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Commentary: Harvey Weinstein’s latest trial and the ritual of degrading women in court

Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial, which ended Monday with the jury finding him guilty of raping one woman, was more than a one-off parade of salacious stories about a disgraced apex predator and a ritual dragging-through-the-mud of women who said they were violated. Its savage mistreatment of female witnesses…

Los Angeles Times

From Harvey Weinstein to Casey Anthony: The unbearable cruelty of the modern American courtroom

Clémence Michallon reports on some of the more distasteful moments from real-life US courtroom dramas in 2022

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in second sex crimes trial

His victim Jane Doe 1 said of the guilty verdict ‘I hope Weinstein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime’

Evening Standard

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‘Where he belongs’: With life in prison likely for Weinstein, accusers react

LOS ANGELES — More than two weeks after jury deliberations began in Los Angeles, the verdict is in for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. And so are the reactions.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

WEKU

Harvey Weinstein: Disgraced movie mogul found guilty of rape at Los Angeles trial

California case follows 2020 conviction in New York

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles sexual assault trial

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement.

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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles trial

The downfall of the former movie magnate played out over a six-week trial that included testimony from Jennifer Siebel Newsom

The Guardian - US

Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor, the first woman to hold the office

LOS ANGELES — After 241 years, the nation’s second-largest city has its first female mayor.

Los Angeles Times

Melinda Henneberger: Harvey Weinstein lets out a belly laugh at LA rape trial as his attorney ridicules victim

Those of you who have been writing to me to say how sorry you feel for poor Harvey Weinstein — as it turns out, not all of the former producer’s defenders are on his payroll — will be relieved to hear that he is bearing up admirably under the strain…

Tribune News Service

Why Weinstein’s team risked vilifying Jennifer Siebel Newsom and other accusers in post-#MeToo trial

To the very end of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in Los Angeles, his defense team lawyers didn’t let up on their efforts to malign and “slut shame” Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the other accusers, arguing that these women falsely accused the producer of assault because they were embarrassed they had…

Tribune News Service

Weinstein trial: prosecutor says ‘hotels were his trap’ in closing arguments

Six-week Los Angeles trial wrapping up after graphic testimony from four women accusing ex-producer of rape and sexual assault

The Guardian - US

Robin Abcarian: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues

What a bracing coincidence!

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Siebel Newsom fends off shame-the-victim tactics in Harvey Weinstein rape trial

The same grotesque stereotypes that the documentary film-maker has exposed in her work were deployed against her

The Guardian - US

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Swifties know: the Ticketmaster fiasco shows America has a monopoly problem

The power of irate Taylor Swift fans means something might actually be done about the dominance of Ticketmaster and co

Tribune News Service

Melinda Henneberger: Jennifer Siebel Newsom calls out Weinstein lawyer: ‘You’re doing … what he did to me’

It’s still 1940 in a courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, where a “bimbo” who supposedly tried to get ahead by sleeping with a big-time Hollywood movie producer is turning on the waterworks.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein defense challenges Jennifer Siebel Newsom on rape allegation

LOS ANGELES — A day after her emotionally charged testimony that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faced an aggressive interrogation Tuesday over dozens of friendly emails she exchanged with him in the years afterward.

Reuters

Weinstein defense challenges accuser Siebel Newsom as some charges dropped

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein challenged accusations by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Tuesday at his Los Angeles rape trial, and a judge dismissed some of the charges against the once-powerful film producer.

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The Guardian - US

Weinstein trial: defense demands graphic details from Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Disgraced movie mogul’s lawyer conducts grueling cross-examination as judge drops four of 11 counts

WEKU

The wife of California's governor gives tearful testimony at Weinstein's rape trial

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker, nearly screamed through tears Monday as she told the court Harvey Weinstein raped her 17 years ago and spoke of the devastating effects it has had on her since.

Evening Standard

Harvey Weinstein hotel rape attack was hell, governor’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom tells court

The wife of California governor Gavin Newsom broke down in tears while describing being raped by film producer Harvey Weinstein, telling a court: “This was hell.”

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom tearfully testifies that Harvey Weinstein treated her like a ‘blow-up doll’

The actress and documentary filmmaker broke down in tears when asked to point out her attacker in courtroom

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Siebel Newsom testifies against Harvey Weinstein: ‘This is so disgusting, so wrong’

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Siebel Newsom took the stand Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial and accused the fallen Hollywood mogul of raping her 17 years ago in a Beverly Hills hotel suite when she was a struggling actor.

Reuters

Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor, accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California's governor, testified on Monday that former film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005 when she was trying to build a career as a producer and actor.

The Guardian - US

Jennifer Siebel Newsom testifies at Los Angeles rape trial of Harvey Weinstein

Wife of California governor claims that disgraced Hollywood mogul raped her in 2005 when she was a struggling actor looking for career advice

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