Remember the notorious Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein who went to jail for sexual assault and rape?
In March 2020, Weinstein was finally convicted: a New York Supreme Court justice declared Weinstein a sex offender and sentenced him to 23 years in prison.
From that day on, the once-movie tycoon became a rapist and discredited.
However, his trial is not over!
On Tuesday, local time, Weinstein left the New York prison serving his sentence in a wheelchair and was taken to Los Angeles for court trial.
In January 2020, Los Angeles prosecutors first charged Weinstein, and in March, they added 11 charges against Mr. Weinstein, including four counts of rape, four counts of forced oral sex, two counts of internment sexual assault, and one count of sexual assault using force, relating to his assault on five women in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013.
If convicted of these charges, he could face up to 140 years in prison, even if he had to sit on the bottom of the prison...
However, because of the epidemic, coupled with the fact that this guy is very cunning, he has refused to be extradited to California for trial on the grounds of various health problems such as diabetes, heart, back and vision.
In April, Mr. Weinstein's lawyer said mr. Weinstein had gone nearly blind while serving his sentence and had lost four of his teeth.
Still, no matter what reasons he and his team of lawyers delayed, the day came:
On Wednesday, Weinstein appeared in a California court for the first time.
At Wednesday's trial, as has been the case many times in the past, Mr. Weinstein denied the allegations, insisting he was innocent and saying any sexual acts were consensual.
Although he did not plead guilty in court, Gloria Allred, a lawyer representing multiple victims, said, "I am delighted that this day has arrived and I hope to get a fair trial in Los Angeles." ”
Weinstein should be familiar to everyone.
He is one of Hollywood's most powerful filmmakers: he has won countless stars, brought countless masterpieces, and has the reputation of "the savior of modern cinema".
He is "the most appreciated person in Hollywood history": some good people have counted that 30% of the people who thankEd Harvey at the Oscars and 7% of them thank God, so Hollywood has a saying: "It is better to thank God than to thank Harvey." ”
In the past, people saw Weinstein, he was in various Hollywood big occasions, and a variety of A-list stars intimate photos, infinite scenery:
More famous than that, however, are key figures in the Hollywood sexual assault storm, as well as his own history of sexual assault spanning more than 30 years, and at least 100 women who have filed sexual assault or harassment allegations against Weinstein.
In the fall of 2017, Harvey Weinstein was exposed for sexually harassing several actresses and female employees.
Weinstein lured them with film opportunities and projects, promising to make them soar if they had a relationship.
Ashley Judd, an actress who starred in Twin Peaks and Divergents 2, recalled that she had been invited by Weinstein to the Peninsula Beverly Hills 20 years ago, and she thought it was a business dinner, but Weinstein took her directly to his room, and he appeared in a bathrobe and asked her if she wanted him to give her a massage or watch him take a shower.
"Scream" actress Rose McGowan confirmed that she was also called to the hotel room by Weinstein in 1997 using the same trick, and the two later reached a settlement agreement for $100,000.
Later, the Hollywood scandal that can be called the level of the earthquake continued to ferment, more and more people were involved, and more and more female stars and female staff came forward to accuse Weinstein...
"I was sexually assaulted shortly after I arrived in New York, and I've lived through the trauma of that day ever since," said Sokra, which led her to give up her modeling career. "I stopped modeling because of Weinstein, I gave up my dream of acting." Sokra said the incident left a traumatic one on her mind. "By showing my scars, I hope to encourage others to speak up about their experiences," she said in a statement.
However, the aftermath of the incident has become increasingly intriguing: the sexual assault scandal has been raging, but it was not until more than half a year later, in May 2018, that Weinstein was arrested by the New York police.
Every step of Weinstein's trial was difficult. In court, Weinstein's lawyer asked all the plaintiffs and witnesses, "Are they being lured and approached by Weinstein another intention?"
Perhaps because of this defense, the jury finally found Weinstein guilty, but not to the point of using violent attacks and other means to force the other party, and finally sentenced to 23 years in prison.
But in any case, it was considered a victory at the time, and a prosecutor involved in the trial said, "Rape is rape, whether it is the poor or the powerful, prestigious, privileged people who rape, they are all guilty of rape." I believe that this is a new era for survivors of sexual assault in the United States, and this is a new day. ”
The Weinstein trial continues to await a result.
But in any case, Weinstein is no longer the well-known big man who can make a splash in Hollywood, but the rapist who not only lost his business, but also lost his reputation and was in a cage.