Harvey Weinstein

The former film producer was convicted in December of raping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2013.

Siebel Newsom said that she was raped by Mr. #MeToo leaders emphasized that the trial’s outcome shouldn’t be considered a barometer of the movement’s strength. The defense argued that the women had a transactional relationship with Mr. Prosecutors tried to establish Mr. Jackson told the court that his team had obtained affidavits from jurors who said they would have decided differently if they had heard that evidence. Siebel Newsom, Mark Werksman, a lawyer for the defense, accused her of reframing her experience with Mr. “I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe 1,” Mr. Weinstein was allowed to file an appeal in that case, meaning that the California outcome alone could determine his fate. All three counts were related to one woman, referred to as Jane Doe 1 in court, who said she was raped at her hotel in February 2013 while in town to attend the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival. Gavin Newsom of California, nor could they agree on one count stemming from allegations by Lauren Young, a model and screenwriter. The sentencing on Thursday all but ensures that the 70-year-old former Hollywood mogul, who is in declining health, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Weinstein was ordered to serve the Los Angeles sentence after finishing the 23-year term that he is serving from his sexual assault conviction in New York in 2020.

Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison in Los Angeles on Thursday for rape and sexual assault charges dating back ...

There is no prison sentence long enough to undo the damage." "Please don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court. A mistrial was declared. Weinstein, meanwhile, maintained his innocence, telling Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench he did not know the victim. He avoided a sentence of up to 24 years after a jury was unable to agree on whether Weinstein had planned the rape or whether the victim was "particularly vulnerable". "Everything changed after the defendant brutally assaulted me.

The movie mogul was found guilty of rape and two other sexual misconduct charges involving a woman known as Jane Doe One, after a trial in December. The woman ...

I beg your mercy". "I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe One. "Your Honour...

Weinstein (70) will serve the jail term after completing his 23-year-sentence for a sexual misconduct conviction.

He was extradited from New York to Los Angeles prison in July 2021. It's not justice, but a pile on for a man many people just decided should be cast off and discarded regardless of facts." "This is a set-up. "Please don't sentence me to life in prison. Weinstein said: "This is a made up story. Jane Doe 1 is an actress.

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

[The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html) and [The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-stories) in Oct. The woman is a European model whom Weinstein raped during a film festival in Los Angeles in Feb. The woman whose testimony provided the basis of his conviction was referred to during the Los Angeles trial as "Jane Doe #1." During his New York sentencing in Mar. The jury found him not guilty of one charge and could not decide about three other charges. He was convicted there in December on three charges of rape and sexual assault.

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.

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 ...

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.