Weinstein steadfastly maintains his innocence in this matter and we are looking forward to assisting Mr. Weinstein denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Hernandez, in prison for a 2015 murder conviction, killed himself five days later.
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A conviction could put him in prison for the rest of his life.īrafman and Weinstein said in a statement last week that they had "agreed to part ways amicably." Their split came a month after they lost a hard fought bid to get his sexual assault case thrown out.īrafman and Weinstein are due in court Friday for a judge to formally sign off on the lawyer swap.īaez, perhaps the best-known name on the new legal team, first gained fame for representing Anthony, the Florida mom whose televised trial in 2011 ended in an acquittal on charges accusing her of killing her young daughter.īaez and Sullivan successfully defended New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez against murder charges in 2017. Weinstein, 66, is charged with raping an unidentified female acquaintance in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006. McGowan well with all her future endeavors."
"After consultation with ethics counsel, we are certain no conflict of interest exists. Weinstein's current charges," the lawyers said. Rose McGowan, in a matter unrelated to Mr. "We were pleased to represent our former client, Ms. "I thought Harvey would get to them behind the scenes and I wouldn't have fair representation," McGowan added.īaez and Sullivan said in a statement that McGowan's case had nothing to do with Weinstein and that they were certain there was no conflict. "This is why my case didn't go to trial - my instinct was my lawyers had been bought off." "I knew there was shadiness going on behind the scenes," the "Charmed" star told The Daily Beast. McGowan, who's not involved in the criminal case, blasted the involvement of her former attorneys as a "major conflict of interest." The quartet of lawyers replaces Benjamin Brafman, a tactical and pugnacious New York City defense lawyer who had been by Weinstein's side since he was arrested and paraded out of a Manhattan police station last spring. It's shaping up to be a modern version of the "dream team" that secured an acquittal for O.J. "Harvey Weinstein is innocent and we are here to exonerate him," she said. In a statement released through a Weinstein spokesman, Mackey said she is thrilled to work with her friends, Baez and Sullivan.
McGowan, who pleaded no contest last week, was among the first of dozens of women who came forward to accuse Weinstein of sexual assault.Īlso on the team is ex-Manhattan prosecutor Duncan Levin.
Two of the attorneys, Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan, represented actress Rose McGowan last year in a Virginia drug case. A second trial last year ended in a partial mistrial, with jurors acquitting the ex-sheriff of two misdemeanors and failing to reach verdicts on two felonies.Īll four of Weinstein's four new lawyers have experience defending high-profile clients, also including Casey Anthony, former sports star Aaron Hernandez, and, in a strange twist, one of Weinstein's own Hollywood accusers. Jurors in his 2017 trial deadlocked on four counts against Maketa and acquitted him on three counts. Years later she represented Maketa, who was indicted in May 2016 on charges he abused his power to settle scores with insurgent deputies and hamstring political rivals.
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