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Harvey Weinstein’s sex crime retrial kicked off in Manhattan.
Prosecutors say he used Hollywood power to take advantage of young women and keep them quiet with coercion.
They say he traded promises of stardom for abuse and control.
He thought this was all behind him, but he’s back in the spotlight.
Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial begins in NY with a fresh witness https://t.co/uJ5P0gHAXl pic.twitter.com/oimpBsljJj
— New York Post (@nypost) April 15, 2025
Yahoo News reports:
Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape and sexual assault charges got underway on Wednesday, as a prosecutor and a defense lawyer offered starkly contrasting explanations for the disgraced movie mogul’s encounters with women who hoped to make it big in Hollywood.
Prosecutor Shannon Lucey told jurors in a New York state court in Manhattan that Weinstein exploited his status as a Hollywood gatekeeper and power broker to prey upon and sexually abuse women, then assured their silence by holding their careers hostage.
“Harvey Weinstein had enormous control over those working in TV and film because he decided who was in and who was out,” Lucey said in her opening statement. “He had all the power. They had none.”
Prosecutors have portrayed Weinstein as a serial predator who promised career advancement in Hollywood to women, only to then coax them into hotel rooms and private apartments where he overpowered and attacked them.
Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala rejected that characterization, saying the Oscar-winning producer had “mutually beneficial” relationships with his accusers, who ended up with auditions and other show business opportunities.
“They realized very quickly: Harvey Weinstein, he’s got the key to that room where they all want to go,” Aidala said in his opening statement, referring to career advancement.
Weinstein, 73, dressed in a dark suit and navy tie, listened after being brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair.
He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual act and one count of third-degree rape, and could face decades in prison if convicted. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg was in attendance as the retrial began.
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Alleged Harvey Weinstein victims arrive at Manhattan court for sex crimes retrial pic.twitter.com/ilDto1HiwR
— New York Post (@nypost) April 23, 2025
Harvey Weinstein is back on trial after his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. Opening statements were Wednesday at the same Manhattan courthouse as his original case. pic.twitter.com/VvDsd9l4CA
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 23, 2025
Has it already been 1 year?
New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 r*pe conviction.
They are now ordering a new trial. pic.twitter.com/ziKdjlbF5T
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) April 25, 2024
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