Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, was sentenced Feb. 23 in Los Angeles to an additional 16 years on charges of rape and sexual assault. Weinstein continued to deny any wrongdoing.
Reporting by The New York Times and The New Yorker in 2017 revealed Weinstein’s alleged history of sexual abuse, harassment, and secret settlements, using his influence as a Hollywood power broker to take advantage of young women. The revelations led to a wave of women speaking publicly about the pervasiveness of the abuse in what became known as the #MeToo movement.
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