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Trauma has shaped Jennifer Siebel Newsom's life. Now it helps fuel her work for California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Written on a dry-erase board in Jennifer Siebel Newsom's office overlooking the dome of the California Capitol are two phrases: "gender equity" and "support for survivors."

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

#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.

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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…

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape, delivering a verdict that further condemns the disgraced movie titan whose treatment of women helped spur the #MeToo movement.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury on Monday found Harvey Weinstein guilty of raping a woman, delivering a verdict that further condemns the disgraced movie titan whose treatment of women helped spur the #MeToo movement.

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Why Weinstein’s team risked vilifying Jennifer Siebel Newsom and other accusers in post-#MeToo trial

To the very end of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in Los Angeles, his defense team lawyers didn’t let up on their efforts to malign and “slut shame” Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the other accusers, arguing that these women falsely accused the producer of assault because they were embarrassed they had…

Tribune News Service

Weinstein trial ends with final jabs at 'a predator' and his accusers

LOS ANGELES — In summing up the case against Harvey Weinstein for jurors this week, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez didn't hold back.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein will not testify in LA trial; defense begins presenting its case

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein will not testify in his own defense at his Los Angeles rape trial, and his attorneys are expected to wrap their case Wednesday, meaning the disgraced mogul's fate could be in the hands of jurors by the end of the week.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues

What a bracing coincidence!

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: One lesson from the Weinstein case is that men like me must speak out about abuse

Last month, as a new sex crimes trial began for Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles, defense attorney Mark Werksman insisted that Weinstein was falsely accused by women and was the victim of the #MeToo movement.

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Siebel Newsom fends off shame-the-victim tactics in Harvey Weinstein rape trial

The same grotesque stereotypes that the documentary film-maker has exposed in her work were deployed against her

The Guardian - US

Prosecution rests at Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles trial

LOS ANGELES — After a month of harrowing testimony from women who say they were raped by the most powerful man in Hollywood, Los Angeles prosecutors rested their case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday.

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Melinda Henneberger: Jennifer Siebel Newsom calls out Weinstein lawyer: ‘You’re doing … what he did to me’

It’s still 1940 in a courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, where a “bimbo” who supposedly tried to get ahead by sleeping with a big-time Hollywood movie producer is turning on the waterworks.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein defense challenges Jennifer Siebel Newsom on rape allegation

LOS ANGELES — A day after her emotionally charged testimony that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faced an aggressive interrogation Tuesday over dozens of friendly emails she exchanged with him in the years afterward.

Reuters

Weinstein defense challenges accuser Siebel Newsom as some charges dropped

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein challenged accusations by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom on Tuesday at his Los Angeles rape trial, and a judge dismissed some of the charges against the once-powerful film producer.

The Guardian - US

Weinstein trial: defense demands graphic details from Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Disgraced movie mogul’s lawyer conducts grueling cross-examination as judge drops four of 11 counts

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The wife of California's governor gives tearful testimony at Weinstein's rape trial

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker, nearly screamed through tears Monday as she told the court Harvey Weinstein raped her 17 years ago and spoke of the devastating effects it has had on her since.

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom tearfully testifies that Harvey Weinstein treated her like a ‘blow-up doll’

The actress and documentary filmmaker broke down in tears when asked to point out her attacker in courtroom

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Siebel Newsom testifies against Harvey Weinstein: ‘This is so disgusting, so wrong’

LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Siebel Newsom took the stand Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial and accused the fallen Hollywood mogul of raping her 17 years ago in a Beverly Hills hotel suite when she was a struggling actor.

Los Angeles Times

Jennifer Siebel Newsom testifies against Harvey Weinstein: ‘He’s staring at me’

Jennifer Siebel Newsom took the stand Monday at Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial and was expected to accuse the fallen Hollywood mogul of raping her when she was a stuggling actor nearly 20 years ago.

The Independent UK

Jennifer Siebel Newsom takes stand at Weinstein trial

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the stand at the trial of Harvey Weinstein

Los Angeles Times

At trial, accusers face a loaded question: Why stay in touch with Weinstein?

LOS ANGELES — Kelly Sipherd said she wanted to confront her assailant.

The Independent UK

Weinstein attorney, accuser clash over her memory of assault

A massage therapist who says Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her after she worked on him in 2010 insisted from the witness stand at his Los Angeles trial that she has not changed her account of the incident

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