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Harvey Weinstein's request to have his trial judge removed has been rejected, after the judge threatened him with jail time over using his mobile phone in court.
Images of the exterior of a Los Angeles criminal court where convicted sex offender and formre movie industry tycoon Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced later today. IMAGES
CNN reports that Harvey Weinstein has a fever and is being monitored by medical staff in prison. A joint statement about his condition was released by publicist Juda Englemeyer and his NYS Health Rep Craig Rothfield. "At this time... we can neither confirm nor deny that Mr. Weinstein has tested positive for COVID-19." The former Hollywood producer was convicted of criminal sex and rape in march 2020. He is currently serving 23 years in prison. His attorneys have tried to get his sentence reduced due to his pour health.
"That sentence that was just handed down by this court was obscene, that number was obnoxious," says Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer, after he is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in a landmark case for the #MeToo movement. SOUNDBITE
Harvey Weinstein's legal team have claimed he may die in jail if he's sentenced to more than five years behind bars.
Harvey Weinstein is being moved to the infirmary at Rikers Island prison, after he was found guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act last week.
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