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New York Post
6 hours ago
- New York Post
Harvey Weinstein ‘ready' to face jurors for 3rd time on rape charge after shocking split verdict at NYC retrial
Harvey Weinstein is 'ready' to face a jury for the third time on a rape accusation following the shocking split verdict at his Manhattan retrial, his attorney said Wednesday. The disgraced Hollywood mogul's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, said Weinstein was eager to clear his name as Manhattan prosecutors announced they were ready to retry him on a third-degree rape charge related to aspiring actress Jessica Mann. 'We're ready to go, judge,' Aidala told the judge during Weinstein's first appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court since the split verdict at his retrial in June. Advertisement Jurors convicted the former Miramax honcho on June 11 of sexually assaulting former 'Project Runway' assistant Miriam Haley in 2006, but acquitted him on a criminal sexual charge against Polish model Kaja Sokola. A mistrial was declared on the third count as sparring jurors could not reach a verdict on the charge relating to Mann, 39, who accused Weinstein, 73, of raping her inside a Manhattan hotel room in 2013. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg told the court Wednesday that prosecutors were 'ready to proceed' in retrying Weinstein on that rap, with hopes of setting a January trial date. Advertisement But Justice Curtis Farber balked at their request, saying that the proposed date was 'not acceptable' after he was previously told that the case would be retried in the fall. The judge said another trial would have to take place before the end of the year — adding that Weinstein would not be sentenced on the other count until the unresolved matters were handled. Farber ordered all parties back to court on Sept. 30 and said that he would set a new trial date or sentence Weinstein, who appeared in a wheelchair, if the outstanding matters were taken care of. 3 Harvey Weinstein appears in court Wednesday. Steven Hirsch Advertisement 3 Arthur Aidala, Weinstein's attorney, said the disgraced Hollywood mogul isn't interested in a plea deal. Steven Hirsch Weinstein's attorney said outside the courthouse that his client was eager to get things moving and not interested in a plea deal. 'He doesn't want the word rape associated with him,' Aidala said. 3 Harvey Weinstein is awaiting sentencing after he was partially convicted in June. Steven Hirsch Advertisement Weinstein was convicted in 2020 for sexually assaulting and rape at the height of the #MeToo movement. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison before an appeals court overturned the Manhattan convicted in 2024. He was separated convicted in December 2020 of similar sex crimes in Los Angeles, where he was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in June that his office would try the case again after Mann agreed to take the stand a third time. 'I will never give up on myself and making sure my voice – and the truth – is heard. I have told the District Attorney I am ready, willing and able to endure this as many times as it takes for justice and accountability to be served,' Mann said in a statement at the time.
NBC News
11 hours ago
- NBC News
Harvey Weinstein to be tried for a third time in New York after mistrial on rape charge
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose scandal in 2017 was pivotal in drawing global attention to the #MeToo movement, will be tried for a third time by New York prosecutors in the sexual assault case of Jessica Mann. New York Judge Curtis Farber said on Wednesday that he wants the trial to take place before the end of this year. A jury could not render a verdict in June on a rape charge accusing Weinstein of sexually assaulting Mann, a former actor. The same jury found Weinstein guilty in June of sexually assaulting former 'Project Runway' production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006 and not guilty of assaulting Polish former runway model Kaja Sokola that same year. Weinstein will be sentenced for the guilty verdict in Haley's case on September 30, Farber said. Weinstein, 73, denied all of the charges. Throughout the retrial, his lawyers insisted the sexual encounters with his three accusers were "transactional" and "consensual," and painted the women as opportunists. Weinstein, who co-founded global film studios Miramax and The Weinstein Company, was originally convicted of rape and criminal sexual act by the same court in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison for the crimes. The landmark sentencing was seen as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement, which prompted a global reckoning of sexual harassment and abuse. Last year, however, New York's highest court overturned the conviction, prompting Weinstein's retrial this summer. Weinstein was also found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of sexual assault and sentenced to 16 years in state prison, a conviction he is currently appealing.
New York Times
18 hours ago
- New York Times
The South Korean Collector Who Fell for Posters From Communist Poland
A visitor from South Korea began strolling into galleries in Poland a few years ago and stunned the owners by buying as many as 200 vintage posters at a time. Few in the Polish art world knew his name then. But the man, Oh Hwangtaek, went on to own one of the most comprehensive collections of 20th-century Polish posters assembled by a private collector. He also stands out among art collectors for his focus on works from a country 5,000 miles away from his own. 'I was surprised,' said Krzysztof Dydo, a gallery owner in Krakow who said he had sold him several posters. Mr. Oh was 'buying posters everywhere he could find,' he said. Today, hundreds of these artworks hang in a museum that Mr. Oh, 77, built near Seoul, called the E-ham Campus. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
