After being sentenced to 16 additional years last week, Harvey Weinstein is all-but-likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Weinstein is appealing his rape and sexual assault conviction, but for survivors, they feel justice has finally been served.
“Today, he will be sentenced. He cannot hurt anyone anymore,” Evgeniya Chernyshova, known in the case as Jane Doe #1, said at Weinstein’s sentencing on Feb. 23 at the criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
“I truly believe that this verdict, and the maximum sentence, will restore the faith in the justice system for many survivors out there,” Chernyshova told the judge, moments before Weinstein was handed his punishment.
Chernyshova was the only woman to make a victim impact statement in the courtroom at Weinstein’s sentencing, because she is the only accuser whose testimony resulted in the jury convicting Weinstein on three charges. But during the two-month trial, eight women...
“Today, he will be sentenced. He cannot hurt anyone anymore,” Evgeniya Chernyshova, known in the case as Jane Doe #1, said at Weinstein’s sentencing on Feb. 23 at the criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
“I truly believe that this verdict, and the maximum sentence, will restore the faith in the justice system for many survivors out there,” Chernyshova told the judge, moments before Weinstein was handed his punishment.
Chernyshova was the only woman to make a victim impact statement in the courtroom at Weinstein’s sentencing, because she is the only accuser whose testimony resulted in the jury convicting Weinstein on three charges. But during the two-month trial, eight women...
- 2/28/2023
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
After a brief few days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense has rested its case in the former Hollywood mogul’s Los Angeles rape and sexual assault case.
Weinstein’s attorneys, Alan Jackson and Mark Werksman, called a total of six witnesses, presenting their case over the course of two days this week. The prosecution’s case was much lengthier, spanning nearly a month with 44 witnesses taking the stand.
Closing arguments will begin later on Wednesday afternoon and are expected to wrap up this week, then sending the case into the jury’s hands. Deliberations will likely start by the end of this week and carry into next week before a verdict is reached.
Weinstein faces seven charges and a maximum sentence of 60 years. He is facing two counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles. Eight women testified with sexual assault accusations against Weinstein through the trial,...
Weinstein’s attorneys, Alan Jackson and Mark Werksman, called a total of six witnesses, presenting their case over the course of two days this week. The prosecution’s case was much lengthier, spanning nearly a month with 44 witnesses taking the stand.
Closing arguments will begin later on Wednesday afternoon and are expected to wrap up this week, then sending the case into the jury’s hands. Deliberations will likely start by the end of this week and carry into next week before a verdict is reached.
Weinstein faces seven charges and a maximum sentence of 60 years. He is facing two counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault in Los Angeles. Eight women testified with sexual assault accusations against Weinstein through the trial,...
- 11/30/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
A surprising turn of events occurred in the final moments of the Harvey Weinstein trial when prosecutors called a Weinstein accuser back for further testimony. Ashley Matthau, who testified earlier in the trial accusing Weinstein of masturbating on her during production of the 2004 film “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” returned to the stand Wednesday morning as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution, moments after the defense rested their case.
Matthau stood in stark contrast to a defense witness who testified earlier this week, JoAnn Jansen, the choreographer from “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” Jansen told the jury that she has no idea who Matthau is and was firm in her testimony this past Monday that Matthau was not a principal dancer on the film. On the stand today, Matthau looked through copies of residual checks for her work on the musical film as principal dancer, and shuffled through 22 pages of call sheets...
Matthau stood in stark contrast to a defense witness who testified earlier this week, JoAnn Jansen, the choreographer from “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.” Jansen told the jury that she has no idea who Matthau is and was firm in her testimony this past Monday that Matthau was not a principal dancer on the film. On the stand today, Matthau looked through copies of residual checks for her work on the musical film as principal dancer, and shuffled through 22 pages of call sheets...
- 11/30/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein’s defense called on a choreographer from the 2004 film “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights” to answer questions about a dancer from the movie, who is a witness testifying in the L.A. trial. The dancer has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Weinstein during production on the musical film, which his company Miramax produced.
Choreographer JoAnn Jansen was subpoenaed by Weinstein’s defense team to take the stand on Monday afternoon. She was the main choreographer on the 2004 film, which was a reimagining of the original hit “Dirty Dancing,” and has worked on a total of four films for Weinstein.
Jansen said she has no recollection of ever meeting Ashley Matthau, who is an uncharged witness in the trial. Matthau had booked a small role as a dancer on the “Dirty Dancing” sequel. During her testimony, she alleged she was assaulted in 2003 when Weinstein masturbated on her in...
Choreographer JoAnn Jansen was subpoenaed by Weinstein’s defense team to take the stand on Monday afternoon. She was the main choreographer on the 2004 film, which was a reimagining of the original hit “Dirty Dancing,” and has worked on a total of four films for Weinstein.
Jansen said she has no recollection of ever meeting Ashley Matthau, who is an uncharged witness in the trial. Matthau had booked a small role as a dancer on the “Dirty Dancing” sequel. During her testimony, she alleged she was assaulted in 2003 when Weinstein masturbated on her in...
- 11/29/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
During opening statements in Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial, attorneys for the former Hollywood titan told the jury that Weinstein was innocent. His defense stated that the women with whom Weinstein was sexually involved all agreed to “transactional sex,” in exchange for work in the entertainment industry. They took aim at the trial’s most high-profile witness — Jane Doe #4, Jennifer Siebel Newsom — calling her a “bimbo.”
Siebel Newsom has not yet taken the stand, but is expected to testify in the two-month trial. The filmmaker and the First Partner of California, who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has accused Weinstein of rape in 2005. At the time, she was an up-and-coming actor and filmmaker.
Siebel Newsom’s attorney, Elizabeth Fegan, a founding partner at the Chicago-based law firm FeganScott, is representing two women in Weinstein’s trial. Her other client, Ashley Matthau, testified last month that Weinstein masturbated...
Siebel Newsom has not yet taken the stand, but is expected to testify in the two-month trial. The filmmaker and the First Partner of California, who is married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has accused Weinstein of rape in 2005. At the time, she was an up-and-coming actor and filmmaker.
Siebel Newsom’s attorney, Elizabeth Fegan, a founding partner at the Chicago-based law firm FeganScott, is representing two women in Weinstein’s trial. Her other client, Ashley Matthau, testified last month that Weinstein masturbated...
- 11/11/2022
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
A supporting witness testified on Thursday that Harvey Weinstein masturbated on her at his hotel room in 2003.
Former actress Ashley Matthau, a “prior bad acts” witness whose claims aren’t among the 11 counts of sexual assault that Weinstein faces, was visibly rattled while taking the stand. Matthau’s hand shook as she was being sworn in and she began crying before saying a single word. Matthau dabbed her tears with a tissue and took deep, labored breaths while she waited for Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez to begin her questioning.
When Martinez asked how she was feeling, Matthau said, “I’m really upset.”
Judge Lisa B. Lench encouraged Matthau to take a break and she was escorted out of the courtroom.
When she came back, Matthau testified that Weinstein masturbated and ejaculated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where she was shooting a small role in Miramax’s “Dirty Dancing” sequel,...
Former actress Ashley Matthau, a “prior bad acts” witness whose claims aren’t among the 11 counts of sexual assault that Weinstein faces, was visibly rattled while taking the stand. Matthau’s hand shook as she was being sworn in and she began crying before saying a single word. Matthau dabbed her tears with a tissue and took deep, labored breaths while she waited for Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez to begin her questioning.
When Martinez asked how she was feeling, Matthau said, “I’m really upset.”
Judge Lisa B. Lench encouraged Matthau to take a break and she was escorted out of the courtroom.
When she came back, Matthau testified that Weinstein masturbated and ejaculated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where she was shooting a small role in Miramax’s “Dirty Dancing” sequel,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Maane Khatchatourian
- Variety Film + TV
Former reality star Holly Madison, who earlier dated and lived with ‘Playboy’ founder Hugh Hefner, won’t be called to testify during Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial, a judge has ruled.
The defence wanted Madison to take the stand in order to undermine testimony from actress Ashley Matthau, one of the uncharged supporting witnesses, reports ‘Variety’.
Matthau, who’s accusing Weinstein of sexual battery, claims the former mogul masturbated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where they were shooting Miramax’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel, ‘Havana Nights’.
According to ‘Variety’, Madison is close friends with Matthau. The defence intended to question her about the two partying together at the Playboy Mansion to prove that Matthau wasn’t a “young, sexually inexperienced naif” who was unfamiliar with “the ways of Hollywood”.
“They want to portray her as this innocent girl but they don’t want me to...
The defence wanted Madison to take the stand in order to undermine testimony from actress Ashley Matthau, one of the uncharged supporting witnesses, reports ‘Variety’.
Matthau, who’s accusing Weinstein of sexual battery, claims the former mogul masturbated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where they were shooting Miramax’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel, ‘Havana Nights’.
According to ‘Variety’, Madison is close friends with Matthau. The defence intended to question her about the two partying together at the Playboy Mansion to prove that Matthau wasn’t a “young, sexually inexperienced naif” who was unfamiliar with “the ways of Hollywood”.
“They want to portray her as this innocent girl but they don’t want me to...
- 10/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Former reality star Holly Madison won’t be called to testify during Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles rape trial, a judge ruled on Tuesday.
The defense wanted Madison to take the stand in order to undermine testimony from actress Ashley Matthau, one of the uncharged supporting witnesses. Matthau, who’s accusing Weinstein of sexual battery, claims the former mogul masturbated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where they were shooting Miramax’s “Dirty Dancing” sequel, “Havana Nights.”
Madison, who dated and lived with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner from 2001 to 2008, is close friends with Matthau. The defense intended on questioning her about the two partying together at the Playboy Mansion to prove that Matthau wasn’t a “young, sexually inexperienced naif” who was unfamiliar with “the ways of Hollywood.”
“They want to portray her as this innocent girl but they don’t want me to ask about all...
The defense wanted Madison to take the stand in order to undermine testimony from actress Ashley Matthau, one of the uncharged supporting witnesses. Matthau, who’s accusing Weinstein of sexual battery, claims the former mogul masturbated on her at his hotel in 2003 in Puerto Rico, where they were shooting Miramax’s “Dirty Dancing” sequel, “Havana Nights.”
Madison, who dated and lived with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner from 2001 to 2008, is close friends with Matthau. The defense intended on questioning her about the two partying together at the Playboy Mansion to prove that Matthau wasn’t a “young, sexually inexperienced naif” who was unfamiliar with “the ways of Hollywood.”
“They want to portray her as this innocent girl but they don’t want me to ask about all...
- 10/18/2022
- by Maane Khatchatourian
- Variety Film + TV
Charlie Matthau is developing a six-part television series on the 1920 presidential election and hopes to have it air during the home stretch of the 2020 election, Variety has learned exclusively.
“I was struck at how similar the 1920 election was and how it contained so many parallels to the current political environment,” Matthau told Variety.
Matthau, son of the late Walter Matthau, has optioned David Pietrusza’s book “1920: The Year of the Six Presidents” through his Matthau Company. He noted that the series would run concurrently with the 100-year anniversary of the 1920 election.
“1920 is considered the first modern election and one of the most dramatic,” Matthau said. “Six once and future presidents — Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt — jockeyed for the White House. Amazing characters, amazing roles for actors.”
Harding, a Republican Senator from Ohio, defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in the election,...
“I was struck at how similar the 1920 election was and how it contained so many parallels to the current political environment,” Matthau told Variety.
Matthau, son of the late Walter Matthau, has optioned David Pietrusza’s book “1920: The Year of the Six Presidents” through his Matthau Company. He noted that the series would run concurrently with the 100-year anniversary of the 1920 election.
“1920 is considered the first modern election and one of the most dramatic,” Matthau said. “Six once and future presidents — Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt — jockeyed for the White House. Amazing characters, amazing roles for actors.”
Harding, a Republican Senator from Ohio, defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in the election,...
- 7/16/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
It has been 25 days since The New York Times broke the dam with details of Harvey Weinstein's history of alleged sexual misconduct, a pattern of behavior, the paper reported at the time, that stretched over at least three decades.
On Monday, the Times added to its explosive investigation with a new report featuring four new on-the-record accusers, two of whom say that Weinstein raped or assaulted them in the 1970s, a decade that had yet to be included in previous reports. Another accuser, a dancer named Ashley Matthau, said that after Weinstein victimized her in...
On Monday, the Times added to its explosive investigation with a new report featuring four new on-the-record accusers, two of whom say that Weinstein raped or assaulted them in the 1970s, a decade that had yet to be included in previous reports. Another accuser, a dancer named Ashley Matthau, said that after Weinstein victimized her in...
- 10/30/2017
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A former employee of Harvey Weinstein is accusing him of raping her in the 1970s as more women come forward to make allegations of sexual misconduct against the disgraced movie mogul.
Hope Exiner d’Amore and three other women — Ashley Matthau, Lacey Dorn and Cynthia Burr — spoke with The New York Times about their previously unreported experiences with Weinstein, adding their names to the growing number of accusers and widening the timeframe of his alleged abuse.
“This has haunted me my entire life,” Exiner d’Amore, now 62, told the paper.
The Oscar-winning producer has been accused of sexual misconduct by...
Hope Exiner d’Amore and three other women — Ashley Matthau, Lacey Dorn and Cynthia Burr — spoke with The New York Times about their previously unreported experiences with Weinstein, adding their names to the growing number of accusers and widening the timeframe of his alleged abuse.
“This has haunted me my entire life,” Exiner d’Amore, now 62, told the paper.
The Oscar-winning producer has been accused of sexual misconduct by...
- 10/30/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Looks like Holly Madison wanted to feel like a Disney princess on her special day! The former E! star—who is engaged to baby daddy and Edm event planner Pasquale Rotella—celebrated her bachelorette party with a Disney-themed bash in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Sunday. Madison's pals Ashley Matthau and former Girls Next Door star Bridgette Marquardt hosted the fantasy fete, which was held at a private home decked out in haunted mansion decor. The group of pals, who all donned their favorite Disney costumes in honor of the bride-to-be, played Disney trivia games, feasted on Italian food and noshed on a themed cake from Cake Diva's. Holly's mother Patsy and her sister Stephanie...
- 8/21/2013
- E! Online
Hugh Hefner's bride-to-be celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a Disney themed bridal shower. Model Crystal Harris - who is set to marry the Playboy founder at his mansion in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve (31.12.12) - says she can't wait to become the 86-year-old's wife after her best friend Ashley Matthau threw her a bachelorette party at lingerie store Femme Fatale in Studio City, California last Wednesday (19.12.12). The 26-year-old blonde beauty told Us Weekly magazine: 'We really love Disney. We are huge fans. We go to Disneyland together a lot. My favourite movie is 'The Little Mermaid', so she got me an Ariel-themed cake. I was deciding what kind of shower I wanted, and I thought I...
- 12/29/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Hugh Hefner's bride-to-be celebrated their upcoming nuptials with a Disney themed bridal shower. Model Crystal Harris - who is set to marry the Playboy founder at his mansion in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve (31.12.12) - says she can't wait to become the 86-year-old's wife after her best friend Ashley Matthau threw her a bachelorette party at lingerie store Femme Fatale in Studio City, California last Wednesday (19.12.12). The 26-year-old blonde beauty told Us Weekly magazine: ''We really love Disney. We are huge fans. We go to Disneyland together a lot. My favourite movie is 'The Little Mermaid', so she...
- 12/29/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Washington, Dec 29: Hugh Hefner's fiance Crystal Harris was given a bridal shower by her friends that was a combination of her two favourite things: Disney and Christmas.
On Dec mber 19, Harris' best friend and business partner, Ashley Matthau, gave her a bridal shower at Femme Fatale, their new lingerie store in Studio City, California, which also features a party room, Us magazine reported.
Harris said that she loved Disney and was a huge fan and as her favourite movie is 'The Little Mermaid,' her friend got her an Ariel-themed cake.
The 26-year-old model confessed that she decided against having a lingerie shower.
On Dec mber 19, Harris' best friend and business partner, Ashley Matthau, gave her a bridal shower at Femme Fatale, their new lingerie store in Studio City, California, which also features a party room, Us magazine reported.
Harris said that she loved Disney and was a huge fan and as her favourite movie is 'The Little Mermaid,' her friend got her an Ariel-themed cake.
The 26-year-old model confessed that she decided against having a lingerie shower.
- 12/29/2012
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Crystal Harris is set to marry Hugh Hefner on New Year's Eve -- and this time she won't be getting cold feet! The Playboy model, 26, called off her first wedding to the Playboy founder, 86, in June 2011, just days before the ceremony. But after reconciling one year later, the couple now plans to wed at the Playboy Mansion over the holiday. On Dec. 19, Harris' best friend and business partner, Ashley Matthau, threw her a bridal shower at Femme Fatale, their new lingerie store in Studio [...]...
- 12/28/2012
- by Nicole Eggenberger
- Us Weekly
Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris' wedding is right around the corner. But, ahead of couple's tying of the knot set for New Year's Eve, the Playboy Playmate celebrated her upcoming nuptials with a bridal shower. The affair, hosted by Harris' friend Ashley Matthau and Hefner's sister-in-law Caya Hefner, was held at Matthau and Harris' lingerie store/party venue Femme Fatale in Studio City, Calif., Wednesday. "I had the cutest, sweetest, and most fun night with my friends and family," Harris tweeted following the shower. "So special. Happy girl." The Playboy founder and his once-again fiancée obtained a marriage license Dec. 4, announcing...
- 12/20/2012
- E! Online
We're two days into American Idol's eighth season, and theoretically we may have already seen who's going to be having a moment like this, the time of his life, her now, etc. when the May finale rolls around. For sure we've seen more than a few train wrecks, some really weird hair, a lot of tears and profanity, not to mention abrasive Bikini Girl, Ryan Seacrest trying to high-five a blind contestant, a female judge who makes sense and a host of new Simonisms. And that was just in Phoenix. Tonight's episode saw the Fox juggernaut roll into David Cook's hometown of Kansas City, Mo., where the competition heated up thanks to real-deals like Ashley Anderson, Casey Carlson, Jessica...
- 1/15/2009
- E! Online
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