Harvey Weinstein Appeals Conviction, Blames ‘Me Too’ Movement For Conviction
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appeared in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 4, 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles on sex-related charges. (Photo by Etienne Laurent Pool/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers1:59 PM – Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Disgraced convicted rapist […]
Jussie Smollett appealing hate crime hoax conviction wasn’t ‘smartest’ decision: expert
Jussie Smollett’s decision to pursue an appeal after his hate crime hoax conviction was not the “wisest” move for the disgraced actor, an expert familiar with the case told Fox News Digital. Smollett filed a petition on February 5 asking the Illinois Superior Court to intervene in the ongoing legal battle. The “Empire” actor’s staged […]
Harvey Weinstein to cite #MeToo ‘noise’ in final NY bid to reverse rape conviction
Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein is making a last-ditch effort to have his 2020 Manhattan sex crimes conviction overturned. His lawyers claim the “noise” caused by the #MeToo movement interfered with the Hollywood producer’s right to a fair trial. As Weinstein, 71, finishes his 23-year sentence in an upstate prison, his lawyers told New York State’s […]
Jussie Smollett Appeals to Illinois Supreme Court to Throw Out His Hate Crime Hoax Conviction
Actor Jussie Smollett, whose reputation was tarnished by a hate crime hoax, convinces the public that he was actually attacked by homophobic racists during a 2 a.m. subway sandwich run in Chicago in 2019. A lawsuit has been filed in the Illinois Supreme Court seeking to do so. Smollett’s lawyers are asking the Illinois Supreme […]
Biden tied up with Trump, Haley, in potential November matchups, but Trump conviction would boost Biden: poll
A new national poll shows President Biden and former President Donald Trump are essentially unanimous in their likely rematch in the November election. But an NPR/PBS NewsHour poll released Wednesday shows the president’s advantage over Trump increases if the former president is convicted. Polls also show that Biden is essentially tied with former United Nations […]
Illegal immigrant in Maryland arrested for weapons conviction
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador with a weapons conviction was arrested last month after Maryland authorities continued to put him back on the streets, citing sanctuary policies, despite his criminal record, immigration officials announced. The unidentified 24-year-old man, an alleged gang member, was taken into federal custody in Silver Spring on Jan. 10, according […]
51 percent in new survey say Trump conviction of ‘serious crime’ would be ‘fair outcome’
More than half of U.S. voters surveyed said it would be a “fair outcome” if former President Trump was convicted of a “serious crime,” according to a poll released Thursday. There is. inside New Yahoo News/YouGov poll51% of registered voters say a conviction for a “serious crime” is “a fair outcome for holding people accountable […]
Minnesota Supreme Court reverses conviction in real estate agent’s 2019 killing
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out Elsa Segura’s murder and kidnapping convictions. Segura was originally found guilty of aiding and abetting first-degree murder in the 2019 death of Monique Beau, a real estate agent who was lured to a fake home and murdered. “We have a duty to ensure that defendants in criminal […]
Kaylin Gillis’ dad shares ‘profound relief’ at killer’s conviction
The father of Kaylin Gillis, a 20-year-old Upstate woman who was shot and killed after accidentally driving into the wrong driveway, has expressed “deep relief” after her attacker was found guilty, saying “justice has finally been served.” said. Kevin Monahan, 66, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Tuesday after a two-week trial in Gillis' […]
Danny Masterson denied bail while appealing rape conviction, has ‘every incentive to flee’: judge
Convicted rapist and disgraced “That 70s Show'' actor Danny Masterson has run away because a judge thinks he has “no wife to go home to'' and could be jailed for the rest of his life. As a result, bail was denied on Wednesday. “If the defendant's conviction and sentence are upheld on appeal, he will […]