One Year Ago Today (October 14, 2022)…Actor Mel Gibson may testify in the trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein, who is facing sex-related charges involving five women, according to a ruling by Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench.
Judge Lench stated during a hearing that her decision on allowing Gibson to testify may change after hearing the testimony of one of the alleged victims, a masseuse referred to as “Jane Doe #3” in court documents.
Weinstein, known for producing films like “Shakespeare in Love” and “Pulp Fiction,” is accused of sexual battery by restraint of this woman.
An objection was raised by one of Weinstein’s attorneys, Mark Werksman, regarding the prosecution’s request to have Gibson testify as a potential witness. The defense argued that Gibson holds a bias and prejudice against Weinstein.
The judge agreed to allow the defense to question Gibson about any personal animosity between the two, but Weinstein’s attorneys are not permitted to ask the actor about his general opinions towards people who are not like him.
Jury selection for Weinstein’s trial will continue Monday afternoon.
In January 2020, Weinstein, now 70, was initially charged by Los Angeles County prosecutors with forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and sexual penetration by force involving one woman on February 18, 2013. He was also charged with sexual battery by restraint involving another woman the next day.
In April 2020, Weinstein faced an additional charge of sexual battery by restraint, this time involving “Jane Doe 3” in a Beverly Hills hotel room in May 2010. In November 2020, six more counts were added, including three counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, relating to two other alleged victims in Beverly Hills between 2004 and 2010.
A grand jury indicted Weinstein on the same charges in March 2021.
Weinstein was extradited from New York, where he had been convicted of raping an aspiring actress and committing a criminal sex act against a former production assistant. The state’s highest court has agreed to hear his appeal for that case.
The judge, who described the charges as “essentially sexually assaults or assaults of a sexual nature,” informed potential jurors that the trial is expected to last approximately two months, including the jury selection process that began on Monday.
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