Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ’s retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won’t start until at least next year — and his lawyers plan to hire a private investigator to look into a new allegation against the movie mogul that will now be part of the case. The new details...

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial this year — a move that the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers oppose. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes

Since the #MeToo movement took off, a multitude of male celebrities have been accused of sexual misconduct, but only a handful of those in the music and film industries who have actually faced criminal charges. Sean “Diddy” Combs has now joined that short list of prosecuted...

Former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers for his accusers say

LONDON (AP) — Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster’ who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse went on through much of Al Fayed's 25-year tenure — from 1985 on — at the helm of the...

Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by jailed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson...

Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years after sexual assault and harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein turbocharged the #MeToo movement, the ex-movie mogul faces a new sex crime charge from an accuser who's never told her story publicly. While awaiting retrial on other sex charges...

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge in New York

For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact

NEW YORK (AP) — Tarana Burke says people are always asking “what’s next?” for the #MeToo movement, the broad reckoning against sexual misconduct and abuse that she helped launch seven years ago. This week, Burke, who coined the phrase “me too” decades ago in work with...

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores of women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against him, helping launch the global #MeToo movement. On Thursday, he was indicted on...

Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York ahead of a retrial in his landmark #MeToo case, Manhattan prosecutors said at a court hearing Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein is...