CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Jury selection began for Harvey Weinstein’s retrial Tuesday morning in New York City after his landmark #MeToo conviction was overturned last year. Weinstein, in a wheelchair and carrying a book with the cover torn off, had a brief smile on his face as he approached his legal team in the courtroom.

The first group of prospective jurors — consisting of approximately 70 individuals — was eventually sworn into the courtroom, where Judge Curtis J. Farber announced that he would be presiding over the selection process.

The prospectives were first asked whether they can’t serve due to scheduling conflicts, then whether they would be unable to serve fairly and impartially in a case that, as the judge said, “involves allegations of criminal sex act and rape” and “has been widely reported in the news.” The judge, however, did not mention Weinstein’s name.

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— Variety (@Variety) April 15, 2025