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Weinstein has already parted ways with more than half a dozen lawyers. He is charged with five criminal counts based on alleged rape and sexual misconduct incidents involving two women, with one alleged victim dating from 2006 and another from 2004.
Harvey Weinstein exits after a hearing at New York state supreme court in New York City on 11 July. Photograph: UPI/Barcroft Media. Harvey Weinstein introduced his third set of defence lawyers to a New York court on Thursday ahead of the start of his trial on rape and sexual harassment charges.
On the other side of the courtroom, Rotunno will lead Weinsteinâs criminal defense team, six lawyers including a retired judge and a former Fox News analyst, who will do everything in their power to see to it that Weinstein is acquitted.
Nearly two dozen of Weinsteinâs accusers, including actors Arquette and Ashley Judd, signed a letter calling Weinstein an unrepentant abuser. One week later, Rotunno published a Newsweek op-ed that argued that the media and activists had destroyed Weinsteinâs chance for a fair trial.
By the end of the year, Weinstein's bail had increased to $2 million after accusations of ankle-monitor tampering.) Without his movie empire, Weinstein seemed to redirect his infamously demanding personality onto some of the last people left on his payroll: his lawyers. But they were leaving too.
And many, many careers have been affected, including mine.â. Tina Tchen, president and CEO of Timeâs Upâan organization born in and of post-Weinstein Hollywoodâtold the trade paper she hoped the trial might give the survivors some measure of justice.
He could be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty. âThis trial, yes, in the long run is for everyone,â the actor Rosanna Arquette, who has accused Weinstein of accosting her in a hotel room in the â90s, recently told the Hollywood Reporter.