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    Commentary: Special treatment for Polanski? No way

    by Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times Dec 01, 2017 4 minutes

    In Los Angeles, some old crimes never fade away. The Black Dahlia slaying. The Manson murders. O.J. Simpson. And Roman Polanski.

    "I'm Mr. Polanski's attorney," began an email that arrived Monday morning from L.A. super lawyer Harland Braun.

    He was writing about an Oct. 29 column I wrote.

    In it, I reminded readers that Harvey Weinstein - who made headlines for sexual harassment allegations against him - had been one of the Hollywood cheerleaders who led the brigade in defense of Polanski back in 2009.

    Polanski, the Oscar-winning director who fled the United States in 1977 before being

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