Last week Oprah backed out as an executive producer on a documentary about four women who levied sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons and I was like, huh? The details of Oprah’s departure were a little muddy and it left some people wondering if removing herself from the project meant she was questioning the stories of the survivors.\n
doesn’t think he’ll be given a fair shot in his upcoming trial because, according to legal documents filed on Friday by Weinstein’s attorney, the jury has been infiltrated by “stealth jurors,” which sounds like a something cut from aThe “stealth jurors,” according to Weinstein and Aidala, are members of the jury who have sworn to be impartial but are actually not impartial at all, which is why the defense is now asking for a change of venue.
As evidence of this stealth infiltration, Aidala cited posts on social media from two jurors who were not selected, but who had previously promised impartiality should they be chose. “Harvey you cant [sic] act for sh*t with that walker you made it look like a prize on The Price is Right. Also they’re gonna crucify you.” wrote one not-selected juror on Facebook, while another wrote “Goodbye Jury Duty. And goodbye Harvey Weinstein. I hope they convict you on all counts...
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