Only Alec Baldwin is primarily responsible for the firing of the loaded gun on the Rust set last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
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Variety, rejecting the disgraced mogul’s lawyers’ argument that the doc would unduly influence the jury pool. “We’ll just have to deal with it.”With that, Weinstein is set to go on trial for 11 felony counts beginning with pretrial hearings and jury selection starting Oct.
10. Opening statements are scheduled for Oct.
24.“She Said” comes out Nov. 18, though Weinstein’s lawyer Mark Werksman argued Monday that billboards, digital campaigns and other pre-release publicity will be well underway by mid-October.
Werksman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.The prosecution, meanwhile, argued that postponement would be even worse — since it would give potential jurors the chance to see the film and be exposed to awards-season ad campaigns from distributor Universal.“She Said” is based on the book by New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Cantor, and will premiere at the New York Film Festival, which starts next month.Weinstein was charged with rape in New York in 2018 after Twohey and Cantor’s reporting was published by the Times. Two years later, a Manhattan jury convicted him; he was sentenced to 23 years, though he was recently granted the right to appeal that verdict.Weinstein’s lawyers also argued that the appeals process in New York state’s highest court should play out before the Los Angeles trial proceeds, since a reversal could impact the Los Angeles trial — but Lench dismissed that argument also.
Weinstein has been housed in a California jail since July awaiting court.According to Variety, Weinstein’s attorneys also asked the judge to look into getting his missing teeth replaced while in jail so he does not appear “indigent” as a witness. The judge said she would consider the matter but
.Only Alec Baldwin is primarily responsible for the firing of the loaded gun on the Rust set last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Friday.
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Harvey Weinstein is making a plea.
Jennifer Lawrence says that the allegations she slept with Harvey Weinstein was the weirdest thing she’s ever read about herself. The ‘Don’t Look Up’ star thinks it’s “bizarre” people ever thought she had sex with the 67-year-old disgraced movie mogul - who is currently serving a 23-year sentence in a New York prison after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault and facing other legal battles in Los Angeles and London over similar allegations - when reports of his sexually predatory behaviour in Hollywood surfaced and sparked the MeToo movement. After being asked during US Vogue’s ‘73 Question’ video featurette “What was the most bizarre thing you’ve ever read about yourself?”, the 32-year-old actress said: “That I f***** Harvey Weinstein”.
The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full list of titles, with the program comprised of 164 features and 23 world premieres across film and TV.
K.J. Yossman The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup for the festival’s 66th edition, set to take place this October. Among the films that will be screening are “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” #MeToo thriller “She Said,” which tells the story of how two New York Times journalists broke the Harvey Weinstein story, and “The Son,” Florian Zeller’s long-awaited follow-up to “The Father.” Among the films already announced for the festival, which runs from Oct. 5-16, are the world premieres of “Pinocchio,” from Guillermo del Toro and “Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical.”
EXCLUSIVE: Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Bobby Soto (Narcos: Mexico), Julio Cesar Cedillo (Narcos: Mexico), Veronica Falcón (Ozark), Sarayu Blue (I Feel Bad) and Eric Johnson (Fifty Shades franchise) are among the newest additions to Prime Video’s Michael Peña starrer A Million Miles Away, which has entered production in Mexico City. Others rounding out the ensemble of the Alejandra Márquez Abella-helmed film include Jordan Dean (Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace), Ashley Ciarra (Chupa), Michelle Krusiec (Hollywood), Emma Fassler (Recovery Road), Michael Adler (Super Pumped), Carlos S. Sanchez (Chicago Fire) and Isaac Arellanes (Ghostwriter).
Harvey Weinstein failed today to get his Los Angeles trial on multiple sex crimes pushed back over an upcoming festival premiere and fall wide release of a movie about the investigation into his decades of abuse and sexual assaults .
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge on Monday denied a defense request to postpone Harvey Weinstein’s trial in Los Angeles in order to avoid publicity for “She Said,” a feature film about the exposure of sex abuse allegations against him. Weinstein is set to go on trial on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault on Oct. 10, and the case is expected to last at least through the end of November. “She Said,” a film based on the book by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, is due out from Universal on Nov. 18. The film is also expected to have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 30 to Oct. 16.
Harvey Weinstein has won the right to appeal his New York conviction for sex crimes, more than two years after the verdict.In February 2020, the former Hollywood producer was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted for counts of rape and sexual assault. He was found guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in the first degree and third-degree rape.A lower court turned down his request for an appeal before today’s ruling granting the request (per NBC News).Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, said that his client was grateful for the decision.
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More than two years after his New York conviction for sex crimes that included third-degree rape, ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has won the right to appeal, NBC News has reported.
Harvey Weinstein has been granted an appeal.
Court of Appeals announced Wednesday.Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of rape and sexual assault, and a lower court upheld that conviction in June. The Court of Appeals has granted Weinsten’s application, and the ruling on Wednesday from New York State of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore will clear the way for oral arguments to begin next year before the entire court, a court spokesman told NBC News.“I’m hopeful that this is the opportunity to finally prove my innocence,” Weinstein said in a Wednesday statement to The New York Post.Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence for the 2020 conviction.
Justice is served. Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, and her co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, were awarded a combined $31 million on Wednesday, August 24, in their case against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department.
Harvey Weinstein was granted permission to take his appeal of his 2020 sex crime conviction to the State of New York Court of Appeals. On Wednesday, New York's highest court agreed to hear the 70-year-old disgraced movie mogul's case after the appellate division, a lower court, upheld his conviction in June. The five-justice appellate panel unanimously ruled against overturning the verdict in which Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in New York.
Gary Busey denied sexual assault accusations filed against him in New Jersey, while filling up his tank at a gas station in Malibu, California. Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, in addition to one count of attempted criminal sexual contact, which occurred at a hotel in the Cherry Hill area following an appearance at the annual Monster Mania Convention on Aug. 12-14.