A judge has dismissed Rose McGowan's racketeering lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and his attorneys.
In a Nov. 9 ruling, Judge Wright said that Weinstein and Co.’s “effort to silence McGowan was a single, unified project with an end goal and an end date,” and “not the sort of continuous effort that is prohibited by RICO.” Despite the dismissal, the judge gave McGowan until Dec. 3 to file another brief on whether the rest of her charges should be filed in federal court, or if they should instead be handled by state court.
Weeks later, though, McGowan’s lead attorney Julie Porter left the case and said in a filing said that McGowan had fired her over Zoom. Porter added that McGowan “did not authorize me to take any positions on the questions the court posed.” McGowan then missed the Dec. 3 briefing deadline, which led to the Dec. 6 dismissal.Rolling Stone“As of today’s date, Plaintiff has not filed any brief in response to the Court’s Order and Minute Order,” court filings read.
While McGowan’s personal case against Weinstein has collapsed, the disgraced former film executive is still contending with myriad legal issues. Last year, he was
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