The model Gigi Hadid told a judge that she could be open-minded in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein yesterday, as she appeared among 120 potential jurors in New York. About 2,000 people have been summoned as candidates for jury service, resulting in a long and repetitive process that has been interrupted by legal challenges and motions. Yesterday, however, photographers outside the court in Manhattan were busy as Hadid, 24, a Victoria’s Secret model with 51 million Instagram followers, arrived to answer the call to serve. Prospective jurors are seated in the public gallery before being called forward in smaller groups to be questioned by Judge James Burke in front of Mr Weinstein, his lawyers and the prosecutors. Judge Burke reads a list of potential…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 00:33 UTC