Harvey Weinstein has been in prison for over two years. Nevertheless, further allegations of abuse against him are to be legally processed. Like now in Los Angeles, where five women are seriously accusing Hollywood's former successful producers.
Former US film mogul Harvey Weinstein is on trial again after his conviction in New York. At the start of the trial in Los Angeles, the twelve jurors are to be selected from Monday evening.
The 70-year-old has been charged with 11 counts, including rape and other sexual assault. It is about the allegations of five women in a period from 2004 to 2013. Their names are listed as "Jane Doe
Most of the incidents are said to have taken place in hotels in Beverly Hills. As before, Weinstein has denied any guilt in this case. Sexual acts have always been consensual, he explains.
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York in March 2020 for rape and sexual assault, among other things. The judgment marked a milestone in legal history.
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Weinstein is currently in jail in Los Angeles. The British public prosecutor also approved charges against him in June.
Harvey Weinstein has produced some of the most successful Hollywood films since the 1990s with his companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company. The films that were made under his aegis include "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "The English Patient" (1996), "Good Will Hunting" (1997) and "Gangs of New York" (2002).
Weinstein's misconduct is said to have been an open secret in Hollywood. Nevertheless, many of his companions remained silent for decades. Only when the first actresses dared to make his offenses public in 2017 did stars like director Quentin Tarantino or actor George Clooney distance themselves from him.
