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  • Weinstein’s retrial is playing out at a different cultural moment than the first, which happened during the height of the #MeToo movement. Opening statements have been heard in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial, five years after his original trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures. Emphasising the former studio boss’s onetime…

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  • New York court overturns Harvey Weintein’s rape verdict

    This is a breaking news explainer from Meziesblog. 🚨 What just happened? The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The court’s 4-3 decision on Thursday ruled that the judge in the high-stakes trial prejudiced the jury by allowing women to testify that the Oscar-winning producer had sexually assaulted them; however,…

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