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Speaking outside the courthouse, lawyer Benjamin Brafman says: "Mr Weinstein is not a predator; he is not a rapist and I believe that when this case is over we will ultimately see him be exonerated. Weinstein seeks to dismiss the criminal case , citing dozens of "warm" emails they say Weinstein received from one of his accusers after an alleged rape.
Other objections include a lack of detail on the timeline of an alleged assault in , and the lack of advance warning from the District Attorney's office about the presentation of more serious charges.
German actress Emma Loman sues Weinstein for alleged rape. Loman - understood to be a pseudonym - says Weinstein invited her to meet him in his hotel suite in Cannes in for a meeting about what was presumed to be upcoming film roles. Weinstein's lawyer says the claims are "untrue", adding they were seeking to have the lawsuit dismissed.
The Metropolitan Police says it has received a further allegation of sexual assault after an 11th woman came forward to allege she was assaulted at an "unknown location in the early s".
A New York judge dismisses one of the six sex assault charges after prosecutors said actress Lucia Evans had given a witness a different version of the alleged sex assault from one she had given them. Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulting a year-old Polish model in New York and subjecting her to years of harassment and abuse, starting in The complaint by Jane Doe, as she is known in legal documents, is an update to a class action lawsuit against Weinstein, the Weinstein Company and Miramax.
Actress Ashley Judd's sexual harassment lawsuit is dismissed by a Los Angeles federal court, with the judge ruling the allegations did not fall within the scope of the statute she sued under. Her defamation claim - that Weinstein "blackballed" her after she refused his advances - would still be heard, the judge said. Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche calls for the public censure of Weinstein to end , saying "justice has to do its work", adding: "I'm trying to put my feet in his shoes.
He's had enough, I think. Weinstein and his former studio's board members reach a tentative deal with women who accuse him of sexual misconduct, US media report. Weinstein pleads not guilty to two additional charges of predatory sexual assault. They relate to an alleged assault that took place in Manhattan in - too long ago to be prosecuted under New York state law.
His trial - which had been due to start in September - is pushed back by four months to 6 January Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno tells CBS the evidence will exonerate the movie mogul of any criminal wrongdoing. Weinstein loses his bid to get his trial moved out of New York City. His lawyers say it is "the least likely place on Earth" where jurors can discharge their duty "in an atmosphere free of intimidation from pressure to deliver a result that the politicians, the activists, the celebrities and the media demand".
Rose McGowan files a lawsuit against Weinstein , his ex-lawyers and a private intelligence agency, accusing them of trying to silence her. Ms Chiu says Weinstein tried to rape her, and that she wore two pairs of tights for protection.
His lawyer said the apparent violations were caused by technical problems. The producer attends court using a walking frame, with his lawyers saying he is due to have back surgery later in the week.
A tentative settlement with accusers floated in May is said by lawyers to have been agreed by most parties. However, a number of plaintiffs and lawyers express anger at the terms. The deal has still to be signed off. Weinstein gives an interview to the New York Post saying he has overseen "more movies directed by women and about women than any film-maker". He added: "I pioneered it!
It all got eviscerated because of what happened. My work has been forgotten. Former model Kaja Sokola accuses Weinstein of sexually assaulting her when she was She was anonymous in an earlier class action legal case, but has removed herself from that group and gone public in order to file her own case, saying the above settlement is not "fair or just".
When she initially came forward in , Weinstein's then lawyer described the allegations as "preposterous".
The trial process begins in New York , with a frail-looking Weinstein using a walking aid and accusers including Rose McGowan and Rosanna Arquette protesting outside the court. Meanwhile, LA County prosecutors charge Weinstein with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in Following jury selection, the trial begins in earnest in New York with graphic prosecution statements on his alleged crimes.
Prosecutor Meghan Hast says he was a "seasoned" sexual predator, giving explicit details of allegations by three women, only two of whom are on the charge sheet. His defence team say his actions were consensual, including in one "loving" relationship. Former Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra testifies that the film producer raped her at her home 25 years earlier, after having forced himself into her apartment and attacked her.
Further testimony just over a week later is heard from one-time aspiring actress Jessica Mann , who details a catalogue of abuse by the Hollywood producer, saying he once trapped her in a hotel bedroom and raped her. Three of the five charges against Mr Weinstein relate to Ms Mann.
In her closing arguments, Weinstein's lead attorney Donna Rotunno urges the 12 jurors to make themselves "unpopular" by acquitting him, insisting he had been innocent from the start. The prosecution's case rests on whether the jury believes the accusations of six women, although the jury is considering charges related to just two: ex-actress Jessica Mann and former production assistant Mimi Haleyi, as other claims are too old to prosecute.
With all the evidence heard, the jury begins deliberations. Judge James Burke reminds them that to convict, they must be sure of the defendant's guilt beyond all reasonable doubt and must reach unanimous verdicts on each count.
If they cannot, the judge may be forced to declare a mistrial. Judge Burke warns lead defence lawyer Donna Rotunno not to talk to the press after an opinion piece she wrote for Newsweek drew the ire of prosecutors. After five days of deliberation, the jury finds Weinstein guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and third-degree rape.
The year-old is convicted of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in and raping ex-actress Jessica Mann in He is acquitted of first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault, charges that could have seen him jailed for life.
Though cleared of the most serious charges made against him, the producer still faces up to 25 years in prison on the sexual assault conviction. Judge James Burke orders Weinstein to be held in custody and schedules a sentencing hearing for 11 March.
Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. The year-old appeared in court on Wednesday in a wheelchair. His lawyers had appealed for leniency, saying even the minimum sentence of five years could be a "life sentence" but prosecutors argued Weinstein should be given the maximum possible sentence, given his "lifetime of abuse" towards women and "lack of remorse" for his actions.
Weinstein is accused of sexual assault by four further women as he serves a year prison sentence. Court documents filed in New York on Thursday allege several sexual offences dating from to Michiel Huisman plays an air traffic controller who notices the patterns in life, as stated by his clunky opening voiceover. City ambience or something else? Even stranger, he sees very similar patterns at Grand Central station—couples hugging, a pregnant woman, a group of school kids—and at the exact time of pm, some type of malfunction happens at the station, glass randomly shattering or light bulbs exploding above.
Is Dylan going crazy? There are even more threads that are created, involving a murder that happened 30 years ago at Grand Central station. Director Paul Currie has a handsome look for the movie but does not have the vision to make all of these magic beans grow into one captivating entity. Like "The Number 23" or " Knowing " before it, "" breaks an unwritten rule about coincidences in movies, where if details in the script are made so obvious, of course patterns will arise.
By the end it does, and for a wayward cheesy purpose that I will not spoil, but also cannot say I was that in the least amused by. And as it builds up tension from close calls in other sequences, as when Dylan is driving in a cab and seemingly avoiding predestined accidents by milliseconds, the editing is too choppy to create tension.
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