Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein wanted a juror in his rape and sexual assault trial dismissed, claiming she was “reviewing books on predatory older men” — including Kate Elizabeth Russell’s controversial debut novel My Dark Vanessa — during the proceedings
Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein wanted a juror in his Manhattan rape and sexual assault trial kicked off the jury, claiming she was “reviewing books on predatory older men” – including Kate Elizabeth Russell’s controversial debut novel My Dark Vanessa – during the proceedings.
My Dark Vanessa is about a woman who revisits a sexual relationship she had with her English teacher when she was just 15-years-old, when another ex-student makes sexual misconduct allegations against him. “So, I understand that during the course of the trial, you reviewed some books online about various topics, about child abuse and preatory older men,” Burke said, noting that there was a review published about one week ago.
Burke also ordered Weinstein’s defense team Monday to stop “communicating with the public and the press” until a verdict comes down.
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