New York Harvey Weinstein, whose alleged predatory behavior sparked the #MeToo movement, is set to face the sexual assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
Opening statements in his trial are expected to begin Wednesday, more than two years after bombshell stories in The New York Times and The New Yorker quoted women who accused Weinstein of sexual abuse, rape, harassment and generally using his influence as a Hollywood power broker to take advantage of young women.Since then, more than 100 women have publicly accused Weinstein, 67, of various forms of sexual misconduct.
Harvey Weinstein speaks out before his rape trial 00:51Weinstein, who has used a walker to get to and from court, could effectively spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted in this case. The predatory sexual assault charges are the most severe and are punishable by 10 years to life in prison.
How #MeToo spread from Hollywood to the high court 03:31The ripple effects of Weinstein's alleged transgressions are hard to measure. But since 2017, women emboldened by his accusers to share their own experiences with sexual harassment and assault have set off a reckoning that's unseated politicians, toppled titans of American media and made an impact with the US Supreme Court.
Good!!! Surprised CNN is covering this... since he was a Hollywood elitist!!
Bad makeup job on him,,,,,whoever is doing it fired
What do we need to know? He’s almost as guilty as you CNN 👎
He's a legend, at least in the underworld
He'll be dropping the soap there a lot
Alan Dershowitz is a busy guy… two of his clients on trial now, Trump and Weinstein!
The old walking frame ploy, textbook
Wow
What a schmuck
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