A California appeals court affirmed Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction but vacated his 16-year sentence, ordering a new sentencing hearing. The court rejected his claims of constitutional violations, stating the jury's guilty verdicts were valid. Weinstein's team plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Cate Blanchett stated at Cannes that the #MeToo movement "got killed very quickly" in Hollywood and that homogeneous workplaces affect the work. Julianne Moore also discussed gender disparity.
Cate Blanchett stated at the Cannes Film Festival that the #MeToo movement was "killed very quickly" in Hollywood, lamenting the lack of progress in gender equality on film sets.
Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the #MeToo movement, appeared at the New York courtroom in a wheelchair due to ill health. He is being retried on a count of third-degree rape against Mann that allegedly happened in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel room. Last June, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after...
