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Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rules • Apr. 18, 2025, 12:25 PM ET (AP)
Jury selection heads into next week at Weinstein rape retrial • Apr. 17, 2025, 5:52 PM ET (AP)
9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial • Apr. 16, 2025, 6:43 PM ET (AP)
No jurors picked on first day of Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial • Apr. 15, 2025, 6:09 PM ET (AP)
What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway • Apr. 14, 2025, 7:38 PM ET (AP)

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Born March 19, 1952 (age 73) • New York City • New York
Founder Miramax Films • Weinstein Company

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