Harvey Weinstein

Disgraced producer was previously convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and is serving a 23-year term.

In her statement during the sentencing hearing, Jane Doe #1, weeping, spoke to “all those people who feel ashamed, who blame themselves”. A previous sentencing hearing for Weinstein in January was pushed back until 23 February to allow his attorneys to file a motion for a new trial. Prosecutors in Los Angeles have yet to say whether they will retry Weinstein on counts they were unable to reach a verdict on. “This trial was a stark reminder that we as a society have work to do.” The difference, he said, was the women’s “subsequent action”. He called the case “a setup”. One male juror said he voted to convict on the Jane Doe #1 counts, but reluctantly voted to acquit on the counts involving Siebel Newsom. Others, including Siebel Newsom, had friendly email exchanges with Weinstein or sought out future meetings after their incidents, a point the defense emphasized in their cross-examinations and closing arguments. Jurors acquitted Weinstein of assaulting another woman, a massage therapist, and failed to reach a verdict on whether he raped or assaulted two other women, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an actor and film producer who is now married to Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California. Weinstein pleaded not guilty to all charges in both of his criminal trials, and has denied ever engaging in non-consensual sex. “Please don’t sentence me to life in prison. “There is no prison sentence long enough to undo the damage.”

The disgraced film producer will add 16 years onto his previous 23-year prison sentence for sex crimes.

[filed an appeal](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/01/10/harvey-weinstein-appeals-2020-new-york-conviction-one-month-after-second-guilty-verdict/?sh=7bb5cfa34c7b) against his New York conviction last month, asking the New York Court of Appeals to throw out his conviction and suggesting that he instead be charged on one count of a criminal sexual act. The exposes quickly prompted other alleged victims to come forward; a group of women [published a list](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/07/harvey-weinstein-sexual-abuse-accusers-list) of 100 allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against Weinstein in November 2017. Weinstein told the New York Times he apologized for behavior that “caused a lot of pain,” though he [denied](https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories) acts of nonconsensual sex and retaliation to The New Yorker. [Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison On L.A. She Said, a film chronicling the 2017 New York Times investigation into Weinstein’s abuse, hit theaters in November 2022. [faced 11 charges](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-los-angeles-prison-term-1235531069/) in his Los Angeles trial: He was convicted on the three relating to Jane Doe No. Director Quentin Tarantino [said](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/tarantino-weinstein.html) he once confronted Weinstein about his behavior, and Courtney Love [warned](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/15/courtney-love-warned-actresses-harvey-weinstein-2005/) aspiring actresses in a 2005 interview that if “Weinstein invites you to a private party in the Four Seasons, don’t go.” Despite his abuse allegations spanning decades, journalists initially [struggled](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/us/harvey-weinstein-complicity.html) to cover the issue because many victims feared retaliation if they were to speak on the record against the powerful producer. [campaign tactics](https://www.vulture.com/2014/01/miramax-oscar-campaigns-harvey-weinstein-timeline.html). 1 never knew each other and the case was about “money” (Weinstein pleaded not guilty). He produced films that reaped major awards and box office profits, including Shakespeare in Love, which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1999, though he was known for aggressive Oscar 3 and a mistrial was declared on charges related to Jane Doe No. 5 were dropped, he was acquitted of a felony sexual battery charge relating to Jane Doe No.

Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo ...

One-time movie mogul is already serving a 23-year sentence for his separate 2020 conviction in New York for sex crimes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The sentence was handed down by a Los Angeles court. [Weinstein was ultimately convicted in the Los Angeles case](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/los-angeles-jury-finds-weinstein-guilty-of-rape-in-mixed-verdict) of assaulting one woman, but acquitted of sexual battery involving a second. LOS ANGELES - Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison for the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room a decade ago.

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced in L.A., two months after his trial ended with a jury convicting him on three sexual assault counts.

They could not reach a unanimous verdict on the charges involving two other accusers, aspiring actor and screenwriter [Lauren Young](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-trial-jane-doe-2-sexual-assault-1235425561/), known as Jane Doe #2 in the case, and the First Partner of California, [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jennifer-siebel-newsom-harvey-weinstein-testimony-trial-1235431726/), who was Jane Doe #4. Weinstein has consistently maintained his innocence, denying any accusations of rape or assault, and his legal team has repeatedly stated that their client has unfairly been painted as the poster boy of the #MeToo movement. [were dismissed in the midst of the trial](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harvey-weinstein-four-rape-charges-dropped-1235433594/). Weinstein’s attorneys said the jury “would never have voted to convict if they knew the truth.” Lead prosecutor, deputy D.A. “I have been carrying this weight, this trauma, that it was my fault for years,” Jane Doe #1 said, addressing the judge. Weinstein told the judge that Jane Doe #1 lied about the entire rape and maintained that he never sexually assaulted her, or even came in contact with her. All three charges on which Weinstein were convicted were based on the counts relating to Jane Doe #1, a European model who testified she was raped by Weinstein at Mr. Weinstein did a lot of good for a lot of people in a 50-year career,” Werksman said. “I hope you give him the maximum sentence allowed.” “These are not easy decisions to make, but this is my decision,” Lench said. “I maintain that I’m innocent,” Weinstein said. Before he was sentenced, Weinstein addressed the court, making one final plea to Judge Lisa B.

Weinstein directly appealed to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench, saying: “I maintain that I'm innocent. I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane ...

New York’s highest court has agreed to hear his appeal in his rape and sexual assault convictions there. A hearing on the possible retrial is scheduled for next month. Prosecutors and Weinstein’s attorneys declined comment after the sentencing. “Before that night I was a very happy and confident woman. Weinstein directly appealed to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. “I was excited about my future.

Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomise a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo ...

He was extradited from New York to California in July 2021 to face trial in Los Angeles. In two of the cases, they said the alleged sexual contact was fabricated. The movement, which went viral on social media in 2017, seeks to break a culture of silence that has long allowed such conduct to go unchallenged. Weinstein won an Oscar in 1999 as producer of Shakespeare in Love, that year's Academy Award winner for best picture. "Please don't sentence me to life in prison." The two-hour proceeding unfolded in the same Los Angeles courtroom where a jury in December found Weinstein guilty of rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom reacted to Harvey Weinstein's sentencing, while calling to end the larger culture of sexual abuse and violence on women.

He was the top of the industry.” “As was the case of Weinstein, over and over again too many catered to him in public, excused his lewd behavior and turned a blind eye to his questionable relationships with young actresses and models,” she continued. “During this recent trial, in the almost three years leading up to it, I was asked, like others, to relive and lay bare the most horrific and humiliating experience of my entire life with complete strangers, the general public and even my own family in ways so harmful, more harmful than you can imagine,” Siebel Newsom said. She chose the title of “First Partner,” rather than “First Lady,” in an effort to signal more inclusivity. She became visibly emotional when describing the alleged assault as a “horror” and her “worst nightmare.” During His assault was excruciatingly traumatic,” Siebel Newsom said in the video.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said that giving testimony at Harvey Weinstein's trial was “one of the hardest experiences of ...

She is founder of the organization “ Thursday’s sentence was possible because “eight very courageous women stepped forward to confront this serial rapist,” Elizabeth Fegan, Siebel Newsom’s attorney at the trial, said after the sentencing. The effects of such experiences have sweeping consequences. That pain is compounded by the skepticism with which society regards survivors, she said. In December, he was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and a third sexual misconduct charge in Los Angeles. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and wife of California Gov.

Evgeniya Chernyshova, known in the Harvey Weinstein trial as "Jane Doe #1," tells her side of the story.

[the sentencing](https://www.avclub.com/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-more-years-in-prison-1850150015), “I feel free, and a heavy weight and burden has been lifted off my chest. The road to the Los Angeles trial was slow going, and when it finally happened in 2022 Chernyshova described it as “the worst experience of my life.” She said, “The defense lawyers’ techniques, how they And I want to say this—this is not only my victory, this is our victory.” “I told her that there was only one condition that I was gonna be able to [report my case], and that’s if she also came forward with her case,” the former model explained. Known throughout the trial as “Jane Doe 1,” the survivor, Evgeniya Chernyshova, revealed her identity in a new interview with [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/harvey-weinstein-jane-doe-victim-reveals-identity-1235333076/). [multiple women](https://www.avclub.com/california-governor-wife-harvey-weinstein-rape-trial-1849785224), the disgraced producer was only convicted in connection to the assault of one woman in particular.

Harvey Weinstein's defense team is finalizing their appeal for his L.A. conviction, which resulted in a 16-year sentence.

He was convicted on the three counts relating to Jane Doe #1 — so, it’s feasible to see where Weinstein’s defense team was hopeful in strategizing for a new trial, given that the jury did not find Weinstein guilty of the other women’s charges. “She sued him for money,” Jackson said at the sentencing, arguing that the lawsuit constitutes “new evidence” that impeaches her credibility, and told the judge the defense was “disallowed” from asking about her “financial motive.” The jury found Weinstein guilty, but in a split verdict he was also acquitted on one charge and the jury could not come to an unanimous agreement on the three remaining charges. “They would never have voted to convict if they knew the truth.” Jackson said the purpose of introducing the text messages into evidence was not for “promiscuity,” but to establish her whereabouts the night she testified she was raped. Lench said that she considered the text messages and did not believe them to be relevant evidence for the jury. The defense has said they have text messages that would impeach her credibility, and that the jury would not have convicted if the defense had been allowed to introduce those messages between her and the festival organizer.

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Female founders are making progress in the U.K., a founder of a rape kit startup charges forward despite backlash, ...

The number of new companies in the U.K. Elizabeth Koch, daughter of billionaire mogul and GOP donor Charles Koch, is promoting a new venture all about self-awareness. The presumed highest female earner makes £200,000 annually, which the best-paid male players make in roughly a week. A new study shows that women in the graduating class of 2023 expected to earn an average of $6,000 less a year than their male counterparts. Arsenal Women Football Club has given its players a 30% raise, but their salaries are still dwarfed by those of their male counterparts. Founder Madison Campbell isn't dissuaded by an overwhelmingly negative response to her idea from rape survivor advocates, who say that the kits will not be admissible in court and should remain free of cost to survivors. The address ahead of a gathering for G20 financial leaders in India symbolized the U.S.' continued support of Ukraine. “All of these things are connected; all of these things are about restricting the progress that women have made.” But the sentences delivered Thursday show that while the road toward accountability is long, real consequences—and change—are still possible. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that funds from the $53 billion Chips Act will be invested in two innovation hubs for semiconductor production. The Kelly and Weinstein sagas are two of the most prominent #MeToo cases to make it to sentencing and offered overwhelming evidence. Judge Harry Leinenweber did note that Kelly’s victims would experience the effects of his abuse for the “rest of their lives.” Months later, that sense of fatigue is still palpable.

Harvey Weinstein, the onetime Hollywood titan who came to epitomize a culture of pervasive sexual misconduct by powerful men that ignited the #MeToo ...

In two of the cases, they said the alleged sexual contact was fabricated. He was extradited from New York to California in July 2021 to face trial in Los Angeles. The movement, which went viral on social media in 2017, seeks to break a culture of silence that has long allowed such conduct to go unchallenged. The two-hour proceeding unfolded in the same Los Angeles courtroom where a jury in December found Weinstein guilty of rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object. Weinstein won an Oscar in 1999 as producer of Shakespeare in Love, that year's Academy Award winner for best picture. She can turn the tears on," Weinstein told the judge.

On Thursday, the disgraced mogul was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping Evgeniya Chernyshova during a film festival in 2013.

[Los Angeles trial](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-trial-may-change-the-fate-of-his-freedom), the 70-year-old Weinstein was convicted on three charges—forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and penetration by a foreign object—against Chernyshova. I am looking forward to a good night’s sleep.” Weinstein was acquitted of one charge, while jurors remained deadlocked on charges related to his alleged attacks on two other women, including [Jennifer Siebel Newsom](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/harvey-weinstein-los-angeles-trial-jennifer-siebel-newsom-testimony), who is married to Gov. She brought her case to the LAPD just weeks before bombshell (The disgraced mogul, who is serving a [23-year sentence](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/harvey-weinstein-sentencing-prison) in New York for sex crimes, cannot serve his Los Angeles sentence concurrently, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge ruled on Thursday. Chernyshova wouldn’t share her story until the fall of 2017 during a conversation with her then-16-year-old daughter, Maria. Chernyshova, who was married at the time, drew attention to her wedding ring and talked about her children to fend Weinstein off. As Chernyshova was preparing for bed, she says, she received a call from the front desk alerting her to Weinstein’s presence downstairs. “And that is the thing I have regretted for the last 10 years—that I did open this door,” she told the outlet. “I believe all of the victims who testified,” Chernyshova told The Hollywood Reporter. [was sentenced](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-xx-in-los-angeles-rape-case) to 16 years in prison for raping her in 2013. [spend the rest of his life](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/12/harvey-weinstein-found-guilty-of-rape-in-los-angeles-trial-whats-next) behind bars, a fact cemented by [powerful testimony](https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-jury-los-angeles-rape-trial-72ad51203d13f4051b53bc468303086d) from Evgeniya Chernyshova—a 43-year-old former model and actress who had, until now, been known publicly as Jane Doe 1.