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Harvey Weinstein (Finally) Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

Authored by Savannah Hulsey Pointer via The Epoch Times,

Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for a 2006 sex crime.

The Sept. 23 sentencing was for the sexual assault of then-TV production assistant Miriam Haley, and comes after Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned.

A jury found Weinstein guilty at last year's retrial.

In 2024, Weinstein's conviction for this same crime, which was handed down in 2020, was erased due to a judge's determination that the jury had heard testimony that should not have been admitted.

The judge ruled that the now-convicted assailant was denied a fair trial due to the admission of testimony from women whose allegations weren't a part of the Haley case.

The 74-year-old faced up to 25 years in prison for the assault of Haley, and he has already served six years.

Haley testified about the 2006 assault, which took place at Weinstein's Manhattan apartment, three times: at two trials and again in court just before the sentencing.

The former Hollywood insider has been embroiled in legal troubles for almost 10 years, starting in 2017, and has been a centerpiece in the cultural #MeToo movement that prompted victims to speak out about sexual assault.

Once a powerful figure in the entertainment industry and a major political donor, Weinstein took part in the production of award-winning movies such as "Shakespeare in Love," "Pulp Fiction," and "Chocolat."

Weinstein has been accused by more than 100 women of sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment. He has denied the charges.

Among his accusers are Hollywood actresses and others in the film industry.

The producer and one-time influential political donor was found guilty of sexual assault while simultaneously being acquitted of a rape charge from 2013.

Weinstein, who cofounded the Miramax studio, was initially convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Two years later, he was also convicted of raping and sexually assaulting an Italian actress in 2013, for which he was sentenced to 16 years.

The second sentencing, which took place in California, required that he serve that term separately from the New York sentence.

While in jail, Weinstein was treated for a type of slow-growing blood cancer - chronic myeloid leukemia - as well as heart issues, diabetes, and other issues.

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Zelensky To UN: Russia's Deficit 'Bigger Than Any Other Year' - More Sanctions Needed

Among the more interesting parts of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon was when he lashed out at North Korea.

Zelensky said while issuing leveling a litany of charges against Russia for its war that "The leader of North Korea sent his troops to Russia to support the weak points of the Russian army."

via Associated Press

He questioned why a faraway southeast Asian country would be so willing to sacrifice its troops for a Russian endeavor. 

Zelensky said: "You probably saw the broadcast from Pyongyang when they honored those who were killed. And this is madness, too. Why should Koreans give their lives in a war against Ukraine?"

He further accused Kim Jong Un of using his own citizens "like currency" in return for "improved ballistic missiles and Pyongyang’s much [upgraded] drone capabilities." Likely these barbs will only cause Kim's regime to double down, and keep up its military support to Moscow.

By some estimates, hundreds or possibly even thousands of DPRK troops have died so far in the Ukraine conflict. Pyongyang and Moscow have increasingly openly acknowledged the deaths, with North Korea even having held patriotic state funerals for slain troops.

Elsewhere in the address, Zelensky sought to portray his country as essentially 'winning' the war, claiming immense but unverifiable Russian losses on the battlefield, also while Ukraine's long-range drones unleash destruction on Russian energy infrastructure. 

Zelensky:

Just this year, from January through August, the Russian army lost 248,964 people on the battlefield in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/luHxIwp2Au

— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 23, 2026

Concerning the energy war, Zelensky went on to assert that "Oil itself is not Ukraine’s target, not our target, not gasoline or diesel, not factories or ports … Our target is Russia’s ability to finance this war, to drag it out, to make it more brutal and more destructive."

"Russia's finances and Russia's production are what must be stopped if Putin is to be stopped," Zelensky added. On this front, he presented Ukraine's risky long-range strikes as victorious. But he has also this week expressed willingness to agree to a joint energy ceasefire.

On sanctions, he pointed to Russia's budget deficit as now being "bigger than in any other year" - claiming that "Russia planned major operations on the front this summer; all of them failed."

Zelenskyy at the UN: "Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us, but in response we will have no choice but to make it harsh for Russia too" pic.twitter.com/xAOZvFgRro

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 23, 2026

Zelensky also used the speech to try and rally Western countries to not grow weak on punishing Russia and keeping its global isolation in place.

“Something always seems to stop Putin from saying, ‘That’s it. Enough, Peace,’” Zelensky said. “Can you even imagine him without war? He is ‘Patient Zero’, the one from whom war keeps spreading further. ... ‘Patient Zero’ must be stopped.”

He said Russian assets must "remain a target," arguing that "when someone in the world weakens sanctions, weakens sanctions against Russian oligarchs, it may make life more comfortable for rich Russians, but it also gives Putin more time, to send his people into the kill zones."

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