Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison, Following #MeToo Show Trial

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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

Disgraced Hollywood mega-producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday morning, on one count of sexual assault in the first degree and one count of rape in the third degree - nearly the maximum sentenced possible for Weinstein's crimes. "Weinstein," the Associated Press reported, "who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006. He faced a maximum of 29 years in prison."

The Details

The possible 29 years included up to 25 years on one charge and 4 years on the other. "For his conviction on the first-degree count of criminal sexual act, Weinstein was given 20 years in prison plus five years of supervised release," the Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. "On the other convicted charge, third-degree rape, he was given three years in prison. The judge decided to make the sentences consecutive, rather than concurrent." Weinstein will also have to register as a sex offender. On Tuesday, Weinstein's attorneys sent a letter to Judge James Burke, who delivered Weinstein's sentence. In it, they begged for leniency for the former power player, arguing that Weinstein had suffered enough because of his unprecedented fall from grace - a fall from grace that he, himself, orchestrated. Read more...

Bernie Sanders Adviser: 'The God Damn Plane Has Crashed into the Mountain'

The Grind

One senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has fallen into despair over his dwindling chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination following another round of losses on "Mini Super Tuesday." Former Vice President Joe Biden delivered a major blow to Sanders with wins in four primary contests: Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, and Michigan, the evening's most important race. Sanders only managed to win North Dakota, while Washington's results remain delayed.


The Details

"The god damn plane has crashed into the mountain," the unnamed Sanders aide, borrowing a line from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, told Yahoo News. Sanders opted against delivering a speech to supporters after he lost Michigan and instead flew home to Vermont. Earlier in the day, the 78-year-old canceled a rally in Cleveland, Ohio, due to public health concerns regarding the coronavirus. Biden now holds a delegate count of 823 to Sanders' 663. A total of 1,991 is needed to secure the Democratic nomination at the party's July convention in Milwaukee. Read more...