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Added on the 08/01/2020 11:24:46 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
Harvey Weinstein's request to have his trial judge removed has been rejected, after the judge threatened him with jail time over using his mobile phone in court.
Images of the exterior of a Los Angeles criminal court where convicted sex offender and formre movie industry tycoon Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced later today. IMAGES
"That sentence that was just handed down by this court was obscene, that number was obnoxious," says Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer, after he is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault in a landmark case for the #MeToo movement. SOUNDBITE
Harvey Weinstein's legal team have claimed he may die in jail if he's sentenced to more than five years behind bars.
Harvey Weinstein is being moved to the infirmary at Rikers Island prison, after he was found guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act last week.
Harvey Weinstein's defence team plan to appeal his court verdict, after her was found guilty of third-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act.