{"id":146922,"date":"2025-01-29T21:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/harvey-weinstein-begs-the-court-for-an-earlier-trial-date-i-cant-hold-on-anymore\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T21:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:01:47","slug":"harvey-weinstein-begs-the-court-for-an-earlier-trial-date-i-cant-hold-on-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/harvey-weinstein-begs-the-court-for-an-earlier-trial-date-i-cant-hold-on-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein &#8216;begs&#8217; the court for an earlier trial date: &#8216;I can&apos;t hold on anymore!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-01-29\" datetime=\"1738184507\" pubdate=\"\">29 January 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/harvey-weinstein\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,harvey-weinstein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvey Weinstein<\/a> has &#8220;begged&#8221; the court for an earlier start date for his trial.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Harvey Weinstein has &#8216;begged&#8217; the court for an earlier start date for his trial<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old disgraced movie mogul &#8211; who is currently serving a 16-year sentence after being convicted on rape and sexual assault charges in Los Angeles in 2022 and awaiting a retrial after his 2020 convictions in New York for first-degree criminal sexual assault and third-degree rape were overturned &#8211; is battling cancer and on Wednesday (29.01.25), asked the judge to bring forward his trial from its current scheduled date of April 15. <\/p>\n<p>According to UsWeekly, he told Judge Curtis J. Farber: &#8220;I\u2019m asking and begging you to switch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can\u2019t hold on anymore. I\u2019m holding on because I want justice for myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m in a serious emergency situation, I\u2019m begging for you to move your date.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I need to get out of this hellhole as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe former producer also told the judge that he had been given the &#8220;wrong pills&#8221; earlier in the day but managed to catch the mistake at the &#8220;right moment&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe added: &#8220;There are so many people suffering at Rikers Island. So many of the people I am with in prison are going through similar problems. They don\u2019t have the same mouthpiece I have. It remains a stain on this city.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\nWhilst the judge told Weinstein that he was trying to find an earlier date for the trial, April 15 is currently the only one that works. <\/p>\n<p>\nWeinstein&#8217;s representative, Juda Engelmayer, said in a statement: &#8220;Judge Farber demonstrated exceptional responsiveness, and we deeply appreciate his thoughtful consideration of Harvey\u2019s condition and circumstances. He is literally batting for his life. We remain confident in a swift and efficient trial process and firmly believe that Harvey will be fully exonerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/harvey-weinstein-begs-court-earlier-trial-date-hold-anymore-1412945.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>29 January 2025 Harvey Weinstein has &#8220;begged&#8221; the court for an earlier start date for his trial. 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