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Time's Up to halt operations, shift resources to legal fund

Five years after it made a splashy public debut, the #MeToo-era organization Time's Up is ceasing operations — at least in its current form

The Independent UK

Ron Jeremy ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial on rape charges

Judge says the former porn performer, who pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of sexual assault, is in “incurable neurocognitive decline” from which he is unlikely to recover.

Chicago Sun-Times

Porn actor Ron Jeremy found unable to stand trial for rape

A Los Angeles judge has declared that porn performer Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand trial on dozens of rape and sexual assault counts

The Independent UK

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Can Tom Cruise use his maverick magic to save Tár from box-office oblivion?

It wouldn’t be the first time he’s saved director Todd Field, we learned this week, and the Top Gun star knows a thing or two about shifting tickets

The Guardian - UK

In defense of "The Menu" diners

In a world of Elon Musk, Harvey Weinstein and Trump, are these really the folks targeted for takedown?

Salon

Weinstein appeals 2020 rape conviction to top NY court

NEW YORK — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appealed his 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction to New York’s highest court, arguing his trial judge unfairly permitted prosecutors to introduce testimony about prior incidents of alleged sexual misconduct not charged in the indictment.

Tribune News Service

Weinstein asks NY high court to reverse 2020 rape conviction

Harvey Weinstein is asking New York’s highest court to overturn his 2020 rape conviction, arguing that the judge betrayed his right to a fair trial by “succumbing to the pressure” of the #MeToo movement

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Weinstein sentencing on rape conviction delayed to February

Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing for rape and sexual assault convictions in Los Angeles has been delayed so his attorneys can file a motion for a new trial

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein Los Angeles sentencing on rape and sexual assault charges delayed until 23 February

The 70-year-old is already serving a 23-year sentence following a 2020 New York conviction

The Independent UK

First Thing: Lula vows to punish Bolsonaro supporters who stormed congress

President tours scene of riot and orders federal government to take control of policing in Brasília. Plus, the treasure hunt for £15m Nazi hoard

The Guardian - UK

Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing on Los Angeles rape conviction delayed

Ex-film mogul faces up to 18 additional years in prison after being convicted of forcibly raping a woman in California

The Guardian - US

'Whisper networks' thrive when women lose faith in formal systems of reporting sexual harassment

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The Conversation

New on DVD: 'She Said' chronicles the takedown of Harvey Weinstein

A no-nonsense journalistic drama tops the DVD releases for the week of Jan. 10.

Tribune News Service

Former Kansas City theatre director found dead just days after being accused of sexual assault on social media

‘I couldn’t get Jeff’s face out of my mind. I knew I had to say something’

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From Harvey Weinstein to Casey Anthony: The unbearable cruelty of the modern American courtroom

Clémence Michallon reports on some of the more distasteful moments from real-life US courtroom dramas in 2022

ABC News

#MeToo will outlast Harvey Weinstein. But his second conviction at a rape trial comes at a pivotal time for the movement

While former movie producer Harvey Weinstein's court case isn't a barometer for #MeToo as a whole, it does offer some insights into the experiences of victims in the justice system, and it comes at a pivotal time for the movement.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Harvey Weinstein’s latest trial and the ritual of degrading women in court

Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial, which ended Monday with the jury finding him guilty of raping one woman, was more than a one-off parade of salacious stories about a disgraced apex predator and a ritual dragging-through-the-mud of women who said they were violated. Its savage mistreatment of female witnesses…

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

1 woman's story of rape convinced all Weinstein trial jurors

Only one accuser at the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein convinced jurors unanimously that she had been raped and sexually assaulted

Tribune News Service

Melinda Henneberger: If Gov. Newsom’s wife couldn’t convince Weinstein jury, what happens to ‘ordinary’ women?

Are ya laughing now, Harvey? Accused mass rapist Harvey Weinstein let out a big ol’ belly laugh during his defense attorney’s closing argument at his rape trial in Los Angeles earlier this month, apparently because watching one of the plaintiffs be ridiculed was just too delightful to pretend otherwise.

The Independent UK

Weinstein dodges sentencing enhancement, faces 18 years

Harvey Weinstein will face a maximum prison sentence of 18 years after a Los Angeles jury failed to reach a verdict on special allegations that Weinstein planned his assault on a model-actor in 2013 and whether she was “particularly vulnerable.”

The Independent UK

From Harvey Weinstein to Casey Anthony: The unbearable cruelty of the modern American courtroom

Clémence Michallon reports on some of the more distasteful moments from real-life US courtroom dramas in 2022

Reason

Why Does Funding Government Take $1.7 Trillion and 4,000 Pages?

Plus: Title 42 order termination is on hold, the FTC vs. Meta, and more...

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: January 6 panel recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump

The referral marks the first time in US history that Congress has taken such action against a former president. Plus, the rescue of nearly 4,000 beagles

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