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By Yohana Desta
A ruling has rejected a proposed $25 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein, his former film company, and many women who accused him of sexual misconduct, and wondered the terms of the deal at a hearing Tuesday. Among his concerns, Judge Alvin Hellerstein said it is not transparent how the cash will be distributed, or on the side of those who opposed the agreement. In addition, millions of dollars of agreement were allegedly used to cover the prices of Weinstein’s legal equipment, which Judge Hellerstein considered “abominable,” according to the New York Times.
“The opinion on so many known issues doesn’t even come close,” said John Clune, according to the Times, representative of one of the women who opposed the proposal. “Functionally, everything has been thrown away. Everyone needs an intelligent outcome for those survivors. It’s not that.”
The deal stems from a $25 million deal reached last December, one of many lawsuits that have sprung up around Weinstein, a convicted rapist, over the more than 3 years. As the Times newscasts Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor point out, the civil settlement has been in dispute since its proposal, not only because the sum was particularly reduced from its originally projected $90 million, but also because its terms would be members of the Weinstein Company’s board of directors. long-term litigation. In addition, $12 million would be used to cover the legal prices of Weinstein, his brother, Bob Weinstein, who helped run the Weinstein company, and other members of the company’s board of directors. Prior to Tuesday’s hearing, several accusers filed formal objections to the settlement.
“We have been saying for over a year and part that the terms and situations of the agreement were unfair and would never be imposed on survivors of sexual assault,” Douglas H. Wigdor and two other lawyers representing several women who challenged the agreement in a statement said. declaration, through the point of sale. “We were surprised that the group’s attorneys and the New York Attorney General did not recognize this fact, but we are pleased that Judge Hellerstein temporarily rejected the unilateral proposal. On the part of our customers, we look forward to prosecuting Harvey Weinstein and his many facilitators.
Weinstein’s representatives declined to comment on the case. On Monday, Weinstein’s lawyer Imran H. Ansari said that “the practical truth is that outside the gates of the deal, the plaintiffs face a dubious monetary recovery, with Weinstein bankrupting and Mr. Weinstein protecting legal cases, facing debts and lawsuits, frozen assets, and a line of creditors seeking compensation. Mr. Weinstein’s current and long-term monetary scenario is far from healthy, not only has his non-public freedom been taken away, but also his monetary freedom.
In February, the former Hollywood tycoon was convicted of committing sex with first-degree offenders and third-degree rape and sentenced to 23 years for crime through a New York judge. Weinstein contracted a coronavirus in a thief, but a representative later said he had recovered.
Weinstein still faces a criminal trial in Los Angeles, where the district attorney’s workplace accused him of forced rape, forced oral copulation, sexual penetration through the use of force, and sexual violence by coercion. Weinstein has denied the allegations. If convicted, he faces up to 28 years of crime in California. His extradition is delayed due to the ongoing pandemic.
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