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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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Convicted rapist Weinstein to learn prison term
The former movie mogul was found guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree on 24 February, in a verdict hailed by the #MeToo movement.
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Weinstein's prison sentence should reflect 'lifetime of abuse': prosecutors
A jury found the former movie mogul guilty of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and of raping onetime aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013.
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Woody Allen's delayed memoir set for release
The book, titled 'Apropos of Nothing', is to be printed by Grand Central Publishing after being rejected by multiple publishers last year.
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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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'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 trial focus on 'Sopranos' actress Sciorra
Annabella Sciorra, best known for her role in HBO’s 'The Sopranos,' testified that Weinstein came to her New York apartment one winter night in 1993 or 1994, raped her and then forced oral sex on 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 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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Ex-cocktail waitress tells trial Weinstein raped her
Tarale Wulff, 43, said she was driven to Weinstein's home after turning up at his office for what she believed would be a meeting about a possible film role.
