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Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Descends Into Chaos Amid Split Verdicts, Jury Tensions & Threats
A week into jury deliberations on Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, the proceedings appear to be descending into chaos. The jurors just informed Judge Curtis Farber that they have reached a split verdict: guilty on Count 1 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Miriam Haley, not guilty of the same charge involving Kaja Sokola and no verdict on Jessica Mann. In this retrial, each count of first-degree criminal sexual act carries a maximum sentence of 25 years. More from Deadline Patricia Clarkson Recalls Harvey Weinstein Telling Her She'd 'Never Work Again' Warner Bros Discovery Hits Back At Russell Simmons' "Unfounded Allegations" In Ex-Mogul's $20M Suit Over 2020 Sexual Assault Documentary - Update Channel 4 Says It Doesn't Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees Tensions have been running high among the panelists all week, including apparent threats of violence from one juror against another and multiple complaints by jurors to Farber. Earlier today, the foreman of the seven-woman, five-man just told the judge, 'I can't go back in there with the other jurors.' Farber had confirmed hostilities among jurors, including some 'yelling and screaming.' The jury revealed its partial ruling at the request of Farber, who sent the panelists home early today to allow them time away from one another before they resume their deliberations on the last remaining, undecided charge involving Mann. As these near-unprecedented circumstances unfold, Weinstein himself addressed the judge this morning and asked for a mistrial. 'This is my life that's on the line, this is not fair,' said Weinstein, who saw his 23-year sentence from a 2020 conviction dismissed by an appeals court last year. 'I'm not getting a fair trial,' the ailing, 73-year-old added to Judge Farber. As he has before, the judge rejected the request for a mistrial. With Weinstein accused of assaulting numerous well-known actresses and models over the decades, prosecutors in the most benign way say he used his power and influence as an Oscar-winning producer and boss of mini-major Miramax to lure young women into his orbit. Offering what almost always were false promises of work and careers in film and television, they say Weinstein then often violently raped them or forced them into other unwanted sexual encounters. Weinstein, who won a Best Picture Oscar for Shakespeare in Love and also helped produce Pulp Fiction, The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, True Romance and many more films, always has maintained that the sexual relationships were consensual. 'They're all women with broken dreams,' his defense lawyer Arthur Aidala said in closing arguments last week. 'They're all women who wanted to cut the line.' We will update this post as new details emerge. Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media Sean "Diddy" Combs: An Updated Timeline Of Charges, Allegations & Consequences The Rap Mogul Faces
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Descends Into Chaos Amid Split Verdicts, Jury Tensions & Threats
A week into jury deliberations on Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial, the proceedings appear to be descending into chaos. The jurors just informed Judge Curtis Farber that they have reached a split verdict: guilty on Count 1 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree against Miriam Haley, not guilty of the same charge involving Kaja Sokola and no verdict on Jessica Mann. In this retrial, each count of first-degree criminal sexual act carries a maximum sentence of 25 years. More from Deadline Patricia Clarkson Recalls Harvey Weinstein Telling Her She'd 'Never Work Again' Warner Bros Discovery Hits Back At Russell Simmons' "Unfounded Allegations" In Ex-Mogul's $20M Suit Over 2020 Sexual Assault Documentary - Update Channel 4 Says It Doesn't Use NDAs, But Documents Reveal Company Is Curbing Free Speech Of Aggrieved Ex-Employees Tensions have been running high among the panelists all week, including apparent threats of violence from one juror against another and multiple complaints by jurors to Farber. Earlier today, the foreman of the seven-woman, five-man just told the judge, 'I can't go back in there with the other jurors.' Farber had confirmed hostilities among jurors, including some 'yelling and screaming.' The jury revealed its partial ruling at the request of Farber, who sent the panelists home early today to allow them time away from one another before they resume their deliberations on the last remaining, undecided charge involving Mann. As these near-unprecedented circumstances unfold, Weinstein himself addressed the judge this morning and asked for a mistrial. 'This is my life that's on the line, this is not fair,' said Weinstein, who saw his 23-year sentence from a 2020 conviction dismissed by an appeals court last year. 'I'm not getting a fair trial,' the ailing, 73-year-old added to Judge Farber. As he has before, the judge rejected the request for a mistrial. With Weinstein accused of assaulting numerous well-known actresses and models over the decades, prosecutors in the most benign way say he used his power and influence as an Oscar-winning producer and boss of mini-major Miramax to lure young women into his orbit. Offering what almost always were false promises of work and careers in film and television, they say Weinstein then often violently raped them or forced them into other unwanted sexual encounters. Weinstein, who won a Best Picture Oscar for Shakespeare in Love and also helped produce Pulp Fiction, The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, True Romance and many more films, always has maintained that the sexual relationships were consensual. 'They're all women with broken dreams,' his defense lawyer Arthur Aidala said in closing arguments last week. 'They're all women who wanted to cut the line.' MORE TO COME… Erik Pedersen contributed to this report. Best of Deadline Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial Updates: Cassie Ventura's Testimony, $10M Hotel Settlement, Drugs, Violence, & The Feds A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media Sean "Diddy" Combs: An Updated Timeline Of Charges, Allegations & Consequences The Rap Mogul Faces
