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Harvey Weinstein's New York trial, round two, is likely to move forward in the fall

Manhattan DA intends to pursue a new trial against Harvey Weinstein after previous conviction was overturned. [ more ]

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Weinstein to Appear in Court for First Time Since Conviction Overturned

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges in New York was overturned, leading to the possibility of a new trial. [ more ]

New York Post

Harvey Weinstein receiving battery of medical tests at NYC's Bellevue Hospital after court reversal: lawyer

Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by the New York State Court of Appeals due to prejudiced trial proceedings. [ more ]

Washington Post

A N.Y. court tossed Harvey Weinstein's conviction. Could it help Trump?

The New York appeals court's decision to overturn Harvey Weinstein's sex-crimes conviction could impact the ongoing criminal trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan. [ more ]

Vulture

Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction Was Just Overturned

The New York State's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction and ordered a new trial due to errors in the prior proceedings. [ more ]

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What Does Harvey Weinstein's Successful Appeal Really Mean?

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape and sexual-assault conviction in New York was thrown out, leading to a retrial, prompting questions about the Me Too movement's impact. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned

Weinstein's retrial in New York following 2020 rape conviction being overturned. [ more ]

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Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized in New York City for tests after 2020 rape conviction overturned. [ more ]

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Why a New York retrial of Harvey Weinstein won't happen soon or possibly ever | amNewYork

Weinstein's retrial in New York may not happen; suggestions of a possible plea deal to avoid a second trial and further trauma for accusers. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein: US court overturns 2020 rape conviction DW 04/25/2024

The New York appeals court overturned 2020 sex crime charges against Harvey Weinstein due to errors in the trial, ordering a new trial. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein Conviction Overturned by N.Y. Court of Appeals

The New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein's felony sex crimes conviction due to a judge's error, leading to a potential retrial. [ more ]

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Weinstein's Conviction Is Overturned: 5 Takeaways

New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges due to a critical error in allowing testimony from Molineux witnesses. [ more ]

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Weinstein Accuser Slams Rape Conviction Being Overturned: On-Going Failure of the Justice System'

Justice system failed to take sexual assault survivors seriously in Harvey Weinstein case. [ more ]

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Women

Profoundly unjust': Reactions to court overturning Weinstein's conviction

Women express dismay over Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction being overturned. [ more ]

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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction due to prejudicial judgments, ordering a new trial. [ more ]

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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction due to judge's improper rulings, leading to a new trial. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on rape charges in Los Angeles

Los Angeles County prosecutors will not seek to retry Harvey Weinstein in the sexual assault of two women, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, after a jury hung on those charges last year, prosecutors announced Tuesday.After a two-month trial, in which he was accused of raping four women in hotels between 2004 and 2013, Weinstein was convicted in December of sexually assaulting an Italian model and actress following a film festival in Beverly Hills.

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UK news

Prosecutors: Harvey Weinstein will not be retried on US sexual assault charges

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails US prosecutors have announced they will not move forward with attempts to retry Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges relating to two women in Los Angeles.

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Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

Harvey Weinstein appearing in court in Los Angeles in Oct. 2022.Etienne Laurent/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Editor's note: This report includes descriptions of sexual assault.Disgraced former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 more years in prison by a Los Angeles judge Thursday.He was convicted there in December on three charges of rape and sexual assault.

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Law

Weinstein faces sentencing in California for rape and sexual assault conviction

Disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein will be sentenced Monday following a rape and sexual assault conviction in California.He's already serving a separate sentence in New York.DWANE BROWN, HOST: We want to warn you that this next story deals with rape and sexual assault, specifically the conviction of those crimes of disgraced film executive Harvey Weinstein.

Los Angeles Times

'Where he belongs': With life in prison likely for Weinstein, accusers react

More than two weeks after jury deliberations began in Los Angeles, the verdict is in for disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.And so are the reactions.The former Miramax producer, 70, was found guilty Monday of raping a woman, identified in court as Jane Doe 1.He was convicted of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein defense challenges Jennifer Siebel Newsom on rape allegation

A day after her emotionally charged testimony that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faced an aggressive interrogation Tuesday over dozens of friendly emails she exchanged with him in the years afterward.Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman sought to cast doubt on Siebel Newsom's credibility by questioning her statement that, after the rape, it was weird and scary to run into her assailant from time to time at film industry events.

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Harvey Weinstein sued by woman who he was convicted of raping in Los Angeles criminal trial

(CNN)A woman has filed a civil lawsuit against disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein for sexual battery, false imprisonment and other claims after he was convicted of raping her last December in Los Angeles.The model and actress, who is identified as Jane Doe 1 in court documents, was the first to testify in Weinstein's Los Angeles trial in 2022.

Los Angeles Times

Woman sues Harvey Weinstein after her testimony led to his rape conviction in L.A.

An Italian model whose testimony led to a Los Angeles jury finding Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape in December has filed a civil suit against the fallen film producer.The woman, identified as Jane Doe 1, is suing Weinstein for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other unnamed parties for negligence, according to a complaint filed in L.A. Superior Court on Thursday.

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Women

Harvey Weinstein accuser testifies she wanted to destroy' herself after assault

A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2013 testified on Tuesday that the attack left her wanting to destroy herself.The woman, a model and actor living and working in Rome who was in Los Angeles at the time for a film festival, is the first of eight Weinstein accusers set to testify in a courtroom in Los Angeles where the 70-year-old movie mogul is on trial on multiple counts of rape and sexual assault.

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In Sex Crimes Cases, New York Weighs Allowing Evidence of Prior Bad Acts

The court ruling on Harvey Weinstein's case highlighted the need for legislative changes to permit prosecutors to present evidence of prior bad acts in sex crimes cases. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein remains in New York pending extradition to California for a separate rape conviction. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein sent to Rikers following report of cushy VIP treatment at NYC hospital: source

Harvey Weinstein transferred to Rikers Island after receiving cushy treatment at Bellevue Hospital. [ more ]

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Opinion | Cyrus Vance: What It Takes to Keep Harvey Weinstein, and Men Like Him, Behind Bars

Harvey Weinstein's convictions were overturned due to legal technicalities, raising questions about the judicial process and survivor testimonies. [ more ]

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Manhattan prosecutors announce retrial for film producer Harvey Weinstein

Manhattan prosecutors plan to retry Harvey Weinstein on sexual assault charges following the overturning of his New York conviction. [ more ]

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Manhattan Prosecutors Vow to Retry Harvey Weinstein

Manhattan prosecutors will retry Harvey Weinstein for rape and sexual assault after his conviction was previously thrown out. [ more ]

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Opinion: Weinstein conviction reversal will create a chilling effect

The recent decision by New York's highest court to reverse Harvey Weinstein's conviction has a chilling effect on justice for sexual assault survivors. [ more ]

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What It Means That Weinstein's Conviction Was Reversed

Weinstein's conviction overturned based on legal technicality. [ more ]

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Outraged over Harvey Weinstein ruling? Blame Mike Gianaris & NY progressives

Harvey Weinstein's sex-crimes conviction overturned due to New York court ruling. [ more ]

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Ashley Judd, others express dismay at Weinstein retrial DW 04/25/2024

The New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction for a new trial due to serious errors and invalid testimonies, leaving many dismayed and survivors potentially having to testify again. [ more ]

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Ashley Judd, others express dismay at Weinstein retrial DW 04/25/2024

The New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction, ordering a new trial due to errors in recognizing invalid testimonies. [ more ]

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Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein in hospital after conviction overturned

Harvey Weinstein, post-overturned 2020 rape conviction, remains in jail but hospitalized for health issues. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after return to New York City following the nullification of his 2020 rape conviction. [ more ]

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How a New Trial for Harvey Weinstein Could Again Test the Legal System

The #MeToo movement sparked by Harvey Weinstein's trial highlights the struggle to hold powerful men accountable for their actions. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized After His Return to New York City From Upstate Prison

Weinstein hospitalized for tests post-appeals court ruling nullifying 2020 rape conviction. [ more ]

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Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate jail

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized in NYC after appeals court ruling nullifies 2020 rape conviction, facing retrial. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison, lawyer says

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized for tests after NYC return following nullified 2020 rape conviction. [ more ]

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Overturning of Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Is Another Blow to His Accusers

The overturning of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 felony conviction highlights challenges faced by survivors of sexual violence in being believed and achieving justice. [ more ]

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The Offense That Harvey Weinstein Can Never Be Convicted Of

There is a chance Harvey Weinstein could walk free as his NY conviction was overturned, leading to a potential retry or appeal in LA based on trial fairness concerns. [ more ]

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Opinion | Harvey Weinstein and the Limits of She Said, She Said, She Said'

The Weinstein case overturning highlights the complexities of justice in cases involving powerful individuals. [ more ]

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The overturning of Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is an affront to women | Moira Donegan

Sexual violence is often not charged or convicted, leading to de facto decriminalization. [ more ]

New York Post

Harvey Weinstein cooling his heels in special Rikers cell after overturned rape conviction

Harvey Weinstein returned to Rikers Island after his rape conviction was overturned, facing potential retrial with fewer charges. [ more ]

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What Weinstein's Overturned Conviction Means for His California Case

The New York court's decision to overturn Harvey Weinstein's conviction raises questions about the use of witnesses in sexual assault cases and may impact his California appeal. [ more ]

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Top New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction

Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction due to unfair trial; new trial ordered, leaving implications on accountability of powerful individuals in #MeToo era. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Is Harvey Weinstein's California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling?

Weinstein's defense attorney in the Los Angeles case believes the same legal strategy that led to the overturning of his New York conviction should work in California as well. [ more ]

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A Timeline of Weinstein's New York Case

The initial decision not to prosecute Harvey Weinstein in 2015 was questioned, leading to later charges based on new evidence and public pressure. [ more ]

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Here's what to know.

The New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction due to the trial judge's crucial mistake, leading to a determination that he did not receive a fair trial. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein's Conviction Was Fragile From the Start

Weinstein's New York sex crimes conviction overturned despite multiple allegations, highlighting challenges in the criminal justice system and limitations of evidence. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction in New York overturned

The highest court in New York state overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 felony sex crime conviction and ordered a new trial due to unfair trial proceedings. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein's sex crime conviction overturned in New York, new trial ordered

The New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction, ordering a new trial. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned; state's highest court cites egregious' rulings at trial | amNewYork

New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction due to prejudiced judge, prompting a new trial. [ more ]

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Harvey Weinstein: New York court overturns 2020 rape conviction

Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crimes was overturned due to judge's mistake in allowing unrelated testimony, reopening painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct. [ more ]

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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction due to prejudiced improper rulings, leading to the need for a new trial. [ more ]

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US court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction DW 04/25/2024

A New York appeals court ordered a new trial in the Harvey Weinstein rape case due to prejudicial rulings. [ more ]

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New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction

The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York's highest court. [ more ]

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Lawsuit Claims James Dolan Pressured Woman Into Sex

A woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing James Dolan of pressuring her into unwanted sex and coordinating an encounter with Harvey Weinstein, whom she accused of sexually assaulting her.

The woman, Kellye Croft, says she told Dolan about the alleged incident in 2014, years before Dolan claimed he was unaware of Weinstein's misconduct.

The lawsuit alleges that Croft was pressured into unwanted sex by Dolan and then sexually assaulted by Weinstein in a Beverly Hills hotel room. [ more ]

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Girls

With Hannah Gadsby's It's Pablo-matic,' the Joke's on the Brooklyn Museum

If you studied art history or another of the humanities in the 1990s or 2000s say, if you are around the age of the Australian comic Hannah Gadsby, 45 you may remember the word problematic from your long-ago seminar days.Back then it was a voguish noun, borrowed from French, that described the unconscious structure of an ideology or a text.

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Jane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to see what my orgasms were like' for a role

Jane Fonda has said the late French director Rene Clement asked to sleep with her during the making of their 1964 thriller Joy House, saying he said he needed to see what my orgasms were like before she filmed a sex scene.Fonda made the allegation on an episode of chat show Watch What Happens Live, when host Andy Cohen asked her to name one man in Hollywood that tried to pick you up once that you turned down.

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#MeToo is over if we don't listen to 'imperfect victims' like Amber Heard | Martha Gill

he backlash to the #MeToo movement was always coming.We know this because a backlash has followed every single step forward feminists have ever made.This backlash was always going to be big, too.

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Here's what you need to know.

E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who has accused Donald J. Trump of raping her in the 1990s, spent the day in Federal District Court undergoing a tense cross-examination focused on her memory lapses and inconsistencies in her account.The cross-examination was punctuated by flashes of impatience from the presiding judge toward Mr. Trump's lawyer.

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Independent films

Harvey Weinstein Once Picked Bill Clinton's Brain for Oscar Campaign Tips

"I could see how much access the Clintons were giving to Harvey," an "appalled" Miramax staffer recalled.Bill Clinton and Harvey Weinstein in 2000 Getty Images Long before Andrea Riseborough's controversial campaign for To Leslie, there were the regularly questionable campaign dealings of one Harvey Weinstein.

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Mi hija esta en un lugar imposible, y yo estoy ahi con ella

En mi familia hablamos de cosas dificiles.Eso no quiere decir que seamos seres taciturnos.No lo somos.Ni somos especialmente profundos.Si acaso, tendemos al ridiculo, y a hacer el tonto, siempre que es posible.Al mismo tiempo, durante mas de tres anos de lidiar con el cancer hepatico de nuestra hija Orli, hemos tenido que atravesar lo inimaginable, y tambien traducirselo a nuestras hijas.

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Writing

Anne Heche's son expresses gratitude for love and support during his 'healing journey'

One of Anne Heche's sons is speaking out about the support he has received in the wake of his mother's death last August, while also sharing that the actor's legacy will live on in a new memoir she wrote."Never imagined I'd find myself responsible for mom's IG account, but here we are," Homer Laffoon wrote Jan. 5 on his mother's Instagram account.

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Four Films and One Miniseries to See Before Year's End - San Francisco Bay Times

By Jan Wahl-
I wouldn't steer you wrong.Four films, as well as one miniseries, are so good that they will have you caroling showbiz thanks.When I see a disappointing movie, which is constantly, I like to remember a few very satisfying, fun, innovative, and sometimes spectacular ones.Here are a few of those:
Remember All the President's Men, starring hunky Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as two Washington Post reporters busting open the Watergate scandal?

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She Said movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

"Do you think that speaking out might stop him?"That is what the survivors, many severely traumatized, want to know.As the old saying goes, when an iron pot hits a clay pot, the clay pot breaks and when a clay pot hits an iron pot, the clay pot breaks.Harvey Weinstein was the iron pot.He had immeasurable money and power.

Los Angeles Times

Column: The bravery of Jennifer Siebel Newsom facing Harvey Weinstein - and facing us all

Jennifer Siebel Newsom did not have to testify against Harvey Weinstein.But Monday, she did - reminding us that sexual assault carries its own kind of life sentence for victims.Siebel Newsom took the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom where Weinstein faces charges of multiple sex crimes only a few minutes before court stopped for a lunch break.

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UK politics

Effigy of Liz Truss with lettuce to be burned at Edenbridge bonfire night

An effigy of the former prime minister Liz Truss with a laughing lettuce on her shoulder has been unveiled as this year's celebrity Guy by the Edenbridge Bonfire Society.The 11-metre-high effigy will be burned on Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November in line with Edenbridge's annual tradition of picking a public figure to ridicule.

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DC food

Review | Dumb 'Blonde': Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe in misguided biopic

It's difficult to know where to start when it comes to "Blonde," Andrew Dominik's breathtakingly misguided adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's 1999 novel about Marilyn Monroe.

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Arts

Paul Sorvino, star of 'Goodfellas,' and 'Law & Order,' dies at 83

Paul Sorvino arrives at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles in 2018.

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World politics

Kevin Spacey, Accused of Sexual Assault, Appears in British Court

LONDON - Kevin Spacey, the Oscar- and Tony Award-winning actor, appeared on Thursday in a London court facing charges of sexual assault.

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