Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial Starts Today With Media & Jury In The Spotlight

Deadline Hollywood ^ | January 6, 2020 | Dominic Patten

[C19fan]

Over two years after the first exposés on Harvey Weinstein and allegations of rampant sexual harassment and assaults were first published, the Oscar-winning producer’s criminal trial is set to begin today in New York City, kind of.

If found guilty of the five felony charges that he faces based on allegations from two women and indictments from a grand jury convened by District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., the 67-year-old Weinstein could face life in prison in what is the first major trial of the #MeToo era.

[C19fan]

Don't need lectures from an industry that allowed this monster to go unimpeded for decades.

[dainbramaged]

Is the potted plant scheduled to testify?

[NormsRevenge]

You’d think he could have used a souped up walker or wheelchair, but I guess that would ruin his disguise that he is physically weak and deserves sympathy as he laboriously made his way to court this morning.

Let him rot in Epstein’s cell and bunk him with Madoff after his trial..

[dfwgator]

LOL, like the mobsters in the movie “Casino” who all brought in their oxygen tanks and wheelchairs for their trial.

[dfwgator]

Yep, Gervais may be a leftist douche, but he was right on target, last night.

[SunkenCiv]

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In 2016, Weinstein was still a big shot and welcome guest:

[dsrtsage]

Doesn’t he have the indestructible kryptonite (D) shield to protect him from prosecution?

[bgill]

Will Alyssa Milano be there scowling and wavying #MeToo signs?

[A_Former_Democrat]

Yeah, it’s not like

They’all didn’t know

Or LOTS of career climbing babes GLADLY said YES

FatHarv and the others didn’t act like this unless there were ALOT of conquests

[PGalt]

Weinstein, Epstein, N.O.W., the gender confused gang or the jihadis. Not much choice girls, ladies, women, eh? Be respectful and protect your daughters, girlfriends, sisters, women, mothers, men. Thank you.

[NormsRevenge]

Great scene,, that and DeNiro’s character getting blow’d up... like his ego.

[The Toll]

He’ll skate. There’s no evidence.

[Gay State Conservative]

My nephew is a film school graduate (yah,I know...) and he says that he was taught that Charlie Chaplin “invented” the casting couch. And thus a tradition was born!

[immadashell]

I think I went to one (1) movie last year, and I can’t remember which one it was.

[moodyskeptic]

I’m sure that the #MeToo supporters will all be there , reporting and speaking truth to power
/s

[Leep]

Weinstein killed the Metoo fake movement.

[olesigh]

he entered the court building with a walker

[NormsRevenge]

An Oscar nomination worthy performance or what?

[dfwgator]

They only went after Weinstein in the hope that Trump would get snared along with him.

[olesigh]

I remember Jimmy The Chin Gigante who became a godfather of one of the NY families and posed as a man with dementia for 29 years. IIRC he went to court in his trademark blue bathrobe he wore when he went for walks while the FBI taped.

HW could get life. But he is shooting for consideration based on medical condition. That would be the highlight of a Clinton trial.