Harvey Weinstein appears in State Supreme Court for a hearing in his sexual assault case on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 in New York.
Harvey Weinstein begged a judge Wednesday to hold his #MeToo retrial as soon as possible, telling him "I don't know how much longer I can hold on" with cancer, heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.The Associated PressHarvey Weinstein appears in State Supreme Court for a hearing in his sexual assault case on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in New York.
Weinstein arrived in court in a wheelchair more than a half-hour after the hearing's scheduled start time. At times, as he addressed Farber, he sounded more like the imperious studio boss he once was. He quizzed the judge about his trial calendar, including jury selection in another matter that is set to begin Monday. Farber said he arrived at the April 15 date after consulting with prosecutors and Weinstein's lawyers but would look into possibly starting the trial a few days earlier, if time allows."I'm in a serious emergency situation.
"They know that Mr. Weinstein is dying of cancer and is an innocent man right now in the state of New York," Aidala argued in court last week. He pleaded to prosecutors: "Can I try this dying man's case first?" Weinstein's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan criminal court on Oct. 23, 2024.
Weinstein co-founded the film and television production companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company, and was once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, having produced films such asIn 2017, he became the most prominent figure of the #MeToo movement, which erupted when women began going public with accounts of his behaviour.
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