Harvey Weinstein's second criminal trial begins in earnest with opening statements today. Here's what to know.
Etienne Laurent/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesWeinstein listens in court during a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles.The trial will take place at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. It's expected to last eight weeks,No grand perp walk will happen in this trial as Weinstein remains behind bars. He will be kept in jail and brought to the courtroom for trial.
In New York, Weinstein was seen by the media and hordes of protesters each time he arrived for his trial in Manhattan. Only 24 reporters, including two sketch artists, can be inside the courtroom each day, according to the AP. In New York, dozens were allowed inside to monitor the trial.Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, pictured in 2017, faces his second criminal trial in Los Angeles.Yann Coatsaliou/AFP via Getty Images
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, pictured in 2017, faces his second criminal trial in Los Angeles.This second rape trial will be another reminder at just how far the former movie mogul has fallen. At his peak, Weinstein was highly influential in Hollywood thanks to his companies, Miramax and The Weinstein Company.