Harvey Weinstein Files Appeal, Claims His Trial Was Unfair

Harvey Weinstein has filed an appeal over his criminal rape conviction, saying that he received an unfair trial, a biased jury, and an excessively harsh sentence. Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence in New York after he was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault and third-degree rape. The allegations against him first came to the public in October of 2017, which led to an outpouring of more women who said Weinstein had sexually violated them either through rape, assault, or harassment. This catalyzed the social movement known as #MeToo, which has inspired women and men to speak out about ...