury home about an hour earlier than usual, […]

‘I’m being raped’: Harvey Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault

5:25 am January 28, 2020

NEW YORK: As she tried to fight off Harvey Weinstein’s advances, Mimi Haleyi told him “no, no, no” before he held her down on a bed and forcibly performed oral sex on her, she said in emotional testimony Monday at Weinstein’s trial. Haleyi, one of two women whose assault accusations led to Weinstein’s trial, took […]

'Sopranos' actress Annabella Sciorra tells Harvey Weinstein trial: 'He raped me'

‘Sopranos’ actress Sciorra tells Weinstein trial: ‘He raped me’

5:55 am January 24, 2020

New York: “The Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra’s voice cracked as she told a court Thursday that being raped by Harvey Weinstein left her feeling like she was having “a seizure” and caused her to self-harm. In emotional testimony at Weinstein’s trial, Sciorra described how he barged into her New York apartment late at night in […]

'Time for an accounting' in Weinstein affair: Clinton

#MeToo: Harvey Weinstein trial set to open

8:56 pm January 22, 2020

New York: Harvey Weinstein arrived at court Wednesday to face the biggest trial of the # MeToo era, with opening statements soon to start in the rape case seen as a symbol of a global reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful men. Weinstein, 67, walked past a phalanx of cameras and reporters as he arrived […]

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Challenges for public following impeachment, Weinstein cases

9:29 pm January 21, 2020

New York: Americans who want to follow President Donald Trump’s impeachment saga and Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial through the media will sit in obstructed seats. Both events begin in earnest this week — with Senate arguments over Trump’s impeachment beginning Tuesday and opening statements in the Weinstein case Wednesday. Both have been the […]