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Harvey Weinstein Back In Bellevue Hospital With “Chest Pains” After 23-Year Rape Sentence
Once again, Harvey Weinstein has ended up in hospital after receiving bad news in court.
Hours after being sentenced today to 23 yers in prison for multiple sex crimes by a New York State Supreme Court judge, the disgraced producer is back in Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital. This time 67-year old and wheelchair bound…
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Irate Harvey Weinstein Attorney Still Says Evidence Presented Irreconcilable With ‘Normal, Regular Rape Victims’
Convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein's irate lawyers said the former mogul was “confused” and that the the judge and jury in his trial had discarded "90%" of the evidence in the case – evidence of ongoing relationships with his accusers.
"I think he sits there very confused," said Donna Rotunno speaking outside the…
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Harvey Weinstein’s 23-Year Prison Sentence Gives “Hope To Survivors Of Sexual Violence,” Say Manhattan D.A.
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team may think his sentence is “obscene,” but mere minutes after the much-accused prodicer was sentenced to almost the maximum for his sex crimes conviction, the Manhattan District Attorney that put the once mighty movie mogul away hailed the 23 years behind bars as giving “hope.”
“We thank…
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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison As Rape Accusers Fill Two Rows In Courtroom
UPDATED with Weinstein quotes Harvey Weinstein, his handcuffs temporarily removed and likening himself to Hollywood’s blacklisted Dalton Trumbo, was sentenced to 23 years in prison today, with New York Supreme Court Judge James Burke dismissing pleas from the former Hollywood mogul and newly convicted rapist for the…
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Quibi Now Sued By Eko For Tech “Theft”; Comes 1 Day After Jeffrey Katzenberg Streamer Filed Their Own Suit
Just like Quibi's turnstyle feature will let you flip your phone seamlessly from vertical to horizontal while watching the upcoming Punk'd revival and more, tech firm Eko on Tuesday flipped the script on the Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded streamer with a lawsuit of its own.
Coming one day after Quibi sued the Israeli…
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Harvey Weinstein’s Lawyers Ask For Five Years Max Behind Bars For Convicted Sex Offender; Producer To Be Sentenced Wednesday
Around 36 hours before Harvey Weinstein is set to discover how long he is going to prison for, the disgraced producer and convicted sex offender's defense team today say they want the judge to low ball the sentence.
"Please accept this letter as our request that the Court sentence Mr. Weinstein to a period of…
Quibi Fighting With Eko Over “Turnstyle” Tech Ahead Of Mobile Site’s April Launch
A technology that Quibi has been touting ahead of its April launch that will allow users to watch content on the short-form site in either portrait or landscape mode is at the center of a legal fight with tech company Eko, which is claiming the tech is theirs.
Quibi on Monday filed a 15-page complaint in U.S. District…
Harvey Weinstein Accusers Urge NY Attorney General To Reject Civil Settlement
Seven women who say they survived sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein are calling on New York Attorney General Letitia James to reject a proposed multimillion-dollar settlement with Harvey Weinstein and his former company, calling the terms “insulting” to all survivors and financially detrimental to accusers who choose…
‘The Walking Dead’ Profits Trial Invokes Ronald Reagan As Lawyers Spar In Robert Kirkman & AMC Battle
Things many be on fire in the war between the survivors and the Whisperers on The Walking Dead, but it got pretty hot Monday also in the ongoing multimillion-dollar profit participation trial pitting AMC against creator Robert Kirkman and other executive producers.
"Sometimes counsel has to be held accountable,"…
Jussie Smollett Rejected By Illinois Supreme Court In Bid To Halt New Indictments Over Fake Hate Crime – Update
UPDATE: The Illinois Supreme Court rejected former Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s request to throw out charges against him.
In addition to that, the court rejected Smollett’s bid to remove the special prosecutor in the case. The decisions were announced on Friday.
EARLIER: Almost two weeks after being newly indicted…
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Contestant Sherry Pie Disqualified For Alleged Catfishing Incident
For RuPaul, the last few days have been a drag. His AJ and the Queen show on Netflix was cancelled after one season. Now,? a contestant on VH1’s RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 has been disqualified for alleged sexual misconduct.
Sherry Pie (whose real name is Joey Gugliemelli) has been ousted from the show. Ms. Pie…
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This Week In Music: South By Southwest Cancellation Raises Future Issues For Live Events
The biggest story in the music business this week – really, the only story, given the ramifications – was the Austin Mayor’s decision to pull the plug on South by Southwest. It marked the first time in the event’s 34-year-history that the show won’t go on.
Already, the reeling Austin community is scrambling to salvage…
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