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With the Diddy sex trafficking trial receiving far more media coverage, it’s easy to forget that jury deliberations are underway in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on rape charges.
Weinstein has pled not guilty to two counts of criminal sex act and one count of rape, and the jury entered its second day of deliberations today.
The retrial is a result of an overturned conviction in New York, but Weinstein has also been convicted on rape charges in California.
Even if this new jury decides in his favor, the 73-year-old is likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars. In effect, a not guilty verdict would do little aside from aiding the disgraced mogul’s efforts to restore his reputation.
So perhaps it’s not surprising that with the courtroom part of the trial