In a shocking development, a New York Court of Appeals struck down the 2020 rape conviction against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Thursday and ordered a new trial on the matter. The 4-3 decision came down after the court found that the trial judge in his case allowed the prosecution to call several women who alleged Weinstein assaulted them, but the women and their allegations were not part of the charges that were brought against Weinstein.
The disgraced former Hollywood producer was originally sentenced to 23 years in prison after being convicted in the landmark trial that sparked the #MeToo movement. His conviction for forcing oral sex on production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006 and the third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013 sent shockwaves through Hollywood, where Weinstein was considered a “gatekeeper” for television and film projects. Several prominent…
