A New York judge has agreed to let a class-action lawsuit proceed with a sex-trafficking claim against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
The lawsuit was first filed in late 2017 and had 10 plaintiffs alleging Weinstein harassed and assaulted them from 1993 to 2011. It is one of several against Weinstein. He is also set to stand trial on criminalWeinsteins lawyers argued it wasnt fair to let aspiring actresses equate Hollywoods casting couch with a brothel.
But Hellerstein wrote that the sex-trafficking law is appropriate if victims are enticed into sexual acts with false promises of career advancement.bubble_chat
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