Those and other alleged victims contacted law enforcement after news organizations published investigations of Weinstein’s alleged misconduct over decades, prompting the start of the #MeToo movement. Gloria Allred, who represents Haleyi, said the appellate court should deny Weinstein’s bid for a new trial. She alleged Weinstein’s lawyers are improperly asking the appeals court to do the jury’s job. “This only increased the media firestorm, but the trial court refused to delay the trial,” the defense team wrote. Weinstein’s team had already used up all their opportunities to veto jurors, so they asked Burke to dismiss the novelist, which the judge declined to do.

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2021 17:26 UTC