Harvey Weinstein Conviction Thrown Out

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🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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When the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sex crimes four years ago, it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement. Yesterday, New York’s highest court of appeals overturned that conviction. Jodi Kantor, one of the reporters who broke the story of the abuse allegations against Mr. Weinstein in 2017, explains what this ruling means for him and for #MeToo. Guest: Jodi Kantor, an investigative reporter for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Kachron Ben Holt. This is the Daily.
0:07.0	When Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted for sex crimes four years ago,
0:18.5	it was celebrated as a watershed moment for the Me Too Movement.
0:23.0	Yesterday, New York's highest appeals court overturned that conviction.
0:28.0	My colleague Jody Cantor on what this ruling means for Weinstein and for the Me Too Movement.
0:36.0	It's Friday, April 26. Jody, you and your reporting partner, Megan Tuwe were the ones who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal,
0:50.0	which really defined the Me Too movement and was at the center of this court case.
0:55.1	Explain what just happened.
0:57.3	So on Thursday morning, New York's highest court threw out
1:01.3	Harvey Weinstein's conviction for sex crimes and ordered a new trial.
1:06.0	In 2020, he had been convicted of sexually abusing two women.
1:12.0	He was sentenced to 23 years in jail, the prosecution really
1:17.4	pushed the boundaries and the conviction was always a little shaky, a little controversial.
1:25.0	But it was a landmark sentence in part because
1:29.0	Harvey Weinstein is a foundational figure in the Me Too movement.
1:34.0	And now that all goes back to zero.
1:37.2	He's not a free man.
1:38.2	He was also convicted in Los Angeles.
1:40.9	But the New York conviction has been wiped away and prosecutors have the really difficult decision of whether to leave things be or start again from scratch.
1:52.0	And I know we spend a lot of time covering this case on this show with you in fact,
1:57.6	but just remind us why the prosecution's case was seen to be fragile even then.
2:02.4	The controversy of this case... prosecution's case was seen to be fragile even then.
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