Predator or prey? Victimizer or victim? Rapist or philanderer?
These questions are at the heart of the closing arguments of the Harvey Weinstein trial and how the 12 member jury answers them will play a critical role in deciding whether or not the former movie mogul goes free or spends the rest of his life behind bars. What has emerged from two days of summations are starkly different portraits of Weinstein. They have also made it clear that not only is Weinstein on trial, but the #MeToo movement is being put to the test.
In fact, Donna Rotunno, the lead attorney for Weinstein, has gone so far as to label her client “the target of a cause and a movement.” It is, Rotunno argued this week and in a series of media appearances, a social justice push that has enabled women to evade responsibility for their actions, allowing them to retroactively...
These questions are at the heart of the closing arguments of the Harvey Weinstein trial and how the 12 member jury answers them will play a critical role in deciding whether or not the former movie mogul goes free or spends the rest of his life behind bars. What has emerged from two days of summations are starkly different portraits of Weinstein. They have also made it clear that not only is Weinstein on trial, but the #MeToo movement is being put to the test.
In fact, Donna Rotunno, the lead attorney for Weinstein, has gone so far as to label her client “the target of a cause and a movement.” It is, Rotunno argued this week and in a series of media appearances, a social justice push that has enabled women to evade responsibility for their actions, allowing them to retroactively...
- 2/14/2020
- by Brent Lang and Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
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