District Judge Alvin Hellerstein rejected the deal, which had been contested by several of Weinstein’s victims.
Attorney Douglas Wigdor — whose clients include Tarale Wulff, a former cocktail waitress who alleged that Weinstein raped her in his New York apartment in 2005 — had described the deal as “a complete sellout.”
“We have been saying for over a year and a half that the settlement terms and conditions were unfair and should never be imposed on sexual assault survivors,” Wigdor and two other attorneys representing victims said in a statement.John Clune, an attorney for another alleged victim, quoted Hellerstein as saying: “This is not a class action.”
Lawyers representing several women were angry that survivors who did not want to accept the settlement would have been prevented from pursuing other legal avenues. In February, Weinstein was found guilty of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree in a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement.The lengthy sentence capped a remarkable downfall for the 68-year-old, who has been accused of years of vile predatory behavior by almost 90 women, including Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek.
This fund was seen by some of the parties as possibly the best settlement his accusers would ever reach.
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