A New York appeals court has thrown out Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial in a stunning reversal of the landmark #MeToo case.
In a 4-3 decision, the appeals court found that the trial judge presiding over Mr. Weinstein’s case allowed women who said they were assaulted by Mr. Weinstein to call prosecutors. . However, those accusations were not part of the charges against him.
A disgraced movie mogul has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Convicted in February 2020 In 2006, he was charged with forcing oral sex on television and film production assistant Mimi Haley, and in 2013 with third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann.
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Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison. (Scott Hines)
Mr. Weisnetin, a former film producer, was known for his influential career in Hollywood before his fall from grace became widely publicized.
He was a co-founder of Miramax and later the Weinstein Company, both of which produced many commercially successful films and earned Academy Award honors.
Weinstein was one of the first and biggest figures of the #MeToo movement after he was accused of sexual assault and rape by more than 80 women.
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