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brooklynite

(93,851 posts)
Fri May 25, 2018, 07:40 AM May 2018

Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to Police in New York

Source: Variety

Disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein surrendered to police Friday morning following allegations of rape and sexual assault, deepening the downfall of a producer whose taste and bullying persona once defined independent film.

Weinstein, 66, wearing a dark jacket and clutching a few books, turned himself in to police in downtown New York shortly before 7:30 a.m., at a precinct besieged by reporters and news cameras. Manhattan prosecutors are expected to charge Weinstein with sexually assaulting two women: former actress Lucia Evans, and another alleged victim who has not yet been identified.

Weinstein’s bond is expected to be set at $2 million, according to CNN. The New York Times reported earlier that the former producer would be forced to turn in his passport and to wear a monitoring device.

Read more: http://variety.com/2018/film/news/harvey-weinstein-arrest-sexual-assault-1202722844/

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Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to Police in New York (Original Post) brooklynite May 2018 OP
I find what he did to be unforgivable Timmygoat May 2018 #1
He isn't. eggplant May 2018 #3
Lock him up! IronLionZion May 2018 #2

Timmygoat

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1. I find what he did to be unforgivable
Fri May 25, 2018, 08:01 AM
May 2018

However - We have a president who claimed he could do what he wanted to women because he was a celebrity, and we have it on tape, how is he any better than Weinstein?

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