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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA Los Angeles judge on Monday ruled to limit the amount of information that could be obtained by Harvey Weinstein’s defense team for his upcoming trial on 11 counts of rape and sexual assault.Judge Lisa B. Lench approved the prosecution’s motion to quash subpoenas from four witnesses for their correspondence, including personal emails and texts dating as far back as 2004, with one of the alleged victims (referred to as Jane Doe #4).
However, the judge said she wouldn’t prevent the defense from serving future subpoenas to victims, and wouldn’t ask them to notify the prosecution in advance about attempts to serve.“As I read the subpoenas, they are over-broad and they call for confidential information between those parties,” Lench said, referring to the witness’ privacy rights. She also quashed subpoenas to the Los Angeles Police Department and Beverly Hills Police Department for investigation results, as well as a witness’ mental health records, which the judge deemed privileged communication.Weinstein, wearing a blue mask and a brown jail jumpsuit, held a book about Hollywood in hand as he was wheeled into court by deputies on Monday morning.Paul Thompson, the lead prosecutor, argued that the the subpoenas could “have a chilling effect on people coming forward” and “have the tendency to harass witnesses.”In her ruling, Lench said, “If it appears that any activity on anyone’s part is harassing, I will take that up at a later time.”Weinstein’s lawyer Alan Jackson spent the majority of the pre-trial hearing debating about what rights are covered under Marsy’s Law, also known as the California Victims’ Bill of Rights.
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“She Said,” a drama about the sexual harassment investigation that took down Harvey Weinstein and sparked the #MeToo movement, will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival.The Universal Pictures movie is screening as part of the festival’s spotlight section. Other movies that will be highlighted include Chinonye Chukwu’s historical drama “Till,” Elvis Mitchell’s documentary “Is That Black Enough for You?!?,” James Ivory and Giles Gardner’s non-fiction film “A Cooler Climate,” and Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s New York Dolls documentary “Personality Crisis: One Night Only.”Additional spotlight entries include “Bones and All,” directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet; Marco Bellocchio’s “Exterior Night,” a six-part series about the kidnapping and eventual murder of the Italy’s influential statesman and former prime minister Aldo Moro; director Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom Exodus,” a third season of his television series The Kingdom; Chris Smith’s “Sr.”, a look at the life and career of Robert Downey Jr.’s late father, Robert Downey, Sr.; “The Super 8 Years,” a story about writer-director Annie Ernaux’s family’s memory; and Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” a screen adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel about women from a remote religious community dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault.
The New York Film Festival on Tuesday revealed its Spotlight section lineup, which includes the world premiere of She Said, Universal’s drama based on the work of New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey who investigated and wrote the bombshell 2017 Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse story.
"America’s Got Talent" judge Heidi Klum is no stranger to flaunting her bikini bod on social media. The 49-year-old star, who frequently posts swimsuit snaps on her Instagram, is sharing how she's managed to stay so fit as well as her evolution as a judge since joining the show in 2013. After the first live show of season 17, Klum spoke with Fox News Digital and shared tips on how fans could keep themselves healthy, based on what she learned during a recent stay at a health clinic.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein will face one fewer witness at his Los Angeles trial in October, a judge ruled on Wednesday.Prosecutors had previously been granted the right to call five “prior bad acts” witnesses to testify against the disgraced producer, in support of five other women whose claims form the basis of the charges in the case.But one of those witnesses — known in court only as “Miss I.” — has since decided she does not want to testify. On Wednesday, prosecutors asked the court’s permission to replace her with another witness.
Entertainment lawyer Bert Fields, known for his work with A-list celebrity clients, passed away Sunday at the age of 93 in his California home. Fields' law firm, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger, announced the attorney's death on August 8 via a statement.
The number of days lost in the region’s hospitals due to bed blocking has risen slightly.
Judge Rinder has left fans hot under the collar after debuting his impressive six pack on Instagram. The TV star, real name Robert Rinder, took to Instagram over the weekend to show off his gym-honed body to his 165,000 Instagram followers – and they were quick to compliment him on how great he looks. In a pair of photos, Robert, 44, stood shirtless in front of the mirror as he held two hand weights above his head.
The first trailer for the new season of The Voice is here, amid a swivel chair shake-up!
Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentHarvey Weinstein’s latest hearing in his sexual assault case was delayed Friday morning when a flood caused a lockdown at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility, the Los Angeles prison where the convicted rapist is currently behind bars.“Just a routine delay,” one of Weinstein’s attorneys, Mark Werksman, told members of the media who were sitting in the courtroom.“My client, on the payphone, is still in his cell,” Weinstein’s attorney said at 9:29 a.m., asking for an update from the bailiff, who was on the phone with the prison, trying to arrange transportation for Weinstein to be escorted to the courthouse for the hearing.“It is my understanding,” Judge Lisa B. Lench began, “That there was a flood at Twin Towers where Mr.
There are some interesting, somewhat odd things happening over at Warner Bros. Discovery, huh? Obviously, we have yesterday’s news that “Batgirl” and the new “Scoob!” films are both being shelved even though they were seemingly close to being finished.
Do not mess with Paul Sorvino and his family.
tributes to late screen icon Paul Sorvino, who died Monday at 83 of natural causes, one video in particular seemed to resonate with fans: A clip of the “Goodfellas” star threatening to choke the life out of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The old snippet amassed 126,000 views on Twitter as social media lauded the deceased thespian for standing up to predators.“It is reprehensible beyond description that women have been treated in this manner,” Sorvino told local news outlet KCAL9 at a Golden Globes Event in January 2018, addressing the highly-publicized scandal, in which multiple actresses — including the actor’s own daughter Mira Sorvino — stepped forward to accuse Weinstein, 70, of rape, sexual assault or sex harassment.“When you’ve had a phenomenal mother like I had, you are automatically a feminist.
Cooper had been arrested in 2018 after he was accused of committing lewd acts with two underage girls on separate occasions, one between 2005 and 2007 and the other between 2012 and 2016. The three convicted counts stemmed from the abuse that took place in the mid-2000s, while the other five counts were ruled as a mistrial. The accuser, now 28, recounted during the trial how Cooper had befriended her and shared her interest in music and theater before molesting her in his basement recording studio when she was 12 or 13 in 2006.“Over a decade later, this still haunts me,” she testified.
“Weinstein Effect” is still lingering Monday, five years after mainstream reports of Harvey Weinstein’s dark sexual reign of terror first came to light.Author Ken Auletta’a bombshell new book, “Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence,” dives deep into the ugly truth of the disgraced film producer’s downfall. “[He] had some notion in his head that his body was attractive,” the author, 80, told Fox News, despite witness testimony that he smelled of feces, had genitals scarred to the point they “looked like a vagina” and a back full of “uncomfortable” blackheads.Still, “he really thought he was God’s gift, a Don Juan,” added Auletta, who spoke to multiple former Miramax film studio employees, Weinstein accusers and even his business partner brother, Bob Weinstein, for the exposé.In one chapter, the famed media critic for New Yorker magazine recounts how Jessica Mann — an ex-actress who claimed Weinstein, 70, raped her — testified on the stand that he smelled like “poop” and his private parts looked “deformed.”“I remember the district attorney passed around pictures [at his 2020 trial] … and the jurors barely looked at them.
The Mercury Prize shortlist for 2022 will be announced tomorrow, but here today we have the really important Mercury Prize related lists that you’ve all been looking for. Two of them!First, it’s the list of the judges who have put together the 2022 shortlist.
There have been 20 seasons of American Idol so far and throughout those two decades, there have been 14 different people who have sat behind the judges table.
Tamra Judge is back! Bravo has announced that the 54-year-old reality star is set to return to as a housewife.Taking to Twitter after the announcement was made on Andy Cohen's, the reality star tweeted, «The Judge is back and drama’s in session.»The Judge is back and drama’s in session.
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that LGBTQ people are protected from employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.