Closing Arguments: Harvey Weinstein the victim? Or serial sexual predator? On Tuesday 18 February, the jury will begin their deliberations. They will decide. On Thursday 13 February, the court heard from Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein’s lead lawyer, in her closing statement. Rotunno slammed women for putting themselves in the positions they did and then slammed… Read more

The defence rested their case without testimony from Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday 11 February. That was after the court heard from the defence’s last witness, Thomas Richards. Richards was the former Hollywood agent at the time for the anonymous victim who testified that Harvey Weinstein raped her in a New York hotel room in March… Read more

Claudia Salinas denied leaving the victim alone with Harvey Weinstein in 2013 contradicting Lauren Young’s testimony. Lauren gave evidence on Wednesday and described to the court how Weinstein lured her into a hotel bathroom, grabbed her breast and masturbated in front of her when she was trapped in the bathroom.  She said that she was… Read more

A false memory expert testified for the defence on Friday 7 February. Dr Elizabeth Lofus, who wrote the book ‘Witness for the Defence’ testified about the malleability of memory and about how susceptible the human brain is to misremembering events, particularly as time passes. Dr Loftus has testified, mainly for the defence, in many celebrity… Read more

Weinstein defence called first witness who said he had a “sex addiction.” Paul Feldsher , a former talent agent and producer, testified that he has known Weinstein for more than 30 years and had been in touch with him regularly since 2017. He also told the court that he’d been close friends with Annabella Sciorra… Read more