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Harvey Weinstein: from Hollywood 'God' to convicted rapist
A week before his 68th birthday, the 'Pulp Fiction' producer with a knack for making Oscar-winning movies was sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault.
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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison
Judge James Burke ignored the pleas of Weinstein's defence team to give their client the minimum of five years behind bars.
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Harvey Weinstein 'likely to remain in hospital until sentencing'
The disgraced movie producer was found guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act last week, and after leaving the court he was diverted to hospital after complaining of chest pains.
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Harvey Weinstein's lawyer doesn't think he'll go for bail
The 67-year-old movie mogul is due to be sentenced on 11 March in Manhattan, New York, after he was found guilty on Monday of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act.
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Opera star Domingo apologises as union probe confirms 'inappropriate activity'
The performer's spokeswoman, Nancy Seltzer, told AFP "what is truthful is we are in ongoing discussions with the union on how to move forward."
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Weinstein upbeat at Manhattan hospital after sex crimes conviction, lawyer says
Weinstein had been expected to move to New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex following the verdict, but was admitted late Monday night to Bellevue Hospital a few miles away.
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Harvey Weinstein 'rushed to hospital' following conviction
The 67-year-old producer was heading to Rikers Island jail, where he is to remain behind bars until he is sentenced on 11 March, but was diverted to Bellevue Hospital in New York.
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'Age of empowerment,' accusers hail Weinstein convictions
The 67-year-old was acquitted of the most serious charge of predatory sexual assault but faces a lengthy jail term.
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Jurors in Weinstein rape trial ask to review Rosie Perez testimony
Jurors asked to review parts of Mimi Haleyi’s testimony, as well as emails between her and Harvey Weinstein and emails from him mentioning her.
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Weinstein jury concludes first day of deliberations in rape trial
The Manhattan jury of seven men and five women began their discussions after the judge hearing the case warned Weinstein’s lead defence lawyer, Donna Rotunno, against talking to the press until jurors have reached a verdict.
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Weinstein jury to begin deliberations
The disgraced movie mogul, 67, faces life in prison if the jury of seven men and five women convict him of predatory sexual assault charges in New York.
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Weinstein lawyer assails accusers' credibility in NY rape trial closing argument
Harvey Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, a onetime aspiring actress, in 2013.
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Actress Rose McGowan blasts Natalie Portman Oscars cape
In a post on Facebook, the actress said she found Portman's red carpet Oscar protest 'deeply offensive to those of us who actually do the work.'
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Harvey Weinstein defence rests case in rape trial
The trial has raised complicated issues surrounding consent and abuse of power for the jury of seven men and five women to grapple with.
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First defence witness in Weinstein's NY rape trial takes aim at accusers
Writer Paul Feldsher testified for the defence that actress Annabella Sciorra told him in the early 1990s that she had a sexual encounter with Weinstein but did not say she had been raped.
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Woman testifies masturbating Weinstein trapped her in hotel bathroom
Lauren Young, a 30-year-old model and actress, is the last of six accusers scheduled to testify in a Manhattan courtroom against Weinstein, a once-powerful Hollywood figure.
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Trial hears accuser tried to make Weinstein 'pseudo-father'
Lead defence attorney Donna Rotunno subjected ex-actress Jessica Mann, who says Weinstein raped her in March 2013, to brutal cross-examination that appeared to severely weaken her earlier testimony.
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Weinstein demanded threesome from aspiring actress, trial hears
The ex-Miramax boss said he had asked the same of Charlize Theron, Salma Hayek and Uma Thurman, accuser Dawn Dunning told the New York court.
