A New York appeals court on Thursday, April 25, overturned the conviction for rape and sexual assault of former Hollywood star producer Harvey Weinstein in 2020, and ordered a new trial. The court of appeal found that procedural errors had been made during this trial, which constituted a victory for the #metoo movement.
One of Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers welcomed the decision, saying it was a “great day for the United States”. “We knew that Harvey Weinstein did not get a fair trial”declared Arthur Aidala at a press conference, referring to the testimony, during the trial, of several alleged victims who were not directly concerned by the facts pursued.
Harvey Weinstein, 72, is serving a 23-year sentence in a New York prison after being convicted of criminal sexual acts for forcibly performing sex on a television and film production assistant in 2006. and third-degree rape for an attack on an actress in 2013.
Mr. Weinstein is appealing his 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction to New York’s highest court in the fall of 2023. According to one of the appeals court judges, testimony from other facts that those committed against the complainants had notably been admitted “wrongly”. However, these testimonies had “paints a highly damaging image” Mr. Weinstein.
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“It’s unfair for the survivors”
“The solution to these shocking errors is a new trial”, continued this judge, Jenny Rivera. In total, four judges ruled in favor of overturning this conviction and three against. “With this decision, the court continues to thwart the consistent victories that survivors of sexual violence have fought for.”for her part wrote judge Madeline Singas, who ruled against the decision taken Thursday. “Women who carry the trauma of sexual violence and the wounds of repeated testimonies are forgotten”she added.
Actress Alyssa Milano helped explode the #metoo movement, a hashtag created eleven years before the Weinstein affair by African-American activist Tarana Burke. “The justice system has never benefited survivors in this country”Tarana Burke lambasted Thursday in front of the press. “Because these courageous women in this case broke the silence, millions and millions of others found the strength to speak outshe recalled. It will forever be a victory. »
A group of Harvey Weinstein victims denounced “profoundly unfair” this cancellation. “Today’s news is not only demoralizing, it is also deeply unfair”wrote in a press release, the Silence Breakers group, which brings together women who had denounced, within the #metoo movement, the actions of the producer.
Several actresses, who had accused the producer, expressed their disappointment. For Rosanna Arquette, “It is regrettable that the court overturned his conviction”. “As a survivor, I am very disappointed”indicated Weinstein’s accuser to the Hollywood Reporter. “It’s unfair to the survivors. We live our truth. We know what happened”, protested Ashley Judd, the first actress to make accusations against the producer, on Instagram. Mira Sorvino said ” horrified “. “He is a prolific serial predator who has raped/harmed over 200 women!” I am disgusted by the justice system, which only recognizes predators and not victims”wrote the actress and accuser on the X network.
“A huge step backwards”
Harvey Weinstein was also convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and sentenced to sixteen years in prison. He was acquitted in Los Angeles on charges involving one of the women who testified in New York, and has never publicly admitted to anything other than consensual relationships.
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The decision taken Thursday “is a huge step backwards”reacted lawyer Douglas Wigdor, who represented two witnesses in the New York trial. “Courts regularly admit evidence of non-indictable acts to help jurors understand issues regarding the defendant’s intentions, modus operandi or procedures.”did he declare.
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Since 2017, dozens of women, including Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow, have accused Harvey Weinstein of harassment, sexual assault or rape. But the statute of limitations has passed in many of these cases.
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New York appeals court overturns one of Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions, orders new trial
‘We talk about plans for the future’
#talk #plans #future
Isabelle and Matteus meet in Amazonas.
Photo: Video reproduction/@isabellenogueiraoficial via Instagram / Estadão
Since Big Brother Brasil 24 came to an end, Isabelle and Matteus’ relationship has gone through a period of uncertainty. In an interview with Marie Claire magazine published this Sunday, 5th, Isabelle clarified the situation of the couple formed in the final stretch of the reality show. Asked if she and Matteus decided to pursue a serious relationship, the sister confessed: “I would really like it to work out.”
Distance, however, seems to be the biggest obstacle for the couple. “We live at a very large distance and this is our only adversity, because we have a very incredible affection for each other, a unique harmony. So it’s delicate, but we talk and talk about plans for the future, even in amid the post-BBB instability”, explains Isabelle. “For now, there has not yet been an agreement to define our relationship”, she concluded.
Matteus and Isabelle formed a couple on BBB 24
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Isabelle and Matteus have been keeping a busy schedule since the end of the program. Finally, they were able to meet again this weekend in Amazonas. In Instagram stories, they shared some of the moments they spent together, without, however, communicating any decision about the relationship.
In the interview with Marie Claire, Isabelle also spoke about how her friendship with Davi is going. “We talk practically every day. He’s been going through some things in his personal life and I’m also going through issues at home. I want to have the opportunity to watch some of our scenes soon,” she said.
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In the revived Municipal Theater of Lycabettus, Ara Malikian will appear on June 25 and Imany on July 16
On June 25, the Lebanese, of Armenian origin and
naturalized Spanish violinist. On July 16, the theater will be filled with the velvety voice of Nadia Mladjao (aka Imany) and the sound of the cellos that surround her
The salutary sound of the violin always accompanied Ara Malikian and was a shield and a lifeline in his youth in Beirut. The talented musician grew up as one of the child survivors of the civil war in Lebanon before settling in Madrid, becoming a musical phenomenon and filling large concert venues on his own. Ara Malikian, from his first television appearance as a child prodigy and after his decisive distinction in an international violin competition in 1995, which opened the doors of Europe for him, until today, follows a lonely and constantly upward path and evolves into a one of the greatest virtuoso violinists of his generation. The musician of Armenian origin and naturalized Spaniard since 2014 has dedicated himself to exploring the healing power of the sound of the violin despite any adversity, be it a war, the despair brought by social inequality or personal loneliness. Malikian’s recitals on the violin or his collaborations with guitarist Jose Luis Montón, who puts him in the world of flamenco, have drawn praise from the art music press.
In addition to his musical development and adventurous exploration of the violin’s potential, Malikian is artistically concerned with the world’s return to classical music. Highlighting classical music and boosting its mass popularity so that it is once again loved by a wide audience and not limited to a privileged elite who have access to expensive concerts, is a constant request and goal of this charismatic musician, who has not come in touch with the music he serves because of some privilege. So the virtuoso violinist, on June 25, at the Municipal Theater of Lycabettus, will make us partakers of his musical narratives and with true passion will combine classical musical structures with Mediterranean sounds and Armenian folk melodies with some electric suggestions of rock rock sounds as part of a great European tradition.
The soul sensibility of Imany
Drawing inspiration from classic voices of the soul tradition, such as Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, but also from later songwriters, such as Tracy Chapman, Nadia Mladjao, aka Imany, managed to make a big career leap from glittering catwalk model to become a remarkable soul singer, with a seductive “edge” that confirms the eroticism of her performances.
Imany has managed to perform crystal acoustic folk songs with an honesty on the mic that the great soul divas and the most delicate performers of the blues tradition have had since the single “You will never know” took over the airwaves of the city . The rocking aura of the song is timeless and is an example of interpretative fervor. Born in 1979 in the Comoros Islands, off the southeast coast of Africa, Nadia Mladjao grew up in France, where she initially dabbled in athletics before signing a contract with a prestigious modeling agency. After several trips around the world, she returned to France to pursue her lifelong ambition to become a singer, singing in jazz bars and recording under the name Imany, which means “hope” in Swahili. She took her first steps opening for Angie Stone and then teamed up with producer Malick N’Diaye (Ayo), who helped her find her identity on the mic and record her first album, ‘The shape of a broken heart”, which was successfully released in 2011.
Imany will be at the Municipal Theater of Lycabettus on July 16 for the performance “Voodoo cello”, where soul bliss will be combined with the harmonies of the eight cellos that will accompany her in arrangements of well-known songs from Madonna and Ed Sheeran to Elton John and Bonnie Tyler. It’s hard to find fault with Imany’s music, as her songs evangelize beauty, while she proudly waves the flag of both Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, and manages to establish herself as a worthy carrier of the soul tradition, prioritizing the ease of intimacy. of r’n’b rhythms and thus achieving a feeling of joy that is ultimately a necessary defense against the cynicism of modern discography.
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