#MeToo
Bombshell allegations broke in opposition to the Oscar-winning producer in 2017, launching the #MeToo motion that noticed extra girls preventing again in opposition to sexual violence and discrimination within the office.
The choice to quash the New York convictions rested on the very fact the decide allowed prosecutors to depend on so-called “Molineux witnesses,” who had been allowed to testify regardless of not being a part of the costs — an exception to the traditional guidelines surrounding proof.
Attorneys stated Weinstein’s Los Angeles conviction was unlikely to be affected by the New York reversal, and he’s now set to be transferred to a California jail.
Weinstein’s authorized staff has indicated it now intends to enchantment the California conviction.
Following his conviction in New York, a civil trial awarded US$17 million to dozens of different girls who had accused the previous film magnate of abuse.
Weinstein and his brother Bob co-founded Miramax Movies, a distribution firm named after their mom Miriam and father Max, in 1979. It was bought to Disney in 1993.
Their hits included 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love,” for which Weinstein shared a greatest image Oscar. Over time, Weinstein’s movies acquired greater than 300 Oscar nominations and 81 statuettes.
