A week before Weinstein won big at Oscars, he assaulted two women, prosecutors allege
by Richard Winton and Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times
Jan 10, 2020
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - His films "Silver Linings Playbook," "Django Unchained" and "The Master" would go on to win Oscars that night, Feb. 24, 2013.
Prosecutors now allege that just a week before his Oscar victory, Weinstein sexually assaulted two women he met during work-related Hollywood meetings.
That is the narrative Los Angeles County prosecutors will present to a jury - that Weinstein used his power as a Hollywood titan to lure women to his hotel room, where he sexually assaulted them.
Weinstein has denied any wrongdoing.
Weinstein's trial in a similar case in New York in the coming weeks may give a preview of how he will respond to the criminal
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