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Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial abruptly halted amid witness’s panic attack

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Judge suspended proceedings until Tuesday morning after a key witness was unable to bring her crying under control

Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York had to be brought to an abrupt halt on Monday afternoon after one of his two main accusers was reduced to uncontrollable sobbing, having been subjected to more than four hours of relentless grilling at the hands of his defense lawyer.

James Burke, the judge presiding over the New York supreme court trial, suspended proceedings until Tuesday morning when the key witness was unable to bring her crying and breathing under control and appeared to have a panic attack. Even after a five-minute break, the woman continued to sob in her witness seat.

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Harvey Weinstein hired Black Cube to block New York Times article, jury hears

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Israeli private detective firm employed by mogul to try to foil publication of sexual misconduct allegations, New York court told

The jury in the New York rape trial of Harvey Weinstein has heard that the once-powerful movie mogul employed the Israeli private investigation firm Black Cube to try to squash a New York Times article that blew the lid on sexual misconduct allegations against him and sparked the #MeToo movement.

Dev Sen, a corporate lawyer at the prestigious New York law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, told the court that his company had acted as go-between connecting the beleaguered movie producer to Black Cube. The private detective firm has a staff largely consisting of alumni of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.

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Weinstein trial: witness says mogul screamed at her for refusing threesome

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Dawn Dunning describes experience of Weinstein ‘towering over’ her and allegedly demanding she have threesome with assistant

A witness at the Harvey Weinstein rape trial in New York described on Wednesday the moment the movie mogul allegedly screamed at her that she would never make it in the film business, after she refused to have a threesome with him and his assistant.

Dawn Dunning, 40, told the jury at the New York supreme court how she had become very scared about what Weinstein might do to her after she tried to get away from the room. “He was screaming. He was a big guy, and he was towering over me. I was really scared.”

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Actor Rosie Perez testifies friend told her she was raped by Harvey Weinstein

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  • Actor recalls conversation with Annabella Sciorra in 1993 or 94
  • Sciorra called as witness to mogul’s alleged pattern of behavior

US actor Rosie Perez testified in New York on the third day of the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein on Friday, describing phone calls she had with Annabella Sciorra where she learned Sciorra was allegedly raped.

Perez said she called Sciorra on a chilly night in 1993. Perez was in a good mood, saying, “Girl, what’s up? Wanna hang out?” hoping Sciorra was interested in going out that night.

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Sopranos actor re-enacts alleged rape at Weinstein trial: ‘I was trying to fight’

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Annabella Sciorra’s shocking testimony marks first time the Weinstein sex crimes trial directly heard from one of his accusers

In a packed courtroom in the New York supreme court in Manhattan on Thursday, the former Sopranos actor Annabella Sciorra held her arms above her head, wrists locked, in a physical re-enactment of the moment she alleged that the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein forcibly pinned her to her bed.

“He took my hands and put them over my head to hold them back,” the actor said, staring straight at the jury. Some 15ft away on the defense table, the defendant looked impassively at her.

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Weinstein trial opens with shocking details of alleged attacks on six women

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New York prosecutor describes allegations of the women, who she says were ‘groomed’ before Weinstein assaulted them

Harvey Weinstein was a savvy New York businessman and famous Hollywood producer who used his power and the promise of his largesse within the film industry to groom a succession of naive and inexperienced women – who he went on to sexually assault and in some cases rape, state prosecutors alleged on Wednesday.

In an opening statement lasting over an hour, New York prosecutor Meghan Hast delivered a devastating and at times shocking account of Weinstein’s alleged attacks on six women who will testify at the fallen mogul’s trial in Manhattan.

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Harvey Weinstein: fourth accuser opts out of settlement to pursue own claim

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Exclusive: Dominique Huett says settlement amount ‘not very fair’ and joins growing list of women to reject proposed deal

A controversial proposed settlement between Harvey Weinstein and alleged victims of his sexual misconduct faces further delays, as a fourth accuser opts out and several others plan to object.

Related: Harvey Weinstein trial: how finding an impartial jury became a spectacle

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Judge threatens to revoke Harvey Weinstein’s bail over phone use in court

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Judge furious with Weinstein for using phone in courtroom, where mogul is standing trial on five counts of serious sexual offences

The second day of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in Manhattan kicked off with sparks flying as the judge threatened to slap the movie mogul in jail for using his cellphone in court while defence lawyers protested that their client was not receiving a fair and impartial hearing.

Related: Harvey Weinstein hit with new charges in Los Angeles during New York trial

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Harvey Weinstein hit with new charges in Los Angeles during New York trial

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Movie mogul charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another over two days in 2013

Los Angeles prosecutors have announced criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein on Monday, following the start of the disgraced movie mogul’s rape trial in New York.

Weinstein was charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013, officials said on Monday. The felony charges include forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint.

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Weinstein trial: new chapter in #MeToo movement with high stakes for many

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The trial is likely to be one of the most high-profile judicial events of the century, and will be closely watched by thousands

The rape trial of the fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein begins on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom, opening a critical new chapter in the #MeToo movement that seeks justice for victims of alleged sexual assault at the hands of powerful men.

Related: Weinstein set to face his toughest legal challenge yet in New York trial

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Rosanna Arquette set to attend Harvey Weinstein trial

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Actor accuses Weinstein of derailing her career after she ‘resisted his advances’

The actor Rosanna Arquette, one of Harvey Weinstein’s most prominent accusers, says she plans to attend the trial of the disgraced film producer when it starts in New York on Monday.

Arquette will not be giving evidence in the case, but she said she will be there to lend support to the handful of women who have been allowed to give testimony in court of Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct and abuse.

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Terry Gilliam faces backlash after labeling #MeToo a ‘witch-hunt’

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Director told the Independent he was ‘tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world’

The director Terry Gilliam has invited renewed backlash after repeating his claim that he is a “black lesbian in transition”, assailing the #MeToo movement as a “witch-hunt” and asserting that some of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged victims are “adults who made choices”.

The website PinkNews offered swift condemnation, calling the 79-year-old’s comments “a feeble attempt to prove that white men are the real victims”.

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Weinstein accusers’ lawyers could get 10 times more than clients, sources say

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Lead attorney for women could receive 25% of payout in settlement which would end most civil lawsuits

Lawyers representing alleged victims of Harvey Weinstein could get as much as 10 times more than some of the accusers themselves if a controversial settlement deal goes ahead, legal sources have told the Guardian.

Last week it was reported that more than 30 women accusing the disgraced Hollywood mogul of sexual misconduct had reached a tentative settlement deal. If approved in court, the settlement will bring to an end most of the civil lawsuits pending against him.

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Eight sexual assault cases added to Harvey Weinstein investigation

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The disgraced Hollywood mogul has not been charged in the cases, which are being reviewed by Los Angeles prosecutors

Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, an official said Thursday.

The Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments each brought four investigations to prosecutors, according to Ricardo Santiago, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

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Harvey Weinstein: trio of accusers refuse to sign ‘inadequate’ settlement

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The disgraced movie mogul was close to settling civil claims for sexual assault – but now three women have broken ranks

Harvey Weinstein’s civil liabilities just got more complicated.

As he and his bankrupt film studio thought they were closing in on a bargain $47m class-action settlement with more than 30 actors and former employees over claims of sexual misconduct, three women have established separate legal actions against the disgraced movie producer.

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Ex-model accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in new lawsuit

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Kaja Sokola was known as ‘Jane Doe’ in earlier class action lawsuit, and is now removing herself from that suit and going public

A former Polish model has accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her when she was a 16-year-old aspiring actress, according to a newly filed lawsuit.

Related: Twenty-three women accuse Harvey Weinstein of ‘trying to gaslight society’

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Harvey Weinstein: my work promoting women has been forgotten

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Disgraced mogul tells New York Post he feels his pioneering work in gender equality has been ‘eviscerated’

Harvey Weinstein has complained he feels like “the forgotten man” and that his “pioneering” work championing movies directed by and about women has been “eviscerated” in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against him.

The 67-year-old producer, once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, has faced accusations of sexual assault and harassment from dozens of women.

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Weinstein reaches $25m settlement with more than 30 women – report

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If approved, settlement would bring most of the civil lawsuits pending against him to an end

More than 30 women who were allegedly subjected to sexual misconduct by the disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein have reportedly reached a $25m settlement which, if approved, would bring to an end most of the civil lawsuits pending against him.

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that a tentative deal had been agreed involving Weinstein’s numerous alleged victims in the US, Canada, Britain and Ireland. The proposal is awaiting final approval from the courts and from individuals involved, the newspaper says, but once those last hurdles are cleared payouts would be made by insurance companies handling the bankruptcy of the Weinstein Company.

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The women who broke the Harvey Weinstein story – podcast

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When Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey began investigating Harvey Weinstein, they had no idea it would ignite a global reckoning on sexual harassment resulting in #MeToo. And: Rafael Behr on the likelihood of a winter election

In the summer of 2017, the New York Times journalist Megan Twohey was on maternity leave when she received a call from a colleague, Jodi Kantor. The two had never spoken before, but Kantor was working on a story and needed Twohey’s help. It was an investigation into the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. What they uncovered became one of the biggest stories of our times, launching a global movement.

Rachel Humphreys talks to the journalists about how they convinced prominent actors and former Weinstein employees to speak to them, the lengths Weinstein was willing to go to in an attempt to prevent the story from becoming public, and what more needs to be done about sexual harassment in the workplace.

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‘Freddy Krueger in the room’: women confront Harvey Weinstein at New York event

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Several women heckled after raising questions about producer’s attendance at talent show

Several women were booed, heckled and asked to leave after confronting Harvey Weinstein at a New York showcase for emerging talent.

Comedian Kelly Bachman told the Guardian she “felt like the air was sucked out of the room” when she called out Weinstein during a set she performed at the event.

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